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The Effects of Research & Development Funding on Scientific Productivity: Academic Chemistry, 1990-2009

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  • Rosenbloom, Joshua L.
  • Ginther, Donna K.
  • Juhl, Ted
  • Heppert, Joseph A.

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This article examines the relationship between Research & Development (R&D) funding and the production of knowledge by academic chemists. Using articles published, either raw counts or adjusted for quality, we find a strong, positive causal effect of funding on knowledge production. This effect is similar across subsets of universities, suggesting a relatively efficient allocation of R&D funds. Finally, we document a rapid acceleration in the rate at which chemical knowledge was produced in the late 1990s and early 2000s relative to the financial and human resources devoted to its production.

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  • Rosenbloom, Joshua L. & Ginther, Donna K. & Juhl, Ted & Heppert, Joseph A., 2015. "The Effects of Research & Development Funding on Scientific Productivity: Academic Chemistry, 1990-2009," ISU General Staff Papers 201509150700001077, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
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    JEL classification:

    • H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy

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