We contribute a novel approach to the existing literature on the effects of restructuring on Ramp;D investment by focussing on a single industry, chemicals. The chemical industry is very research intensive and has experienced thorough restructuring since the early 1980s. By focussing on a single...

We examine information sharing among academics during the research process and show it is context dependent because of differences in trade-offs. When researchers respond to specific requests for information or materials, potential future reciprocity is weighed against the current loss of...

We provide theoretical and empirical evidence on the factors that influence the willingness of academic scientists to share research results. We distinguish between two types of sharing, specific sharing in which a researcher shares her data or materials with another and general sharing in which...

The literature on university entrepreneurship is rapidly expanding, in both the United States and Europe. Since the literature is also fairly fragmented, however, we submit that it is time to take stock of the current knowledge to provide directions for future research and guideposts for policy...

There are two topics in this dissertation. The first topic is 'Smoothing Parameter Selection in Nonparametric Generalized Linear Models via Sixth-order Laplace Approximation' and the second topic is 'Smoothing Spline-based Score Tests for Proportional Hazards Models'.We present a new approach...