Research Reports from the Department of Operations
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
1-5-2015
Abstract
At the beginning of the '70s, a number of studies were commissioned to project the production of Ph.D.'s during that decade. This paper summarizes the underlying assumptions, data, and methodologies used by each of the studies and compares the resulting forecasts to the actual outcomes. Lastly, a retrospective analysis of the above offers some insights for future long range manpower forecasters. [Likely published circa 1984-1985.]
Keywords
Operations research, Education--Study and teaching (Graduate), Doctor of philosophy degree--United States--Statistics, Educational planning--United States, Manpower planning, Forecasting--Methodology, Supply and demand
Publication Title
Technical Memorandums from the Department of Operations, School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
Issue
Technical memorandum no. 550
Rights
This work is in the public domain and may be freely downloaded for personal or academic use
Recommended Citation
Michenzi, Alfred R.; Reisman, Arnold; Dean, Burton V.; Pollack-Johnson, Bruce; and Rattner, Edward, "A Retrospective Look at a Number of Forecasts of 1971-80 Ph.D. Degree Production in the U.S.A." (2015). Research Reports from the Department of Operations. 487.
https://commons.case.edu/wsom-ops-reports/487
