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

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

No 20595, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

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.

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Date: 2014-10
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Published as The Effects of Research & Development Funding on Scientific Productivity: Academic Chemistry, 1990-2009 Joshua L. Rosenbloom , Donna K. Ginther, Ted Juhl, Joseph A. Heppert PLOS Published: September 15, 2015 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138176

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