Economics of Science
The Economics of Science is an NBER initiative, supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which examines economics aspects of the scientific enterprise, including the training of scientists, the funding of scientific research by governments and the private sector, the determinants of scientific productivity, the links between scientific output, and broader measures of economic wellbeing. The initiative strives to nurture a community of researchers, funders, and research administrators who can interact with and learn from each other, and who can develop a research agenda for the economics of science.
This initiative builds on an earlier Economics of Science Funding project, led by Paula Stephan and Reinhilde Veugelers, that focused on the relationship between the level and structure of scientific funding and outcomes of the research process.
Investigators
Reinhilde Veugelers is a professor in the department of management, strategy, and innovation at KU Leuven in Belgium. Her research focuses on industrial organization, international economics and strategy, and innovation and science.
Donna Ginther is the Roy A. Roberts & Regents Distinguished Professor of Economics at the University of Kansas. Her major fields of study are scientific labor markets, gender differences in employment outcomes, wage inequality, science policy, and investments in children.
Megan MacGarvie is a Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law at the Questrom School of Business at Boston University. Her research focuses on intellectual property, patenting behavior, and the cross-border migration of high-skilled workers.
Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grants #G-2018-10066, #G-2020-14066, and #G-2024-22428
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