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To Be or Not to Be... a Scientist?
Chevalier, Arnaud - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
scientific occupations. Using a survey of recent British graduates from Higher Education we report that fewer than 50% of science … graduates work in a scientific occupation three years after graduation. The wage premium observed for science graduates stems … from occupational choice rather than a science degree. Accounting for selection into subject and occupation, the returns to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009649827
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Religion and Innovation
Benabou, Roland; Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
, broadly defined (e.g., attitudes toward science and technology, new versus old ideas, change, risk taking, personal agency …
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A Suggested Method for the Measurement of World-Leading Research (Illustrated with Data on Economics)
Oswald, Andrew J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
well spent. Is there an objective way to assess the quality of a nation's world-leading science? I attempt to suggest a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005002824
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The Elite Brain Drain
Hunter, Rosalind S.; Oswald, Andrew J.; Charlton, Bruce G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
We collect data on the movement and productivity of elite scientists. Their mobility is remarkable: nearly half of the world's most-cited physicists work outside their country of birth. We show they migrate systematically towards nations with large R&D spending. Our study cannot adjudicate on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005004552
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Can We Test for Bias in Scientific Peer-Review?
Oswald, Andrew J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
Science rests upon the reliability of peer review. This paper suggests a way to test for bias. It is able to avoid the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703672