Cornell University: How a COVID study uncovered the research 'pivot penalty'
June 25, 2025
June 25, 2025
ITHACA, New York, June 25 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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How a COVID study uncovered the research 'pivot penalty'
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In 2020, Yian Yin teamed up with economists at Northwestern University to look at the impact of researchers who had shifted their focus to study the COVID pandemic. He saw that these researchers faced a "pivot penalty" - their COVID-related work received less attention than previous cont . . .
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How a COVID study uncovered the research 'pivot penalty'
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In 2020, Yian Yin teamed up with economists at Northwestern University to look at the impact of researchers who had shifted their focus to study the COVID pandemic. He saw that these researchers faced a "pivot penalty" - their COVID-related work received less attention than previous cont . . .