Investments in Early Career Scientists: Data and Research Gaps
Donna K. Ginther, Kaye Husbands Fealing, and Bruce A. Weinberg, Organizers
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. | |
| 8:10 am |
Keynote: Carthage Smith, OECD Global Science Forum Precarity and the Research Workforce of the Future (slides) |
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| 8:45 am |
How Many Researchers Are There in the World? |
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| PhDs to Postdocs | ||
| 9:05 am |
What Makes a Productive Ph.D. Student? |
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| 9:30 am |
The Impact of Research Independence on PhD Students’ Careers: Large-Scale Evidence from France |
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| 9:55 am |
What's Another Year? The Lengthening Training and Career Paths of Scientists |
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| 10:30 am | Break | |
| Postdocs and Careers | ||
| 10:45 am |
Does Postdoctoral Training Raise the Likelihood of Pursuing a Career in Research and Development? |
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| 11:05 am |
Does US Science Under-Invest in International Post-Doctoral Scholars? Evidence from the ECDS |
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| 11:35 am |
Task Mismatch and Salary Penalties: Evidence from the Biomedical PhD Labor Market |
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| 12:15 pm | Concluding Remarks and Next Steps: Donna K. Ginther | |
| 12:30 pm | Adjourn | |