Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/112756 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
ZEW Discussion Papers No. 15-050
Publisher: 
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim
Abstract: 
This paper studies the importance of the socialization environment - nest - for the career destinations of early career researchers. In a sample of research groups in the fields of science and engineering at universities in Germany, we identify research orientation, output, funding as well as openness to industry and commercialization as relevant components. Nests that attract more public funding and are led by professors with high research performance are more likely to produce researchers that take jobs in public research, while links to industry predict jobs in the private sector. In a more nuanced analysis that differs by type of industry employment we find that larger firms also recruit from groups with higher scientific performance, while SMEs recruit from nests with a higher patent productivity. A focus on experimental development instead is associated with academic start-ups, and an applied focus with employment in consulting. Recommendations for research training are discussed.
Subjects: 
Researcher Mobility
Research Groups
Research Funding
Science-Industry Technology Transfer
Academic Careers
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

Files in This Item:
File
Size
253.63 kB





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.