Do scientists pay to be scientists?

Management Science

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 835-853

  Stern, Scott ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biology; Compensating differentials; Drug discovery; Economics of science; Hedonic wage equation; Multiple job offers; Pharmaceuticals; R D employment; R D management; Rent sharing

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATING DIFFERENTIALS; DRUG DISCOVERY; ECONOMICS OF SCIENCE; HEDONIC WAGE EQUATION; MULTIPLE JOB OFFERS; R&D EMPLOYMENT; R&D MANAGEMENT; RENT SHARING;

BIOLOGY; DRUG PRODUCTS; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; WAGES;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 3142605577     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1040.0241     Document Type: Article

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