Conference Paper

Peer effects in the workplace: evidence from professional transitions for the superstars of medicine

Abstract: Pierre Azoulay?s presentation reported the progress on a very data-intensive project trying to understand the role of superstars in the medical sciences. Here the researchers are building a large panel data set on medical researchers and tracking the movement of superstars across institutions to better understand the effect of superstars on the research productivity of their colleagues.

Keywords: Research;

Status: Published in Universities, innovation and economic growth (2006: Nov. 16-17)

Bibliographic Information

Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Proceedings

Publication Date: 2006