Scientific, business and political networks in academia

Abstract This paper models a scholar’s allocation of time between academia and professional activities outside academia, given the academic labour market and networks incentives. Under feasible conditions scientific networks have positive externalities, while business and political networks have negative externalities for academic productivity. The final part of the paper brings a brief discussion on policy recommendations to stimulate academic productivity.

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