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What and How Long Does It Take to Get Tenure? The Case of Economics and Business Administration in Austria, Germany and Switzerland

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  • Schulze Günther G.

    (Universität Freiburg,Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany)

  • Wiermann Christian

    (Roland Berger Strategy Consultants GmbH,München, Germany)

  • Warning Susanne

    (IAAEG Trier,Trier, Germany)

Abstract

This paper investigates the determinants of tenure decisions in Germany, Austria and the German-speaking part of Switzerland for professorships in economics, business administration and related fields. Our dataset comprises candidates who were awarded tenure as well as those who were eligible but were not tenured. We show that business candidates have a higher probability of being tenured than economists. Youth, marital status and publications matter; gender and children do not. The market for first appointments in economics relies much more on publication performance than the market for business administration.

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  • Schulze Günther G. & Wiermann Christian & Warning Susanne, 2008. "What and How Long Does It Take to Get Tenure? The Case of Economics and Business Administration in Austria, Germany and Switzerland," German Economic Review, De Gruyter, vol. 9(4), pages 473-505, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:germec:v:9:y:2008:i:4:p:473-505
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0475.2008.00449.x
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    • A11 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Role of Economics; Role of Economists
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions

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