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Theimpact of industry collaboration on research: Evidence from engineering academics in the UK

Year: 2008

Type: preprint

Abstract: We study the impact of university-industry research collaborations on academic\noutput, in terms of productivity and direction of research. We report findings from\na longitudinal dataset on all the researchers from the engineering departments in\nthe UK in the last 20 years. We control for the endogeneity caused by the dynamic\nnature of research and the existence of reverse causality. Our results indicate that\nresearchers with industrial links publish significantly more. Productivity, though,\nis higher for low levels of industry involvement. Moreover, growing ties with the\nindustry skew research towards a more applied approach.

Source: RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

Authors: Albert Banal‐Estañol, Mireia Jofre‐Bonet, Cornelia Meissner

Institution: City, University of London

Language: English

Topic: University-Industry-Government Innovation Models

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council

Award: G841499813