Investments in Early Career Scientists: Data and Research Gaps

Donna K. Ginther, Kaye G. Husbands, 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)
8:45 am	Davut Ayan, University of Kansas Donna K. Ginther, University of Kansas and NBER Laurel Haak, Mighty Red Barn How Many Researchers Are There in the World? (slides)
	PhDs to Postdocs
9:05 am	Alberto Corsini Michele Pezzoni, Université Côte d'Azur Fabiana Visentin, Maastricht University What Makes a Productive Ph.D. Student?
9:30 am	Sofia Patsali, Université Côte d'Azur Michele Pezzoni, Université Côte d'Azur Fabiana Visentin, Maastricht University The Impact of Research Independence on PhD Students’ Careers: Large-Scale Evidence from France
9:55 am	Stephanie D. Cheng, Edgeworth Economics What's Another Year? The Lengthening Training and Career Paths of Scientists
10:30 am	Break
	Postdocs and Careers
10:45 am	Jodi E. Basner, Clarivate Analytics Wan-Ying Chang, National Science Foundation Anand Desai, Clarivate Analytics Kelly Phou, National Science Foundation Does Postdoctoral Training Raise the Likelihood of Pursuing a Career in Research and Development? (slides)
11:05 am	Shulamit Kahn, Boston University Megan MacGarvie, Boston University and NBER Does US Science Under-Invest in International Post-Doctoral Scholars? Evidence from the ECDS
11:35 am	Holden A. Diethorn, Kenyon College Gerald R. Marschke, State University of New York at Albany and NBER Task Mismatch and Salary Penalties: Evidence from the Biomedical PhD Labor Market
12:15 pm	Concluding Remarks and Next Steps: Donna K. Ginther
12:30 pm	Adjourn