Measuring Research and Development Expenditures in the U.S. Economy - Softcover

National Research Council; Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Committee On National Statistics; Panel On Research And Development Statistics At The National Science Foundation

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309093201 ISBN 13: 9780309093200

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2004

Synopsis

This report examines the portfolio of research and development (R&D) expenditure surveys at the National Science Foundation (NSF), identifying gaps and weaknesses and areas of missing coverage. The report takes an in-depth look at the definition of R&D, the needs and potential uses of NSF's R&D data by a variety of users, the goals of an integrated system of surveys and other data collection activities, and the quality of the data collected in the existing Science Resources Statistics surveys.

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Executive Summary
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Uses and Users
• 3 Measuring R&D in Business and Industry
• 4 Measuring Innovation in Business and Industry
• 5 Measuring R&D Spending by the Federal Government
• 6 Measuring R&D Activity in Academic Institutions
• 7 Analysis of the R&D Data Funding Discrepancies
• 8 Survey Management and Adminstrative Issues
• References
• Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
• Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff

About this title

About the Author

Lawrence D. Brown, Thomas J. Plewes, and Marisa A. Gerstein, Editors, Panel on Research and Development Statistics at the National Science Foundation, National Research Council

Edition details

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309093201
• ISBN 13: 9780309093200
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 212
• Editor: Gerstein Marisa A., Plewes Thomas J., Brown Lawrence D.