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Reader's comments (2)

#1 Submitted by msl_csp on June 20, 2024 - 3:47pm

I have always viewed doing my PhD as a "mountain climbing" exercise in that I did it because it was there and I wanted a comprehensive challenge. The link between earnings and qualifications was never a thing when I grew up in the 70s and then completed my degrees in the 80s.

#2 Submitted by d.m.... on June 21, 2024 - 1:00pm

I think the link was favourable back then though. Setting aside politics (good luck with that), the shift in the added financial value would have made it a thing regardless.

PhDs hit hardest as inflation erodes value of graduate salaries

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