Evaluating the social economic benefits of publicly funded basic research via scientists' career mobility

Research Evaluation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-35

  Zellner, Christian ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN HISTORY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LOUIS PASTEUR   (France)

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EID: 0345153903     PISSN: 09582029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154402781776970     Document Type: Article

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