The interdisciplinarity dilemma: Public versus private interests
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DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2022.104553
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- Magda Fontana & Martina Iori & Valerio Leone Sciabolazza & Daniel Souza, 2021. "The interdisciplinarity dilemma: public versus private interests," LEM Papers Series 2021/34, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.
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Interdisciplinarity; Research policy; Academic career; Generality; Incentives; Citations;All these keywords.
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- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
- H5 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies
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