Estimating the Need for PhDs in theAcademic Sector via a Survey of Employers

The aim of the current paper is to estimate the need for new PhDs in the Estonian academicsector for the 5-year period 2007-2012 using a survey of employers, such as universities,institutions of applied higher education and research institutes. The doctoral workforce in allcountries around the world constitutes a rather small segment of the labour market; however,PhDs provide a crucial input for educational and R&D activities not only through theiremployment in the academic sector, but nowadays also increasingly in the public and privatesector...