Degree Defense

PhD Defence: Essays on the Extended Effects of International Scientific Mobility

Rodrigo Ito

Time
- Europe/Amsterdam
Address
Minderbroedersberg 4-6 Maastricht the Netherlands
Event Contact
Dr. Rodrigo Ito
Details
Open to public

This dissertation investigates the extended effects of international scientific mobility in two middle-income countries: Brazil and Colombia. Grounded on the Economics of Science literature, this dissertation consists of quantitative and qualitative studies aimed at investigating the effects of mobility on non-mobile scientists’ foreign social capital, performance, and novel knowledge exploration and production.  

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