The determinants of academic career advancement: Evidence from Italy

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 761-774

  Abramo, Giovanni ^a   D'Angelo, Ciriaco Andrea ^b   Rosati, Francesco ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Favoritism; Nepotism; Research evaluation; Universities

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; NEPOTISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

ITALY;

EID: 84954129560     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scu086     Document Type: Article

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