| Measuring the Economic Value of Research: The Case of Food Safety Contributor(s): Husbands Fealing, Kaye (Editor), Lane, Julia I. (Editor), King, John L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1316612414 ISBN-13: 9781316612415 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Science & Technology Policy - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Technology & Engineering | Food Science - Food Safety & Security |
| Dewey: 363.192 |
| LCCN: 2017042365 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.48" W x 9.23" (0.64 lbs) 204 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The scientific advances that underpin economic growth and human health would not be possible without research investments. Yet demonstrating the impact of research programs is a challenge, especially in areas that span disciplines, industrial sectors, and encompass both public and private sector activity. All areas of research are under pressure to demonstrate benefits from federal funding of research. This exciting and innovative study demonstrates new methods and tools to trace the impact of federal research funding on the structure of research, and the subsequent economic activities of funded researchers. The case study is food safety research, which is critical to avoiding outbreaks of disease. The authors make use of an extraordinary new data infrastructure and apply new techniques in text analysis. Focusing on the impact of US federal food safety research, this book develops vital data-intensive methodologies that have a real world application to many other scientific fields. |
Contributor Bio(s): King, John L.: - John L. King is an economist and researcher in innovation and science policy. During a fifteen-year career at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service and Office of the Chief Scientist, his research has examined intellectual property, industry structure, and research impacts, both in the food and agriculture sector and more broadly.Husbands Fealing, Kaye: - Kaye Husbands Fealing is Chair of the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She was inaugural Director of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Science of Science and Innovation Policy program; study director at the National Academy of Sciences; and an Executive Board member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). |
