Asymmetric international mobility of highly talented scientists is well documented. We try contributing to the explanation of this phenomenon, looking at the "competitiveness" of higher education systems in terms of being able to attract talented scientists in their field. We characterise...

Based on a unique survey, we conduct a stated choice experiment to examine the determinants of career choice in academia. Both early and later stage researchers value a balance between teaching and research, appropriate salaries, working with high-quality peers and good availability of external...

Welche Faktoren bestimmen die Karriere? Was kann man tun, um möglichst erfolgreich zu sein? Gibt es Faktoren, die die beruflichen Chancen erhöhen? Worauf muss an bestimmten Punkten der Laufbahn geachtet werden? Inwiefern ist der Karriereerfolg tatsächlich prognostizierbar? Diese Fragen und...