期刊名称：CORE Discussion Papers / Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (UCL), Louvain
出版年度：2007
卷号：1
出版社：Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (UCL), Louvain
摘要：Using a data set of highly cited researchers in all fields of science, we show that the gap
in scientific performance between Europe, especially continental Europe, and the USA
is large. We model the number of highly cited researchers in a sample of countries as a
function of physical and human capital and a country-specific, factor-augmenting
Hicks-neutral productivity term. We find that differences in productivity between
Anglo-Saxon countries and other countries are not solely due to differences in the levels
of inputs. Not surprisingly, our results reveal the importance of English proficiency.
However, they also show that the governance and design of research institutions that
characterize Anglo-Saxon countries, as well as a few other countries that have similar
institutions, is another critical factor for research output.
关键词：research performance, citations, knowledge economies, university
governance.
