Who makes, who breaks: Which scientists stay in academe?

Benjamin Balsmeier and Maikel Pellens

Economics Letters, 2014, vol. 122, issue 2, 229-232

Abstract: We examine the survival of young scientists in academe. The propensity to leave follows an inverse u-shape. Publishing increases and patenting decreases the chance of survival. Scientists with strong preferences for business are less likely to stay in academe.

Keywords: Academic careers; Scientists; Scientific productivity; Survival analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J48 O31 O38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.11.033

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