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Stephan Paula E |
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How economics shapes science [[electronic resource] /] / Paula Stephan |
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Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (384 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Research - Economic aspects |
Science and state |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One. What Does Economics Have To Do with Science? -- Chapter Two. Puzzles and Priority -- Chapter Three. Money -- Chapter Four. The Production of Research: People and Patterns of Collaboration -- Chapter Five. The Production of Research: Equipment and Materials -- Chapter Six. Funding for Research -- Chapter Seven. The Market for Scientists and Engineers -- Chapter Eight. The Foreign Born -- Chapter Nine. The Relationship of Science to Economic Growth -- Chapter Ten. Can We Do Better? -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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The beauty of science may be pure and eternal, but the practice of science costs money. And scientists, being human, respond to incentives and costs, in money and glory. Choosing a research topic, deciding what papers to write and where to publish them, sticking with a familiar area or going into something new-the payoff may be tenure or a job at a highly ranked university or a prestigious award or a bump in salary. The risk may be not getting any of that.At a time when science is seen as an engine of economic growth, Paula Stephan brings a keen understanding of the ongoing cost-benefit calculations made by individuals and institutions as they compete for resources and reputation. She shows how universities offload risks by increasing the percentage of non-tenure-track faculty, requiring tenured faculty to pay salaries from outside grants, and staffing labs with foreign workers |
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on temporary visas. With funding tight, investigators pursue safe projects rather than less fundable ones with uncertain but potentially path-breaking outcomes. Career prospects in science are increasingly dismal for the young because of ever-lengthening apprenticeships, scarcity of permanent academic positions, and the difficulty of getting funded.Vivid, thorough, and bold, How Economics Shapes Science highlights the growing gap between the haves and have-nots-especially the vast imbalance between the biomedical sciences and physics/engineering-and offers a persuasive vision of a more productive, more creative research system that would lead and benefit the world. |
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