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This paper, in the current issue of Academy of Management Learning and Education, concludes that "the level of scholarly research activity at business schools appears to add considerable economic value to MBA students' future salaries." It would be interesting to determine if the same holds true for LIS.

How much added value? As much as 21%, according to the report, which was co-authored by Jonathan P. O'Brien of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Paul L. Drnevich and Craig E. Armstrong of the University of Alabama, and T. Russell Crook of the University of Tennessee. Given that the average salary of MBAs from the top 100 schools three years post-graduation is about $115,000, the researchers estimate that the salary premium resulting from an optimal research program amounts to about $24,000 per year.

--Ken Haycock

From Evernote:

LIS Salaries