The Effect of PhD Funding on Postdegree Research Career and Publication Productivity
利用意大利博士毕业生数据，研究发现博士资助对毕业后从事研究职业和发表论文有适度的正面影响，资助学生更专注于研究活动。
Abstract This paper explores the extent to which PhD funding encourages postdegree research career and leads to publications. Using novel data on Italian PhD graduates, I find positive modest effects of funding both on pursuing a research career and on publication productivity within a few years after graduation. The results are robust to a battery of checks and different model specifications. I also provide evidence that funded students invest more in research‐oriented activities and spend less time on outside (non‐research) work during the PhD, thus highlighting mechanisms that potentially account for the effect of funding.