Funding incentives, collaborative dynamics and scientific productivity: Evidence from the EU framework program

Research Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 293-305

  Defazio, Daniela ^a   Lockett, Andy ^b   Wright, Mike ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Collaboration; EU funded networks; Research productivity

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATION; COLLABORATIVE BEHAVIORS; EU-FUNDED NETWORKS; FRAMEWORK PROGRAMS; RESEARCH FUNDING; RESEARCH NETWORKS; RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 59649083138     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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