The Daily Stat: Many Russian Doctoral Students Purchase Their Dissertations

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile JANUARY 11, 2013 Many Russian Doctoral Students Purchase Their Dissertations 169 companies offer custom-written doctoral dissertations for sale in Russia at prices ranging from the equivalent of $900 to $25,000, according to research by Ararat L. Osipian of Vanderbilt University. By one estimate, some 10,000 dissertations are written for pay each year in Russia, nearly one-third of the dissertations defended there. Advanced degrees are popular among Russian politicians. More than half of the members of the State Duma, Russia's main legislative body, hold doctoral degrees, Osipian reports. Source: Economics of corruption in doctoral education: The dissertations market Share Today's Stat: FEATURED PRODUCT Leading and Motivating Harvard ManageMentor Online Module A synopsis of the essential tasks of leadership: setting direction, aligning people, and motivating others. Learn how to recognize the skills and characteristics of effective leaders, create an inspiring vision, and energize people to support and work toward your goals. One-year single user license. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Stat: BEST SELLERS HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials HBR's 10 Must Reads Boxed Set HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations HBR Guide to Better Business Writing HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done PREVIOUS STATS For Sales Jobs, Your Résumé Should Tout Your Math Skills Salaries Rise After CEO's Wife Has First-Born Daughter Being Sleepy Makes You More Inclined to Surf the Web at Work Middle Schoolers Do Better If They Start School Later iPhone Thefts Skew Crime Stats in New York A Big Benefit of Taking the Bus: You Have to Walk to the Bus Stop Fatal Heart Attacks Decline When Workplaces Go Smoke-Free Presence of U.S. Troops Boosts Countries' Growth Parisians Abandon Buses and Cars for Motorbikes Why You Don't Like Donating to Charities That Offer Thank-You Gifts Introducing Mobile ManageMentor Powered by the proven content of Harvard ManageMentor™ iTunes >> Android >> UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "The Daily Stat" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. OPT OUT If you do not wish to receive any email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every day. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2013 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)