The relationship between academic research and preferment: The case of a Venezuelan university

Josefa Ramoni-Perazzi () and Giampaolo Orlandoni ()
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Josefa Ramoni-Perazzi: Economista, Master en Estadística, Ph.D. en Economía. Profesora titular de la Universidad de Los Andes, Núcleo Universitario Liria, Edif. H "Alberto Adriani", 3er piso, Departamento de Economía, FACES. Código postal 5101.

Economía, 2009, vol. 34, issue 28, 129-144

Abstract: Nationwide wages at public universities in Venezuela are established by government based on a five-category system, whose requirements include research and tenure. Generally, professors show delay in promotion, probably due to neglecting research, prevalence of lecturing and lack of monetary incentives. In order to promote research, universities are offering a non-wage income. This paper uses two-step estimation methods to analyze the relationship between research and preferment, using data from one Venezuelan university. Results indicate that the probability of delay reduces the extra income; education increases the probability of researching and the non-wage income, while reducing the probability of delay.

Keywords: Non-wage income; slackening preferment; Heckman-two-step; inverse Mills ratio. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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