Why has science become an old man’s game?

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Fons-Rosen, C. - Gaulé, P. - Hrendash, Taras
Why has science become an old man’s game?.
Bonn: IZA, 2023. 43 s. IZA discussion paper series, 16365. ISSN 2365-9793
Institucionální podpora: RVO:67985998
Klíčová slova: aging * science * universities
Obor OECD: Applied Economics, Econometrics
https://docs.iza.org/dp16365.pdf

We investigate the causes and consequences of the aging of the scientific workforce. Using novel data on the population of US chemistry faculty members over fifty years, we find that the secular increase in the age of the academic workforce has been mainly driven by the slowdown in faculty hiring combined with later retirements. By contrast, changes in the age at which scientists start their careers only contribute to about 20% of aging. Hiring more new faculty members could rejuvenate the scientific workforce and boost scientific productivity.
Trvalý link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0344639