Investments in Early Career Scientists: Promoting Diversity in Science Careers
Donna K. Ginther, Kaye G. Husbands, and Bruce A. Weinberg, Organizers
April 21, 2023
NBER, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA and Zoom
| Thursday, April 20 | ||
| 6:30 pm | Dinner at the Royal Sonesta Hotel | |
| Friday, April 21 | ||
| 8:30 am | Coffee and Pastries | |
| 9:00 am |
Welcome Donna K. Ginther, University of Kansas and NBER |
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| 9:10 am |
Panel Discussion: What Do We Need to Understand About Early Career Scientists? Rikke Nørding Christensen, Novo Nordisk Foundation Tara Schwetz, National Institutes of Health Blanton Tolbert, Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
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| Gender and Early Career Outcomes | ||
| 10:30 am |
Charitini Stavropoulou, City, University of London Ian Viney, Medical Research Council Gender, Ethnicity and Funding of Early Career Researchers: Evidence from the UK’s Medical Research Council |
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| 11:15 am | Break | |
| 11:30 am |
Sofie Cairo, Copenhagen Business School Sofie Dalum, Statistics Denmark Valentina Tartari, Stockholm School of Economics Publish or Procreate: The Effect of Motherhood on Academic Performance |
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| 12:15 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 pm |
Alex Eble, Columbia University and NBER Feng Hu, University of Science and Technology Beijing Can Affirmative Action Remedy Gender Inequality in Science? Evidence from Early Career Funding |
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| Immigration and Career Outcomes | ||
| 1:45 pm |
Holden A. Diethorn, Kenyon College Green Card Quotas and the Misallocation of Talent: Evidence from the STEM Doctoral Labor Market |
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| 2:30 pm |
Caroline Fry, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Britta Glennon, University of Pennsylvania and NBER Where Do Immigrant Scientists Work? Evidence from Artificial Intelligence PhDs |
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| 3:15 pm | Break | |
| Supply, Demand and Aging | ||
| 3:30 pm |
Francisca M. Antman, University of Colorado Boulder Kirk B. Doran, University of Notre Dame Xuechao Qian, Stanford University Bruce A. Weinberg, The Ohio State University and NBER Innovation Nation: Evidence from Broadening Access to Ph.D. Training in the U.S. |
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| 3:50 pm |
Mabel Andalón, The University of Melbourne Catherine de Fontenay, Melbourne Business School Donna K. Ginther, University of Kansas and NBER Kwanghui Lim, University of Melbourne The Rise of Teamwork and Career Prospects in Academic Science |
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| 4:10 pm |
Haochuan Cui, University of Pittsburgh Lingfei Wu, University of Pittsburg James Evans, University of Chicago Aging Scientists and Slowed Advance |
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| 4:30 pm |
Concluding Remarks and Next Steps Donna K. Ginther, University of Kansas and NBER |
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