The cross-state distribution of federal funding in the USA: The case of financing academic research and development

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 316-326

  Wu, Yonghong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Federal government; Higher education; R D expenditure

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPENDITURE; FEDERAL SYSTEM; FISCAL POLICY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HIGHER EDUCATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883164416     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scs107     Document Type: Article

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