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Unpublished Paper
The Effects of Research & Development Funding On Scientific Productivity: Academic Chemistry, 1990-2009
NBER Working Paper No. 20595 (2014)
  • Joshua L. Rosenbloom, University of Kansas
  • Donna K. Ginther, University of Kansas
  • Ted Juhl, University of Kansas
  • Joseph Heppert, University of Kansas
Abstract
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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Publication Date
October, 2014
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© 2014 by Joshua L. Rosenbloom, Donna K. Ginther, Ted Juhl, and Joseph Heppert. All rights reserved. Short sections of text, not to exceed two paragraphs, may be quoted without explicit permission provided that full credit, including © notice, is given to the source.
Citation Information
Joshua L. Rosenbloom, Donna K. Ginther, Ted Juhl and Joseph Heppert. "The Effects of Research & Development Funding On Scientific Productivity: Academic Chemistry, 1990-2009" NBER Working Paper No. 20595 (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/joshua_rosenbloom/23/