How long-term university-industry collaboration shapes the academic productivity of research groups

摘要

This paper analyses the impact of long-term university-industrycollaboration on academic research productivity. Empirical studiesshow mixed evidence regarding how collaboration with industryaffects scientific productivity, and there is a lack of understandingof the long-term effects of collaboration. This paper addresses thisshortcoming using a unique longitudinal and comprehensive datasetof university-industry collaboration in Brazil. The results showthat research groups that collaborate over the long-term withindustry have better scientific performance, revealing that longtermcollaborations between university and firms have a positiveeffect on academic productivity.