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Behavior and Productivity Implications of Institutional and Project Funding of Research

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  • Maury E. Bredahl
  • W. Keith Bryant
  • Vernon W. Ruttan

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A behavioral model of a research scientist is utilized to develop the characteristics of the demand for institutional (lR) and project research (PR) funds. The demand analysis implies a trade-off between the allocative and productive efficiency of IR funding and the research output mix of PR funding. The model is used to evaluate the formula and competitive grant funding of U.S. agricultural research. We conclude that national research policy should be cast in terms of the relative mix of the two systems of support, not in the absolute merits of either system.

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  • Maury E. Bredahl & W. Keith Bryant & Vernon W. Ruttan, 1980. "Behavior and Productivity Implications of Institutional and Project Funding of Research," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 62(3), pages 371-383.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:62:y:1980:i:3:p:371-383.
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