Paying the Professoriate: A Global Comparison of Compensation and Contracts

This book is the first comparative analysis of global faculty salaries, remuneration, and terms of employment. Offering an in-depth international comparison of academic salaries in 28 countries, chapter authors shed light on the conditions and expectations that shape the modern academic profession. This valuable book provides a much needed resource, illuminiating the key issues and offering recommendations.

Philip G. Altbach is J. Donald Monan, S.J. University Professor and Director of the Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, USA.

Liz Reisberg is Research Associate at the Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, USA.

Maria Yudkevich is Associate Professor of Economics and Vice Rector for Research at the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia.

Gregory Androushchak is Adviser to the Rector and Researcher at the Laboratory for Institutional Analysis at the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia.

Iván F. Pacheco is Research Assistant at the Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, USA.