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Who Are the Doctorate Holders and where Do Their Qualifications Lead Them?

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Many countries have implemented reforms to develop and support doctoral studies and postdoctoral research, stressing the crucial role of doctorate students and degree holders in terms of economic growth, innovation and scientific research. The number of advanced research qualifications being awarded across OECD countries significantly increased over the past decade, growing from 158 000 new doctorates in 2000 to 247 000 in 2012, a rise of 56%. International students get one in five of these new doctorates. Even though the share of women in doctorate programmes has increased over the last decade (as in other levels of education), by 2012 women were still less likely than men to earn an advanced research qualification. On average, individuals with advanced research qualifications benefit from higher employment rates compared to other university-level graduates (Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees combined). The business enterprise sector offers better wages for new doctorate holders than the higher education and government sectors, but also unequal opportunities, depending on the field in which they graduate.

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  • Oecd, 2014. "Who Are the Doctorate Holders and where Do Their Qualifications Lead Them?," Education Indicators in Focus 25, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaf:25-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5jxv8xsvp1g2-en
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    1. Levecque, Katia & Anseel, Frederik & De Beuckelaer, Alain & Van der Heyden, Johan & Gisle, Lydia, 2017. "Work organization and mental health problems in PhD students," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 46(4), pages 868-879.
    2. Saule Bekova, 2020. "Academic Suicide: Scenarios of Doctoral Student Attrition in Russia," Voprosy obrazovaniya / Educational Studies Moscow, National Research University Higher School of Economics, issue 2, pages 83-109.
    3. Бекова С. К., 2020. "Академическое Самоубийство: Сценарии Отсева В Российской Аспирантуре," Вопросы образования // Educational Studies Moscow, National Research University Higher School of Economics, issue 2, pages 83-109.

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