Labor Mobility from Academe to Commerce

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Labor Economics
Year: 2002
Volume: 20
Issue: 3
Pages: 629-660

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Breakthroughs with natural excludability are transferred to industry by top academic scientists (stars) working in or with firms. Movement to firms depends on scientists' quality, moving costs, and reservation wage. Scientists' quality, moving costs, trial frequency, interfering academic offers, and productivity of stars already in firms determine reservation wage. In group-duration analysis for biotechnology, stars move to firms faster as their quality, human focus, and outside coauthorships increase; local firms and productivity of local stars in firms increase; and top local universities decrease. Stars move to firms full or part time similarly, but significance drops for rarer full-time moves.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:ucp:jlabec:v:20:y:2002:i:3:p:629-660
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25