Specialization and Cooperation in Research
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چکیده
An optimal decision model is developed to explore the impact of the structure of knowledge on specialization and cooperation in research. It shows that, (1) the degree of specialization in knowledge increases with the depth of knowledge and cooperation efficiency, and decreases with the average number of disciplines that are required for the solution of the problem; (2) the problem which requires the knowledge of more disciplines is likely to be solved by more cooperative researchers. Conclusion (2) and part of conclusion (1) are tested by empirical evidence in economic study, where the sample comes from the papers published in the Journal of Political Economy. JEL Classification: D80, J24
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