Publication: How to boost the PhD labour market? : facts from the R&D and innovation policies side
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2013-11-01
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This paper analyzes the PhD labour market in connection to the Research and
Innovation countries’ performance. Research and Innovation is essential for
competitiveness in a global economy and doctorate holders have the skills and attributes
to both engage in world-class research and make productive contributions in a wide
spectrum of professional roles in innovation, in particular, in the private sector.
However, in the recent literature little attention has been paid to measure the doctorate’s
employment in the private sector, their role in the public-private research linkages and
their effects on the innovation performance of the countries. The recruitment of PhD
graduates in the private sector should be considered a key avenue in converting publicly
funded basic research into commercialized innovations, technological progress and
productivity growth. The aim of this paper is to examine which policies are boosting
the PhD employment especially in the business sector and how these policies affect
the research and innovation performance of the countries.
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Business expenditure on R&D, Government funding, Highly qualified labour force, Innovative SMEs, PhD, Private sector, Research and Innovation