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In this paper, we examine the determinants of control rights in technology strategic alliances between biotechnology firms and pharmaceutical corporations, as well as with other biotechnology firms. We undertake three clinical studies and an empirical analysis of 200 contracts. Consistent with...
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engineering). Star scientists publication as or with firm employees, SBIR grants received, and citation-weighted patents and …
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team size by the number of authors on a scientific paper. Using this measure we find that team size increases by 50 percent … over the 19-year period. We supplement team size with measures of domestic and foreign institutional collaborations, which … capture the geographic dispersion of team workers. The time series evidence suggests that the trend towards larger and more …
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An inventor's own knowledge is a key input in the innovation process. This knowledge can be built by interacting with and learning from others. This paper uses a new large-scale panel dataset on European inventors matched to their employers and patents. We document key empirical facts on...
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scientists and engineers without asking whether the educational system provides that supply response necessary for these … illustrate the path not taken, the paper considers specific programs that could increase the numbers of scientists and engineers …
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work through the emergence of the engineering profession. I also propose a theory describing how this change could have …
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This paper assesses whether delays in obtaining permanent residency status can explain recent declines in the share of Chinese and Indian PhD graduates from US STEM programs who remain in the US after their studies. We find that newly-binding limits on permanent visas for those from China and...
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engineers responds to outside wage offers. Institutional features imply that voluntary turnover dominates switching in the … market for Swedish engineers from 1970--1990. I use data on the allocation of engineers across a large fraction of Swedish … space and each firm has its own age-wage profile. I find that a majority of engineers have moderately high switching costs …
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This paper analyzes the effects of top nanoscale scientists on industry entry in the comparative context of 5 major areas of science and technology, extending the concept of star scientist to all areas of science and technology. The results for nanotechnology are replicated using the...
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value of stipends could attract some potentially outstanding science and engineering students who would otherwise choose … and engineering (S&E) graduate students. This paper uses data from 1952 to 2004 on the population of over 200 …, social sciences, and engineering, and to women and minorities. The absolute number of awards has varied over time, with no …
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