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100 1  Stephan, Paula E. 
245 10 How economics shapes science /|cPaula Stephan. 
264  1 Cambridge, Mass. :|bHarvard University Press,|c2012. 
300    xiv, 367 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-347) and 
       index. 
505 0  What does economics have to do with science? -- Puzzles 
       and priority -- Money -- The production of research: 
       people and patterns of collaboration -- The production of 
       research: equipment and materials -- Funding for research 
       -- The market for scientists and engineers -- The foreign 
       born -- The relationship of science to economic growth -- 
       Can we do better? 
520    The beauty of science may be pure and eternal, but the 
       practice of science costs money. And scientists, being 
       human, respond to incentives and costs, in money and 
       glory. Choosing a research topic, deciding what papers to 
       write and where to publish them, sticking with a familiar 
       area or going into something new - the payoff may be 
       tenure or a job at a highly ranked university or a 
       prestigious award or a bump in salary. The risk may be not
       getting any of that. At a time when science is seen as an 
       engine of economic growth, Paula Stephan brings a keen 
       understanding of the ongoing cost-benefit calculations 
       made by individuals and institutions as they compete for 
       resources and reputation. She shows how universities 
       offload risks by increasing the percentage of non-tenure-
       track faculty, requiring tenured faculty to pay salaries 
       from outside grants, and staffing labs with foreign 
       workers on temporary visas. With funding tight, 
       investigators pursue safe projects rather than less 
       fundable ones with uncertain but potentially path-breaking
       outcomes. Career prospects in science are increasingly 
       dismal for the young, because of ever-lengthening 
       apprenticeships, scarcity of permanent academic positions,
       and the difficulty of getting funded. Vivid, thorough, and
       bold, "The Economics of Science" highlights the growing 
       gap between the haves and have-nots - especially the vast 
       imbalance between the biomedical sciences and physics/
       engineering - and offers a persuasive vision of a more 
       productive, more creative research system that would lead 
       and benefit the world. -- From Inside Flap. 
650  0 Research|xEconomic aspects. 
650  0 Science and state. 
650  7 Research|xEconomic aspects.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01095186 
650  7 Science and state.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01108536 
650  7 Naturwissenschaften.|0(DE-588)4041421-8|2gnd 
650  7 Forschung.|0(DE-588)4017894-8|2gnd 
650  7 Wirtschaftlichkeit.|0(DE-588)4066424-7|2gnd 
776 1  |cElectronic resource|z9780674062757 
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