Incentives and Creativity: Evidence from the Academic Life Sciences

Despite its presumed role as an engine of economic growth, we know surprisingly little about the drivers of scientific creativity. We exploit key differences across funding streams within the academic life sciences to estimate the impact of incentives on the rate and direction of scientific explorat...

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Main Authors: Pierre, Azoulay (Author), Graff Zivin, Joshua S. (Author), Gustavo, Manso (Contributor)
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management (Contributor), Manso, Gustavo (Contributor), Azoulay, Pierre (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rand Corporation, 2011-06-21T19:19:32Z.
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