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The Price of Silence: Scientists' Trade-offs Between Publishing and Pay

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dc.contributor.author Roach, Michael en_US
dc.contributor.author Sauermann, Henry en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Public Policy en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Management en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
dc.date.accessioned 2012-02-10T19:55:05Z
dc.date.available 2012-02-10T19:55:05Z
dc.date.issued 2011-09-16
dc.description Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy 2011 en_US
dc.description.abstract A growing body of research draws on the notion that scientists face trade-offs between publishing research results and larger financial returns associated with limited disclosure. Yet little is known how scientists resolve such trade-offs. Using survey data from 1,400 junior life scientists, we find considerable heterogeneity in the price scientists assign to publishing when they consider research positions in industry that allow versus restrict publishing, including scientists who are willing to give up publishing for free . Analyzing sources of heterogeneity, we find that the required wage premium increases with a scientist s preference for publishing but decreases with the preference for money. Scientists who value publishing primarily as a currency in the labor market require a smaller wage premium, ceteris paribus, than scientists who value publishing as a mechanism to advance scientific knowledge, presumably reflecting different degrees of substitutability between publishing and pay. Finally, ability and the quality of training have a positive relationship with the required wage premium. We discuss implications for research on the economics of science, for managers seeking to attract and retain academically trained scientists, and for firms considering their participation in open science . en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Georgia Research Alliance / Kauffman Foundation en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/42461
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries ACSIP11. Human Element en_US
dc.subject Disclosure
dc.subject Publishing
dc.subject Scientists
dc.subject Wage premium
dc.title The Price of Silence: Scientists' Trade-offs Between Publishing and Pay en_US
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dc.type.genre Proceedings
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local.contributor.corporatename Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
local.contributor.corporatename School of Public Policy
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