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Investments in Early Career Scientists
Organized by Donna K. Ginther, Kaye G. Husbands, and Bruce A. Weinberg Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation April 29, 2022 Washington, DC and on Zoom.us |
Friday, April 29 | |
8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast
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9:00 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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9:10 am |
Keynote: Michael Lauer, MD Deputy Director for Extramural Research, the National Institutes of Health
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Price Shocks and Research Careers
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10:00 am |
Price Shocks and Scientific Production: Evidence from Minimum Wages and University Procurement Contracts |
10:45 am |
Break
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11:00 am |
Minimum Wages for the Scientific Workforce: How a Fair Labor Standards Proposal Impacted Postdoctoral Researchers |
11:45 am |
The Effect of Funding Delays on the Research Workforce: Evidence From Tax Records |
12:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:00 pm |
Keynote: Nik Ogryzko, UK Research and Innovation (slides)
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Postdocs, Mentors and Industry Jobs
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1:45 pm |
What Explains Science's Expended Reliance on Postdoctoral Researchers? |
2:30 pm |
The Effect of Mentor Gender on the Evaluation of Proteges |
3:15 pm |
Break
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3:30 pm |
A Tale of Two Markets? Knowledge, Skill, and STEM Career Outcomes |
4:15 pm |
Concluding Remarks and Next Steps: Donna Ginther
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4:30 pm |
Adjourn
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