The impact of research grant funding on scientific productivity

被引：322

作者：

Jacob, Brian A. ^{[2
]}

Lefgren, Lars ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Brigham Young Univ, Dept Econ, Provo, UT 84602 USA

[2] Univ Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS | 2011年 / 95卷 / 9-10期

关键词：

Scientific productivity; Regression discontinuity; Government funding; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; STUDENT-ACHIEVEMENT; COST-EFFICIENCY; SUBSIDIES; MARKET;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jpubeco.2011.05.005

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

In this paper, we estimate the impact of receiving an NIH grant on subsequent publications and citations. Our sample consists of all applications (unsuccessful as well as successful) to the NIH from 1980 to 2000 for standard research grants (R01s). Both OLS and IV estimates show that receipt of an NIH research grant (worth roughly $1.7 million) leads to only one additional publication over the next five years, which corresponds to a 7% increase. The limited impact of NIH grants is consistent with a model in which the market for research funding is competitive, so that the loss of an NIH grant simply causes researchers to shift to another source of funding. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1168 / 1177

页数：10

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