High end research has always been able to attract tier one candidates to work for them at low pay as they want to do a PHD. Unfortunately this depresses pay -w

High end research has always been able to attract tier one candidates to work for them at low pay as they want to do a PHD. Unfortunately this depresses pay -when I started at a world leading hydrodynamics research in the UK in the late 70's I was paid about 1/3 of the equivalent grade in the civil service! which is why I left technically interesting programming job and sold my soul to the commerce.