ERIC Number: EJ1441780
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0485
EISSN: EISSN-2152-4068
The Academic Origins of Economics Faculty
Todd R. Jones; Arielle A. Sloan
Journal of Economic Education, v55 n4 p434-454 2024
In this article, the authors document the educational pedigrees of faculty at the top 96 economics programs in the United States. They use roster data of 96 top U.S. economics departments to provide a comprehensive update and expansion on data regarding the academic origins--both undergraduate and doctoral--of tenure-track faculty. Nearly 60 percent of their sample attended a top-15 university for their PhD; over a third attended a top-6 university for their PhD; the mean (median) ranking of faculty doctoral alma maters is 15 (10). The authors also find that over a third of faculty with U.S. undergraduate degrees received them at a top-15 university.
Descriptors: College Faculty, Economics Education, Tenure, Teacher Characteristics, Educational Background, Undergraduate Study, Graduate Study, Educational Attainment, Academic Degrees, Departments, Doctoral Programs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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