Movers’ advantages: The effect of mobility on scientists’ productivity and collaboration

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Highlights:

• A positive treatment effect of mobility on scientists’ research quantity.

• No initial detrimental impact following moves, even for non-upward moves.

• Mobility leads to more collaboration with new partners.

• Mobility does not dampen scientists’ collaboration with previous collaborators.

摘要

•A positive treatment effect of mobility on scientists’ research quantity.•No initial detrimental impact following moves, even for non-upward moves.•Mobility leads to more collaboration with new partners.•Mobility does not dampen scientists’ collaboration with previous collaborators.

论文关键词:Scientific mobility,Scientific collaboration,Productivity,Difference in differences,Propensity score matching

论文评审过程:Received 9 October 2021, Revised 14 June 2022, Accepted 16 June 2022, Available online 30 June 2022, Version of Record 30 June 2022.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2022.101311