Matthew: Effect or Fable? by Azoulay, Pierre, Stuart, Toby, Wang, Yanbo

“…Specifically, using a precisely constructed matched sample, we estimate the effect of a scientist becoming a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator on citations to articles the scientist published before the prize was awarded. …”
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Reward contingency gates selective cholinergic suppression of amygdala neurons by Eyal Y Kimchi, Anthony Burgos-Robles, Gillian A Matthews, Tatenda Chakoma, Makenzie Patarino, Javier C Weddington, Cody Siciliano, Wannan Yang, Shaun Foutch, Renee Simons, Ming-fai Fong, Miao Jing, Yulong Li, Daniel B Polley, Kay M Tye

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Incentives and Creativity: Evidence from the Academic Life Sciences by Pierre, Azoulay, Graff Zivin, Joshua S., Gustavo, Manso

“…Using a combination of propensity-score weighting and difference-in-differences estimation strategies, we find that HHMI investigators produce high-impact articles at a much higher rate than a control group of similarly-accomplished NIH-funded scientists. …”
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