The Effects of Research & Development Funding on Scientific Productivity: Academic Chemistry, 1990-2009

Joshua Rosenbloom (), Donna Ginther, Ted Juhl and Joseph A. Heppert

ISU General Staff Papers from Iowa State University, Department of Economics

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.

Date: 2015-09-15
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Journal Article: The Effects of Research & Development Funding on Scientific Productivity: Academic Chemistry, 1990-2009 (2015)
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