Author:
GRIGORYAN EMIL,TERZYAN HAROUTYUN
Abstract
Armenia's science sector has undergone significant changes in recent years from
the perspective of demographics and productivity, which directly affected the country's
scientific potential and national innovation system. In the article, an attempt was made
to present what kind of links and interrelationships there are between older scientists
and scientific output. The share of scientific and technical workers aged 60 and over in
Armenia and the number of scientific publications presented by the National Science
Board from 1998-2021 were considered as indicators. The results of the econometric
analysis showed that the relationships between the indicators are strong and inversely
proportional. An increase in the share of older scientists leads to a decrease in the
number of scientific publications in the long run. In such a case, it becomes especially
urgent for the state to develop and implement policies in the field, on the one hand, to
create conditions for young scientists, and on the other hand, to study the productivity factors of older scientists. At the same time, the results of the paper provide a basis for
further research on age-scientific productivity links.
Publisher
Messenger of Armenian State University of Economics, Armenian State University of Economics
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