Who makes, who breaks: Which scientists stay in academe?

We examine the survival of young scientists in academe. The propensity to leave follows an inverse u-shape. Publishing increases and patenting decreases the chance of survival. Scientists with strong preferences for business are less likely to stay in academe.

Balsmeier, Benjamin and Maikel Pellens (2014), Who makes, who breaks: Which scientists stay in academe?, Economics Letters 122 , 229-232