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Investments in Early Career Scientists: Data and Research Gaps
Organized by Donna K. Ginther, Kaye Husbands Fealing, and Bruce A. Weinberg Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation November 5, 2021 on Zoom.us |
| Friday, November 5 | |
| 8:00 am |
Welcome: Donna K. Ginther, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor, Department of Economics and Director, Institute for Policy & Social Research, University of Kansas, and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research.
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| 8:10 am |
Keynote: Carthage Smith, OECD Global Science Forum
Precarity and the Research Workforce of the Future (slides) |
| 8:45 am |
How Many Researchers Are There in the World? |
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PhDs to Postdocs
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| 9:05 am |
What Makes a Productive Ph.D. Student? |
| 9:30 am |
The Impact of Research Independence on PhD Students’ Careers: Large-Scale Evidence from France |
| 9:55 am |
What's Another Year? The Lengthening Training and Career Paths of Scientists |
| 10:30 am |
Break
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Postdocs and Careers
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| 10:45 am |
Does Postdoctoral Training Raise the Likelihood of Pursuing a Career in Research and Development? |
| 11:05 am |
Does US Science Under-Invest in International Post-Doctoral Scholars? Evidence from the ECDS |
| 11:35 am |
Task Mismatch and Salary Penalties: Evidence from the Biomedical PhD Labor Market |
| 12:15 pm |
Concluding Remarks and Next Steps: Donna K. Ginther
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| 12:30 pm |
Adjourn
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