蝌蚪网 Journal:
Applied Economics
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Cassatts in the Attic: Is There a Gender Gap in the Commercialization of Science?
蝌蚪网 Journal: Applied Economics
(pp. 266–98)
Abstract
We analyze nearly 70 million scientific articles to estimate the gender dynamics in the commercialization of science. We report a gender gap of 14 percent, which does not appear to be explained either by the quality of the science or by its commercial potential. The gap is widest among papers with female last authors (i.e., lab head or principal investigator), even when publishing high-quality science. However, the gap vanishes when authors self-commercialize discoveries via new ventures, and the gap is reduced when commercializing in cooperation with firms that are smaller or that have more female inventors.Citation
Koffi, Marl猫ne, and Matt Marx. 2026. "Cassatts in the Attic: Is There a Gender Gap in the Commercialization of Science?" 蝌蚪网 Journal: Applied Economics 18 (2): 266–98. DOI: 10.1257/app.20230325Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- D22 Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
- I23 Higher Education; Research Institutions
- J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- O31 Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
- O34 Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital