Gender and Innovation at the U.S. National Institutes of Health

Farhat Chowdhury (), Albert Link and Anne Royalty ()
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Farhat Chowdhury: University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Department of Economics
Anne Royalty: University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Department of Economics

No 23-5, UNCG Economics Working Papers from University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper presents a systematic empirical study of covariates associated with the success of NIH Phase I SBIR-funded research projects, where success is defined in terms of the small, entrepreneurial firm conducting the Phase I research subsequently receiving a follow-on Phase II research award. We find that women-owned firms are especially disadvantaged in this regard. Our findings suggest that SBIR program managers consider recommendations to overcome these disadvantages. Our recommendations could enhance the rate at which follow-on Phase II research projects are funded and possibly the rate at which the developed technologies are commercialized.

Keywords: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program; entrepreneurship; gender; program management; public sector; Phase I and Phase II research; technology development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L38 O32 O38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 pages
Date: 2023-08-22
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