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Several reviews and impact assessment studies have concluded that the Sixth Framework Programme for Research and … science. Based on a sample of more than 1,000 scientists at universities and public research institutes in Germany, this paper … sizes, less predefined research topics, a reduced administrative burden, and a higher quality of the peer review system …
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We provide new evidence on the short-run effect of elections on monetary aggregates. We study month-to-month fluctuations in the growth rate of M1 in a sample of 85 low and middle income democracies from 1975 to 2009. The evidence shows an increase in the growth rate of M1 during election months...
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In diesem Beitrag wird auf der Basis von Paneldaten für die westdeutschen Bundesländer untersucht, ob und in welchem Maße der demographische Wandel sowie die unterschiedlichen politischen Parteienkonstellationen die Hochschulausgaben auf Länderebene beeinflussen. Wir finden empirische...
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contribution rule under democracy is driven by self-selection of treatments, information transmitted via the outcome of the … referendum, and democracy per se. In case treatments are endogenously chosen via a democratic decision-making process, the …
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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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materials. However, increasing industry funding of research can restrict the dissemination of results and materials. We show … scientists who receive industry funding are twice as likely to deny requests for research inputs as those who do not. Receiving …, however, 50% more likely to be denied access to research materials by others, but this is not affected by being funded …
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This paper empirically investigates complementarities between different sources of research funding with regard to … numbers. The paper also shows that the positive effect of public funding is driven by UK research council and charity grants …
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crucial for firm success. Existing research differentiates between the breadth (diversity) and depth (intensity) with which …-house R&D strengthens the depth of a firm's search strategy while external R&D activities (e.g. contract research) increase …
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We develop a simple model of competition for the market that shows that, contrary to the Arrow view, endogenous entry threat in a market induces the average firm to invest less in R&D and the incumbent leader to invest more. We test these predictions with a Tobit model based on a unique dataset...
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