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The Effects of Research & Development Funding on Scientific Productivity: Academic Chemistry
Rosenbloom, Joshua L. Ginther, Donna K. Juhl, Ted P. Heppert, Joseph A.
Rosenbloom, Joshua L.
Ginther, Donna K.
Juhl, Ted P.
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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2015-09-15
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PLOS One
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Research funding, Government funding of science, Institutional funding of science, Chemical engineering, Research grants, Graduates, Instrumental variable analysis, Production functions
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Rosenbloom JL, Ginther DK, Juhl T, Heppert JA (2015) The Effects of Research & Development Funding on Scientific Productivity: Academic Chemistry, 1990-2009. PLoS ONE 10(9): e0138176. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138176