* Note: This file manipulates the datafile "2018.10.02 Assistant Professors.dta" to produce the results for assistant professors * in [citation]. clear all use "[path]\2018.10.02 Assistant Professors.dta" set more off log using "[path]\2018.10.02 Assistant Professors.log", replace log off *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. * Drop the University of Texas - Austin because years because they are missing from recent years of the ASA Guide to Graduate Programs. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. drop if job_dept=="Texas" *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. * Generate an "era" variable that groups years that people started their first jobs into 3-year increments. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. gen era=. replace era=1 if job_yr>=1991 & job_yr<=1993 replace era=2 if job_yr>=1994 & job_yr<=1996 replace era=3 if job_yr>=1997 & job_yr<=1999 replace era=4 if job_yr>=2000 & job_yr<=2002 replace era=5 if job_yr>=2003 & job_yr<=2005 replace era=6 if job_yr>=2006 & job_yr<=2008 replace era=7 if job_yr>=2009 & job_yr<=2011 replace era=8 if job_yr>=2012 & job_yr<=2014 replace era=9 if job_yr>=2015 & job_yr<=2017 *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. * Generate measures of number of publications that disregard order of authorship. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. gen job1_asr= job1_asr1+job1_asr2 gen job1_peer= job1_peer1+job1_peer2 gen job1_chap= job1_chap1+job1_chap2 gen job1_other= job1_other1+job1_other2 gen job1_total= job1_total1+job1_total2 *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. * Generate Figure 1a: Number of new assistant professors by year (as era). *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. log on tab era log off *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. * Generate Figure 1b: Number of new assistant professors by department. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. log on tab job_dept log off *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. * Generate Figure 3a: Number of publications, by era and type of publication. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. log on bysort era: summ job1_asr job1_peer job1_chap job1_other log off *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. * Generate Figure 6a: Annual percentage of new assistant professors in the top 21 departments who had a gap of one or more years * between completing their PhD and starting their first assistant professor positions. * Generate Figure 6b: Mean number of gap years among those with any such gaps * Generate Figure 7: Number of publications, by era, type of publication, and whether person had any gap years. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. * Create an indicator of whether there was any gap between PhD year and year of starting first assistant professor position gen anygap=0 replace anygap=1 if gap>=1 & gap<=9 * Figure 6a log on bysort era: summ anygap log off * Figure 6b log on bysort era: summ gap if anygap==1 log off * Figure 7 log on bysort anygap era: summ job1_asr job1_peer job1_chap job1_other log off *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. * Generate Figure 11a: Number of FIRST AUTHORED publications, by era and type of publication. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. log on bysort era: summ job1_asr job1_peer job1_chap job1_other log off *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. * Generate Figure 12: Percentage of new assistant professors who are female *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. log on tab era sex, row nof log off *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. * Generate Figure 13: Number of publications, by era, type of publication, and gender *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. *************************************************************************************************************************************************. log on bysort sex era: summ job1_asr job1_peer job1_chap job1_other log off log close