Chapter 10

Moving Out of Academic Research

Why Do Scientists Stop Doing Research?

Aldo Geuna1,2,  and Sotaro Shibayama3     1Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti De Martiis, Università di Torino, Turin, Italy     2BRICK, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri, Turin, Italy     3Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Abstract

This study examines the determinants of exit from academic research that occurs when academic researchers move into positions in academe that concentrate on nonresearch activities such as teaching or administration or when researchers leave academia and move into industry. Drawing on career data for 14,000 Japanese PhD graduates in hard sciences (all scientific ...

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