TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Fons-Rosen, Christian
AU  - Gaule, Patrick
AU  - Hrendash, Taras
        TI  - Why Has Science Become an Old Man's Game?
        PY  - 2023/Aug/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 16365
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp16365
        AB  - We investigate the causes and consequences of the aging of the scientific workforce. Using novel data on the population of US chemistry faculty members over fifty years, we find that the secular increase in the age of the academic workforce has been mainly driven by the slowdown in faculty hiring combined with later retirements. By contrast, changes in the age at which scientists start their careers only contribute to about 20% of aging. Hiring more new faculty members could rejuvenate the scientific workforce and boost scientific productivity.
        KW  - aging
KW  - science
KW  - universities
KW  - knowledge production
        ER  -