The Effects of University Status on Scientific Output in Sweden
(2021) EKHS12 20211Department of Economic History
- Abstract (Swedish)
- The Swedish higher education system experienced a dramatic expansion since the 1960s. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, four higher education institutions obtained university status. As a result, scholars based in these universities enjoyed greater access to research resources. This study aims to utilize the 1999-2005 expansion to estimate the effects of increased access to research funds on scientific output. At the heart of this research is a database documenting the number of publications and citations of researchers employed in Swedish higher education institutions between 1996-2011 (the PARIS database). To estimate the relationship between obtaining university status and research output, a two-way fixed-effects... (More)
- The Swedish higher education system experienced a dramatic expansion since the 1960s. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, four higher education institutions obtained university status. As a result, scholars based in these universities enjoyed greater access to research resources. This study aims to utilize the 1999-2005 expansion to estimate the effects of increased access to research funds on scientific output. At the heart of this research is a database documenting the number of publications and citations of researchers employed in Swedish higher education institutions between 1996-2011 (the PARIS database). To estimate the relationship between obtaining university status and research output, a two-way fixed-effects difference-in-difference with multiple treatment timing methodology is applied. A statistically significant increase of 18.8\%-66.9\% in publication following the change in university status was found. While the effect of the number of publications is found to be robust, the impact on their quality remains unclear. In line with previous studies, the results of this paper shed some light on the impact of increased research funding on scientific publications in Sweden. Alongside potential contribution to policymakers, these results join the academic debates on the relationship between research funding and scientific output, as well as the effects of decentralization of higher education systems. (Less)
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- author
- Sofer, Yotam LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- EKHS12 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Scientific Output, Publications, Citations, PARIS database, Swedish Higher Education System, Research Funding
- language
- English
- id
- 9053812
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- 2021-06-24 13:20:33
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- 2021-06-24 13:20:33
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abstract = {{The Swedish higher education system experienced a dramatic expansion since the 1960s. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, four higher education institutions obtained university status. As a result, scholars based in these universities enjoyed greater access to research resources. This study aims to utilize the 1999-2005 expansion to estimate the effects of increased access to research funds on scientific output. At the heart of this research is a database documenting the number of publications and citations of researchers employed in Swedish higher education institutions between 1996-2011 (the PARIS database). To estimate the relationship between obtaining university status and research output, a two-way fixed-effects difference-in-difference with multiple treatment timing methodology is applied. A statistically significant increase of 18.8\%-66.9\% in publication following the change in university status was found. While the effect of the number of publications is found to be robust, the impact on their quality remains unclear. In line with previous studies, the results of this paper shed some light on the impact of increased research funding on scientific publications in Sweden. Alongside potential contribution to policymakers, these results join the academic debates on the relationship between research funding and scientific output, as well as the effects of decentralization of higher education systems.}},
author = {{Sofer, Yotam}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{The Effects of University Status on Scientific Output in Sweden}},
year = {{2021}},
}