The Effect of R&D Investment on Graduate Student Productivity: Evidence From the Life Sciences

Alexandra Graddy‐Reed, Lauren Lanahan and Nicole M. V. Ross
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Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2018, vol. 37, issue 4, 809-834

Abstract: This study examines the role of graduate training and R&D investments on research productivity by focusing on the effect of federal funding for early‐career graduate students. We employ a difference‐in‐differences research design drawing upon a sample of high‐quality life science graduate students who either are award recipients or honorable mentions of the prestigious U.S. National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program. We find that a $91,000 grant over three years has a limited, yet positive impact on the awardee's productivity. These effects are driven by the sample of graduate students without publications prior to applying for the fellowship.

Date: 2018
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