Research funding and national academic performance: Examination of a Danish success story

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 518-531

  Aagaard, Kaare ^a   Schneider, Jesper W ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Research funding; Research performance; Research policy

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; ACADEMIC RESEARCH; FINANCIAL PROVISION; POLICY APPROACH;

DENMARK;

EID: 84997821049     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scv058     Document Type: Article

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