The impact of national research funds: A regression discontinuity approach to the Chilean FONDECYT

Research Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1461-1475

  Benavente, José Miguel ^a   Crespi, Gustavo ^b   Figal Garone, Lucas ^b,c   Maffioli, Alessandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBÁÑEZ   (Chile)

^b INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chile; Economics of Science; FONDECYT; Policy evaluation; Regression discontinuity design; Scientific grants

Indexed keywords

CHILE; ECONOMICS OF SCIENCE; FONDECYT; POLICY EVALUATION; SCIENTIFIC GRANTS;

ECONOMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84865260512     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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