Abstract
A continuous time model using optimal control techniques is presented which implies that a scientist's productivity will eventually decline with age. This implication is at variance withCole's empirical findings1 but is consistent withDiamond's empirical findings.2
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Diamond, A.M. An optimal control model of the life-cycle research productivity of scientists. Scientometrics 11, 251–253 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02016595
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02016595