Identifying age, cohort, and period effects in scientific research productivity: Discussion and illustration using simulated and actual data on french physicists

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-177

  Hall, Bronwyn H ^a   Mairesse, Jacques ^b   Turner, Laure ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CREST   (France)

Author keywords

Age; Bibliometrics; Identification; Panel data; Scientific productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85066182314     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438590600983010     Document Type: Article

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