Waldinger, Fabian (2015) Data for Bombs, brains, and science : the role of human and physical capital for the creation of scientific knowledge. [Dataset]

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Abstract

This paper analyzes the effects of human capital (HC) and physical capital (PC) for the productivity of science departments. To address the endogeneity of input choices I use two extensive but temporary shocks to the HC and PC of science departments. As HC shock I use the dismissal of mostly Jewish scientists in Nazi Germany. As PC shock I use the destruction of facilities by Allied bombings during WWII. In the short run, a 10 percent to HC lowered departmental productivity by about 0.21sd. A 10 percent shock to PC lowered departmental productivity by about 0.05sd in the short run. While the HC shock persisted until the end of my sample period (1980), departments experiencing a PC shock recovered very quickly (by 1961). Additional results show that the dismissal 'star scientists' was particularly detrimental, and that a fall in the quality of hires was an important mechanism for the persistence of the HC shock.

Item Type:	Dataset
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D731 World War II Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Type of Data:	Observational data
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Science -- History -- 20th century, World War, 1914-1918 -- Science, World War, 1914-1918 -- Technology
Publisher:	University of Warwick. Department of Economics
Official Date:	10 August 2015
Dates:	Date Event 3 August 2015 Submitted 10 August 2015 Published
DOI:	10.7910/DVN/HWTW20
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Media of Output (format):	.tab .do
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access (Creative Commons)
Copyright Holders:	University of Warwick
Description:	Data record consists of 6 STATA data files in .tab and .do format and a readme file. Description of which data files correspond to which results tables can be found in the readme, along with a detailed description of the variables involved. A detailed description of data sources can be found in the online appendix of the paper.
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:	Project/Grant ID RIOXX Funder Name Funder ID UNSPECIFIED British Academy http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000286
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Contributors:	Contribution Name Contributor ID Contact Person Waldinger, Fabian 30894

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