How does the government (want to) fund science?
Subtitle: politics, lobbying and academic earmarks
By: John M. de Figueiredo, Brian S. Silverman.
Contributors: Silverman, Brian S.; National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series -- no. 13459.; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research) -- working paper no. 13459.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 18
Subjects: Science -- Finance -- Political aspects; Research -- Finance -- Political aspects; Universities and colleges -- Finance -- Political aspects
Description: This paper examines academic earmarks and their role in the funding of university research. It provides a summary and review of the evidence on the supply of earmarks by legislators. It then discusses the role of university lobbying for earmarks on the demand side. Finally, the paper examines the impact of earmarks on research quantity and quality.
Notes: "October 2007"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 17-18).

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