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Time-to-Degree for the Economics Ph.D. Class of 2001–2002

Wendy A. Stock¹; John J. Siegfried²

¹ Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717. · ² Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, and American Economic Association, 2014 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203.

Survey responses from Ph.D. graduates and thesis advisors are used to estimate the time required for the class of 2001-02 to earn a degree. Median time to earn the Ph.D. is 5.5 years, up from 5.25 years for the class of 1996-97. The time required to write a dissertation is a little longer than the time required to complete comprehensive examinations and coursework. Graduates who had their first child while in a Ph.D. program are estimated to finish almost one year later than others. Those with predominantly fellowship support finished about six months faster than those funded predominantly by a teaching assistantship, as did those whose dissertation was a set of essays rather than a single topic treatise. Americans who did their undergraduate work at either a Top-50 U.S. liberal arts or other U.S. college or university that does not offer a Ph.D. in economics finished faster than their counterparts who earned a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. university that offers a Ph.D. in economics. International students from predominantly English speaking countries finished faster than other students studying in the U.S. on temporary visas.

DOI

10.1257/000282806777212134

Volume

96 (2)

Pages

467-474

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en

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