Perverse incentives
NaturePublished 3 April 2012Open access
Paula E. Stephan
Citations124
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score18.29
SNIP10.16
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It is time to spend the money more wisely on scientific research, says Paula Stephan, a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Abstract
Counterproductive financial incentives divert time and resources from the scientific enterprise. We should spend the money more wisely, says Paula Stephan.
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