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Supply and Demand of Phd Graduates in HK, Singapore, Taiwan and Mainland China. TJ Wong The Chinese University of HK AAA 2007. Background. Emergence of around 10-15 top research-based business schools in Asia HK, Singapore, S. Korea, Mainland China and Taiwan
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Supply and Demand of Phd Graduatesin HK, Singapore, Taiwan and Mainland China • TJ Wong • The Chinese University of HK • AAA 2007
Background • Emergence of around 10-15 top research-based business schools in Asia • HK, Singapore, S. Korea, Mainland China and Taiwan • Hiring from top research schools in US programs • Require top US journal publications for tenure • US-style Phd training
Mainland China • Top programs hire from the US - Berkeley, Stanford, CMU etc • 5-6 programs hire from US and HK, aspire to publish in A and B list US journals • Many other research schools are starting to engage in US-style empirical research • Successful research collaborations with HK and overseas professors • Example: China Accounting Review Annual Conference with over 100 paper presentations
Survey • Conducted in July 2007 by CAPANA • Survey top research schools w/ Phd programs • HK: 7; Singapore: 2; Taiwan: 4; Mainland China: 6 (response rate 50% to 100%) • Coordinators: Prof. Charles Chen (City U of HK); Prof. Rong-ruey Duh (NTU of Taiwan) and Prof. Xinyuan Chen (SUFE of China)
Highlights • Excess supply of local Phds • Most serious in mainland China: 184 vs. 58 • Singapore, excess demand: 8 vs. 11 • Excess supply serious in financial • Excess demand for overseas graduates, especially US • Excess demand especially in fields of IS and Tax
Demand and Supply for 2008-2011HK • Local supply & demand • Excess supply: 37 vs. 30 • Excess demand in cost, tax, IS
Demand and Supply for 2008-2011Singapore • Local supply & demand • Excess demand: 11 vs. 8 • Excess supply only in financial
Demand and Supply for 2008-2011Taiwan • Local supply & demand • Big excess supply: 55 vs. 14 • Excess demand: IS and tax
Demand and Supply for 2008-11Mainland China • Just local supply & demand • Huge excess supply: 126 • Mainly in financial • Excess demand in IS, tax, multi
Demand for Overseas Talents for 2008-11HK • Local supply: 37 • Demand for local supply : 7 • Demand for US: 19
Demand for Overseas Talents for 2008-11Singapore • Local supply: 8 • Excess local supply: 8 vs. 1 • Demand for US: 7
Demand for Overseas Talents 2008-11Taiwan • Local supply: 55 • Demand for local supply: 4 • Demand for US supply: 8
Demand for Overseas Talents for 2008-11Mainland China • Local supply & demand • Excess local supply: 184 vs. 29 • Demand for US: 18
What should we do? • Improve quality of local programs • Some consolidation in programs, eps mainland China • Create local markets or regional markets • More collaboration among top programs in Asia - high level doctoral consortium • Raise salaries and research culture to attract overseas talents