Money for science? the impact of research grants on academic output

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-87

  Chudnovsky, Daniel ^a   López, Andrés ^b   Rossi, Martín A ^a   Ubfal, Diego ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 41049086351     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: 14755890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2008.00069.x     Document Type: Article

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