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The Funding of Economics Research: Does Social Capital Matter for Success at the National Science Foundation?

Robert M. Feinberg¹; Gregory N. Price²

¹ American University · ² North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Utilizing data on research proposals submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF) Economics Program over a 5-year period, this paper examines whether the social capital stock of grant applicants enhances their access to research resources by increasing the probability of being awarded a research grant. We estimate latent-variable specifications of the NSF decision to fund a research proposal. Our results show that, given ability, being a National Bureau of Economic Research associate increases the probability of a research proposal being funded. We interpret this as being consistent with the hypothesized causal effects of social capital.

DOI

10.1162/003465304323023787

Volume

86 (1)

Pages

245-252

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en

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