Recruiting Agricultural Economics Graduate Students: Student Demand for Program Attributes
基于网络和传统邮件调查数据，分析农业经济学研究生对项目属性的偏好，发现学生更看重项目排名而非津贴水平或地理位置，为项目招聘和经费优化提供参考。
We use data from an Internet and traditional print mail survey to determine student demand for graduate program attributes. Results reveal that students value graduate program ranking more than stipend level, geographic location, or office/computer facilities. Higher ranked programs, as a whole, may be able to offer substantially lower stipends to students and remain competitive with lower ranked programs. Results also suggest that students might be willing to accept higher stipends or office space to attend lower ranked schools. The results may provide graduate program leaders with information to improve their recruitment efforts and/or potentially reduce graduate program expenditures.