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| Title: | The last of the American ag economists |
| Authors: | Epperson, James E. |
| Authors (Email): | Epperson, J.E. (epperson@uga.edu) |
| Issue Date: | 2008-12 |
| Series/Report no.: | Faculty Series
08-03 |
| Abstract: | It has become more and more difficult to recruit prospective American Ph.D. students in Agricultural and Applied Economics. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of the problem, to ascertain why with respect to location and other important factors, and hopefully deduce recruiting solutions. Results indicate that the paramount factors in a profile of those willing to pay the price in terms of sacrifice and effort to obtain a Ph.D. encompass willingness to accept a relatively low starting salary with a Ph.D., likely to be a Foreign National, prone to be in a Midwestern university, and willing to relocate globally. Generally, the Ph.D. starting salary would have to increase dramatically to change the minds of graduate students not intending to pursue a Ph.D. including most American graduate students. A change in public policy appears to be the only real solution. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/46416 |
| Institution/Association: | University of Georgia>Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics>Faculty Series |
| Total Pages: | 15 |
| Collections: | Faculty Series
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