Date of Award
1-1-2015
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of Economics
Content Description
1 online resource (x, 106 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Richard B Freeman
Committee Members
Michael Jerison
Keywords
Gender Gap, Innovation, Location Choice, Mobility, R&D, Scientists and Engineers, Covenants not to compete, Doctor of philosophy degree, Women scientists, Bibliographical citations, Communication in science, Science publishing, Sex discrimination in science, Confidential business information, Research, Industrial
Subject Categories
Economics | Labor Economics
Abstract
The first chapter studies the effects of noncompetition agreements (NCA) on the mobility and compensation of doctoral degree recipients by analyzing the variation in the enforceability of these contracts across states and over time in the United States. I find that, for doctoral degree recipients who work in industry, stricter NCA enforcement decreases within-state job mobility, increases cross-state job mobility, and flattens salary growth. Freshly minted PhDs who work in states with tougher NCA enforcement earn lower starting salaries.
Recommended Citation
Zhou, Sifan, "Three essays on scientists, engineers, and industrial R & D" (2015). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 1548.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/1548