Commercial research at universities and career choices of science and engineering doctoral students

Sencer Ecer, Youxin Huang () and Sinan Sarpça
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Youxin Huang: U.S. Department of Commerce

Economics Bulletin, 2014, vol. 34, issue 2, 850-855

Abstract: We investigate the relationship between the levels of industry collaboration and entrepreneurial activities at universities and the employment choices of their science and engineering doctoral students. Using data from 176 U.S. universities over the period 1996-2005, we document that more interaction with industry at a university is typically associated with more of the university's doctoral students choosing industry employment. We also document a positive relationship between universities' licenses and startups and their graduates' post-doctoral study choices.

Keywords: science and engineering doctoralstudents; career choice; higher education; commercialization of research; university-industry collaboration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I2 J2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-04-23
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