As the investments in scientific research were included as part of the U.S. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), a major economic stimulus package, programs like STAR METRICS were set up to assess if the positive impact on the economy would actually occur.
Sejak investasi di bidang riset ilmiah menjadi bagian dari American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), paket stimulus ekonomis, program seperti STAR METRICS dibuat untuk mengukur apakah dampak positif terhadap ekonomi benar-benar akan terjadi.