This paper surveys the various strands of the literature on the econometrics of higher
education that have developed during the last 40 years and indicates how the papers in the …

Institutions of higher education employ a greater proportion of persons over 65 relative to the
general labor force, and the median age of the professorate has now surpassed all other …

The study of academic labor markets by economists goes back at least to Adam Smith's
suggestion in The Wealth of Nations that a professor's compensation be tied to the number …

Issues pertaining to age discrimination in employment in Canada are analyzed with a view
toward highlighting lessons that may be learned from the Canadian experience—an …

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de 2006, pp. 7-35. ISSN: 0185-2760. 7 GRACIELA BENSUSÁN* E ÍVICO AHUMADA LOBO …

Faculties are aging along with the rest of society. Low retirement rates and slow growth limit
the number of new hiring opportunities in many institutions. Universities face a series of …

More than a decade ago, as the end of mandatory retirement for faculty approached, many
academic administrators were concerned about its negative impact on their institutions. With …

Colleges and universities are facing a series of challenges and opportunities that demand
immediate action if American institutions of higher education are to remain the best in the …

Aging, an often-neglected aspect of diversity in universities, is an important issue, as the rate
of people working who are 75 and older is growing faster than the rate for any other age …

While many have documented the changing demographics of universities, understanding
the effects of prohibiting mandatory retirement (“uncapping”) has proved challenging. We …