Labour Market Characteristics and International Mobility of Doctorate Holders

This paper presents the first results of a project initiated in 2004 by the OECD in collaboration withEurostat and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, and aimed at developing a regular and internationallycomparable production system of indicators on the careers and mobility of doctorate holders. A first datacollection was launched in September 2005, from which the results for seven countries are presented here.These data shed light on the main demographic, educational, labour market and mobility patterns ofdoctoral graduates. They also mark some progress in the understanding of both...

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers

Labour Market Characteristics and International Mobility of Doctorate Holders

Results for Seven Countries