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How Does the Government (Want to) Fund Science? Politics, Lobbying and Academic Earmarks / John M. de Figueiredo, Brian S. Silverman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- de Figueiredo, John M.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w13459.
- NBER working paper series no. w13459
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Other Title:
- How Does the Government
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2007.
- Summary:
- 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:
- Print version record
- October 2007.
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