A proposal for using cost-benefit analysis to evaluate the socioeconomic impact of public
investment in large scientific projects. Large particle accelerators, outer space probes …

This paper explores some of the methodological issues involved in a cost–benefit analysis
framework for large scale capital-intensive research infrastructures. We propose a …

Interest in evaluating non-economic social outcomes of science and technology research
has risen in policy circles in recent years. The interest in social impacts of research has not …

Executive Summary The Public Value Mapping Project of the Center for Science, Policy, &
Outcomes seeks to develop conceptual tools and measures enabling a better understanding …

University research has propelled the United States into world-class leadership, but
continuing that momentum in the 21st century requires major funding. Both the public and …

The return to R&D investment and activities has been the object of a vast literature, both from
a theoretical and empirical perspective. The aim of this overview is to present a selection of …

In Public Goods, Public Gains, Link and Scott discuss the systematic application of
alternative evaluation methods to estimate the social benefits of publicly financed research …

This paper presents the results and the lessons learned on how to apply ex-ante CBQ for
major RDI infrastructures by a team of economists and scientists at the University of Milan …

Abstract Developing the “Science of Science Policy” will require data collection and analysis
related to the processes of innovation and technological change, and the effects of …

This chapter examines the contributions that economists have made to the study of science
and the types of contributions the profession is positioned to make in the future. Special …