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Labor Market Effects of High School Science Majors in a High STEM Economy
Jain, Tarun; Mukhopadhyay, Abhiroop; Prakash, Nishith; … - 2018
This paper explores the association between studying science at the higher secondary stage and labor market earnings … show that those who studied science in high school have 22% greater earnings than those who studied business and humanities …, even after controlling for several measures of ability. These higher earnings among science students are further enhanced …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984468
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Labor Market Effects of High School Science Majors in a High STEM Economy
Jain, Tarun; Mukhopadhyay, Abhiroop; Prakash, Nishith; … - 2018
This paper explores the association between studying science at the higher secondary stage and labor market earnings … show that those who studied science in high school have 22% greater earnings than those who studied business and humanities …, even after controlling for several measures of ability. These higher earnings among science students are further enhanced …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984494
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Can we test for bias in scientific peer-review?
Oswald, Andrew J. - 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/10010268887
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The elite brain drain
Hunter, Rosalind S.; Oswald, Andrew J.; Charlton, Bruce G. - 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/10010269159
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A suggested method for the measurement of world leading research: (illustrated with data on economics)
Oswald, Andrew J. - 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/10010269637
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Is the Scholarly Field of Entrepreneurship at Its End?
Naudé, Wim - 2024
This paper presents tentative evidence from 68,792 papers published between 1961 and 2020 that progress in the scholarly field of entrepreneurship is declining. It is found that the annual number of papers published in entrepreneurship has increased exponentially since the Second World War,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014534018
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Biased Beliefs and Entry into Scientific Careers
Ganguli, Ina; Gaule, Patrick; Čugalj, Danijela Vuletić - 2020
-doctoral training in science. We elicit the beliefs and career preferences of doctoral students through a novel survey and randomize the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012270153
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The Identification of Time-Invariant Variables in Panel Data Model: Exploring the Role of Science in Firms’ Productivity
Amoroso, Sara; Bruno, Randolph Luca; Magazzini, Laura - 2022
the role of inputs from "Science" (firm-level publications' stock) on firms' labour productivity, showing that the effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470471
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Why Has Science Become an Old Man's Game?
Fons-Rosen, Christian; Gaule, Patrick; Hrendash, Taras - 2023
We investigate the causes and consequences of the aging of the scientific workforce. Using novel data on the population of US chemistry faculty members over fifty years, we find that the secular increase in the age of the academic workforce has been mainly driven by the slowdown in faculty...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014377268
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Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis
Almelhem, Ali; Iyigun, Murat; Kennedy, Austin; Rubin, Jared - 2023
evolved to manifest a heightened belief in progress associated with science and industry. Our analysis yields three main … findings. First, there was a separation in the language of science and religion beginning in the 17th century. Second … science-political economy nexus—were more progress-oriented beginning in the 17th century. It was therefore the more pragmatic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014469371