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Research Grants and Independent Scientific Contributions: Evidence from Authorship Position

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  • Matej Bajgar

    (Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Suren Karapetyan

    (Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)

Abstract

We examine whether competitive research grants generate new research led by the supported principal investigators (PIs), distinguishing publications where the PI made a substantial intellectual contribution (first or last authorship) from all publications. Using data on Czech medical research grants awarded between 2015 and 2019, we apply augmented inverse probability weighting and regression discontinuity designs, comparing funded projects with unfunded projects just below the funding cutoff. Both methods find that grants increase total publications over five years by approximately 2 papers, or 17%. Regression discontinuity estimates further indicate that grants have disproportionately large effects on publications involving substantial intellectual contribution from the PI, increasing first/last-author publications by 1.8 papers, or 40%. Standard outcome measures that ignore authorship position may significantly understate the impact of grants on independent, PI-led scientific output.

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  • Matej Bajgar & Suren Karapetyan, 2025. "Research Grants and Independent Scientific Contributions: Evidence from Authorship Position," Working Papers IES 2025/30, Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Economic Studies, revised Dec 2025.
    • Handle: RePEc:fau:wpaper:wp2025_30
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    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions

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