We examine the influence of faculty patenting activity on the rate, quality, and content of public research outputs in a panel dataset spanning the careers of 3,862 academic life scientists. Using inverse probability of treatment weights (IPTW) to account for the dynamics of self-selection into...

We examine the influence of faculty patenting activity on the rate, quality, and content of public research outputs in a panel dataset spanning the careers of 3,862 academic life scientists. Using inverse probability of treatment weights (IPTW) to account for the dynamics of self-selection into...

A genealogical training process, in which senior (advisor) scientists engage in the cross-generational transfer of skills and knowledge to junior (advisee) scientists is a core facet of modern science. In this paper, we examine the consequences of a core tension faced by all junior scientists:...