The cross-state distribution of federal funding in the USA: The case of financing academic research and development

Yonghong Wu

Science and Public Policy, 2012, vol. 40, issue 3, 316-326

Abstract: This paper examines the distribution of federal academic research and development (R&D) funding in the context of fiscal federalism in financing academic R&D in the USA. The statistical results suggest that the distribution of federal academic R&D expenditures is primarily determined by states' research capacity. In addition, a state's political representation on congressional appropriations committees also has some significant but limited impact on its receipt of federal R&D support. The paper improves our understanding of fiscal federalism in supporting academic R&D in the USA, and provides empirical evidence related to the debate about the geographic distribution of federal funding of academic R&D. Copyright The Author 2012. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com, Oxford University Press.

Date: 2012
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