Universities’ centrality within the public research systems has been increasing over time, as it has their interactions with industry. Such interaction poses two dilemmas. One concerns individual scientists and the potential trade-off between basic research activities and those activities...

We investigate the effect of both research and consulting on higher education teaching quality at the individual level. We propose a theor etical model in which academics allocate limited time between three activities, over a two period horizon, under the assumption of positive spillovers from...

A considerable body of work highlights the relevance of collaborative research, contract research, consulting and informal relationships for university-industry knowledge transfer. We present a systematic review of research on academic scientists’ involvement in these activities to which we...