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On Understanding the Rise in Non-Tenure Track Appointments

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  • Hirschel Kasper

    (Oberlin College)

Abstract

This short paper discusses some aspects of the recent increase in the number of full-time non-tenure track faculty appointments. It considers alternative explanations for the growth and concludes that the predominant cause seems to be that institutions have elected to offer non-tenure track appointments, not that they are forced to by inadequate finances or projections of declines in student enrollment. This tentative conclusion rests on some statistics which imply that tenure track appointments tend to be offered more frequently in fields where there is also more upward pressure on salaries and where new faculty appointments may have a wider choice of alternatives.

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  • Hirschel Kasper, 1986. "On Understanding the Rise in Non-Tenure Track Appointments," Working Papers 591, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section..
    • Handle: RePEc:pri:indrel:211
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    1. Muhammad Asali, 2019. "A tale of two tracks," Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(3), pages 323-337, May.

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    Keywords

    labor markets; wage structure; college and university faculty; tenure;
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    JEL classification:

    • D44 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Auctions
    • D45 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Rationing; Licensing

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