This paper presents the first results of a project initiated in 2004 by the OECD in collaboration with
Eurostat and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, and aimed at developing a regular and internationally
comparable production system of indicators on the careers and mobility of doctorate holders. A first data
collection 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 of
doctoral graduates. They also mark some progress in the understanding of both...
Labour Market Characteristics and International Mobility of Doctorate Holders
Results for Seven Countries
