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Did Cheaper Flights Change the Direction of Science?
Catalini, Christian - 2016
We test how a reduction in travel cost affects the rate and direction of scientific research. Using a fine …
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The Transatlantic Productivity Gap : Is R&D the Main Culprit?
Ortega-Argilés, Raquel - 2011
The literature has pointed to different causes to explain the productivity gap between Europe and United States in the last decades. This paper tests the hypothesis that the lower European productivity performance in comparison with the US can be explained not only by a lower level of corporate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013127961
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Up or Out : Research Incentives and Career Prospects of Postdocs in Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd - 2012
analyze the perceptions and attitudes of postdocs regarding their research incentives, their working conditions, and their … training to academic or non-academic jobs. Only about half of the postdocs sees strong incentives for academic research, but … better career prospects and higher research incentives compared to others. Academic career prospects and motivation are …
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Leadership and the Research Productivity of University Departments
Goodall, Amanda H. - 2014
's future research output. After adjustment for a range of personal and institutional characteristics, departmental research …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013060129
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Drivers and Impacts in the Globalization of Corporate R&D : An Introduction Based on the European Experience
Moncada-Paternò-Castello, Pietro - 2014
The globalization of R&D activities has continued its growth path as companies are increasingly trying to capture knowledge and market opportunities internationally. The rapid evolution of national economies and the ways to conduct knowledge-intensive businesses has led researchers and analysts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013068355
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Opening Up Military Innovation : Causal Effects of 'Bottom-Up' Reforms to U.S. Defense Research
Howell, Sabrina T; Rathje, Jason; Van Reenen, John; … - 2021
When investing in research and development (R&D), institutions must decide whether to take a top-down approach … the U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program that transitioned from "Conventional topics," which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013231380
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Bonus Payments, Hierarchy Levels and Tenure : Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Evidence
Grund, Christian - 2010
levels and rather for management jobs than for jobs in research and development. This is true for the whole chemical sector …
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Technological Capabilities and Patterns of Cooperation of UK Firms : A Regional Investigation
Iammarino, Simona - 2009
This paper focuses on the relationship between firms' technological capabilities and different forms of cooperation for innovation by combining the analysis of both micro and meso levels, i.e. the level of the firm and of the geographical region. Our findings, based on the Fourth UK Community...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012763920
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Co-Authorship and Academic Productivity in Economics : Interaction Maps from the Complex Networks Approach
Molina, Jose Alberto - 2016
identify and determine the collaborative structure of economics research in Spain, with its primary communities and figures of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012987686
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Determinants of Financial Rewards from Industry-University Collaboration in South Korea
Han, Junghee - 2015
licensing offices, participation of engineering faculty, patent approvals, the volume of research funds, the number of employees …
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