In this dissertation I study the labor market behavior of sciences and engineering (S&E)
doctorates trained and employed in the US. The first essay is an empirical study of task-to-task transitions based on the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (1973-2001). It first assesses
the relevance of the careers of doctorates to S&E in general, and research and development
(R&D) in particular. Second, it evaluates the participation rates and mobility patterns of
doctorates in careers of different types using a transition model with independent competing
risks. The second essay extends the empirical framework described above and specifies
a dynamic model of occupational choices with symmetric learning about one of the task-
specific abilities and dependence on past performance to explain the empirical career patterns
described in the first essay. The predictions of the model are used to evaluate the effects
of two counterfactual experiments on the supply of research skill. The third essay studies
geographic choices for first employment of doctorates using the Survey of Earned Doctorates
(SED) 1957-2005. Decisions of Americans, Canadians, and third country nationals to stay
in the US after their PhD versus moving to Canada are compared. Individual characteristics
and differences in political and economic conditions and career opportunities in the US versus
Canada are evaluated to explain the observed differences in the choice of location. / Thesis (Ph.D, Economics) -- Queen's University, 2009-08-31 11:33:27.809
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OKQ.1974/5120 |
| Date | 03 September 2009 |
| Creators | Mishagina, NATALIA |
| Contributors | Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.)) |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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| Rights | This publication is made available by the authority of the copyright owner solely for the purpose of private study and research and may not be copied or reproduced except as permitted by the copyright laws without written authority from the copyright owner. |
| Relation | Canadian theses |
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