Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP2628
Authors: Rob Euwals; Melanie Ward
Abstract: This paper examines the impact of productivity on pay within academia, drawing upon a detailed dataset of academics from five old, established universities. We investigate the relationship between teaching and research skill, but find no evidence in support of the hypothesis that productive researchers are also the best teachers. Our results outline the importance of publication; grant receipt and teaching skill, in the determination of pay. We reveal a large financial penalty for time out of the profession, which, with productivity variables, explains away the gender salary gap. Results also suggest that the best academics stay within the profession.
Keywords: academic labour market; salary; salary scales
JEL Codes: A22; C35; J31; J44
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| teaching skill (A21) | salary (J31) |
| number of chapters published (Y30) | teaching skill (A21) |
| one-year career break (J62) | salary (J31) |
| controlling for time out of labor force and individual productivity (J29) | gender disparities in pay (J79) |
| other productivity variables (O49) | teaching skill (A21) |