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The diminishing returns of research
13 Dec 2024
The diminishing returns of research:
The downward historical trend of research productivity has been used to suggest that there are severe permanent diminishing returns of knowledge production. We argue that a substantial portion of the trend is a transitional composition effect resulting from self-selection in researchers’ ability and the expansion of the researcher sector … Our results suggest that the average ability of researchers has fallen substantially.
Interesting for any considering academia. Is being better a benefit? Or will you be swamped out?
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