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Since the 1980s the number of postdocs employed at U.S. research universities has in-creased dramatically as has the importance of postdocs to academic research. Growth in postdoc employment has coincided with increased dependence on external research funds. Using panel regression analysis, this article explores the organizational characteristics associated with the tendency to employ postdocs and the relationship between postdoc employment and dependence on external research funds.
Cantwell et al. (Tue,) studied this question.