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The Effect of PhD Funding on Post-degree Research Career and Publication Productivity

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  • Roberto Nisticò

    (University of Essex, Università di Napoli Federico II and CSEF)

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In this paper, I explore to what extent the receipt of funding during PhD encourages post-degree research career and publications. Using novel data on new PhD graduates from all Italian universities, I document a strong effect of funding on both the probability of entering a research profession and the publication productivity within a few years after graduation. I provide additional evidence that funded students invest more in research- oriented activities (e.g., visiting research programs abroad) and spend less time working part-time during the PhD, thus adding to the mechanisms that potentially account for the effect of funding.

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  • Roberto Nisticò, 2014. "The Effect of PhD Funding on Post-degree Research Career and Publication Productivity," CSEF Working Papers 362, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy, revised 24 Jun 2015.
    • Handle: RePEc:sef:csefwp:362
    Note: A former version of this paper was circulated under the title "Funding and Research Outcomes in PhD Programs".
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    Keywords

    PhD; Research Career; Publication Productivity.;
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    JEL classification:

    • H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
    • I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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