The Review of Economics and Statistics Vol. 86 No. 1 2004
The Funding of Economics Research: Does Social Capital Matter for Success at the National Science Foundation?
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Abstract
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
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 245-252
- Language
- en
- Sources
- openalex crossref