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Does Science Advance One Funeral at a Time?

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Azoulay, Pierre; Fons-Rosen, Christian; Zivin, Joshua S. Graff
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Abstract
We examine how the premature death of eminent life scientists alters the vitality of their fields. While the flow of articles by collaborators into affected fields decreases after the death of a star scientist, the flow of articles by non-collaborators increases markedly. This surge in contributions from outsiders draws upon a different scientific corpus and is disproportionately likely to be highly cited. While outsiders appear reluctant to challenge leadership within a field when the star is alive, the loss of a luminary provides an opportunity for fields to evolve in new directions that advance the frontier of knowledge.
Date issued
2019-08
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/129943
Department
Sloan School of Management
Journal
American Economic Review
Publisher
American Economic Association
Citation
Azoulay, Pierre et al. "Does Science Advance One Funeral at a Time?" American Economic Review 109, 8 (August 2019): 2889-2920
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ISSN
0002-8282

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