Dancing with the academic elite: a promotion or hindrance of research production?

The academic null possesses outstanding abilities in terms of knowledge innovation, while they produce a spillover effect on other researchers. This study takes micro level data from projects under the Management Science Sector of the National Natural Science Foundation of China between 2006 and 2010 to define the three categories of funded elite, distinguished young elite, and Cheung Kong scholars; it also examines the correlation between...