The economy and demand for finance Ph.D.s: 1989-2001

• Main Authors: DING, David K., Chen, Sheng-Syan
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2004
• Subjects: Finance PhD; academic job market; areas of expertise; Business; Finance and Financial Management; Higher Education
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/1173; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/2172/viewcontent/1_s2.0_S0275531904000170_main.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

We investigate the demand for new finance Ph.D.s from 1989 to 2001. Three categories of schools (Top 20, Top 21-50, and Other Finance Departments) are explored and the differences between private and public institutions are reported. The demand for assistant professors is the greatest and most insti...