DEFENCE R&D: DATA ISSUES

Keith Hartley

Defence and Peace Economics, 2006, vol. 17, issue 3, 169-175

Abstract: What is known, what is not known, and what is it necessary to know for informed choices about defence R&D? The published data on government-funded defence R&D are reviewed and assessed. Time-series and cross-section data are presented for the world's leading defence R&D nations. World defence R&D spending is estimated at almost $68 billion in 2001. Gaps in the data are identified and proposals are made for international comparisons of final outputs allowing an assessment of the relative efficiencies of national defence R&D programmes.

Keywords: Defence R&D; Data tables; Beneficial externalities; Relative efficiencies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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