Accession Number:

AD0653177

Title:

THE COST OF BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN EUROPE: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXPERIENCE, 1956-1966,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Brunner,E. D.

Report Date:

1967-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

57.0

Abstract:

An analysis is presented of the cost of basic scientific research obtained in Europe and Israel from 1956 through 1966 by agencies of the Department of Defense. Cost-sharing agreements with European institutions and grants have prevented the average cost of research agreements from rising between 1961-1962 and 1965-1966. In the case of non-cost-sharing agreements, however, the cost has increased throughout the entire period. An analysis of the average cost per scientist per man-month for all types of research reveals that the cost of basic research obtained in the United States ranged from three to four times the cost in Europe. Author

Descriptors:

• (*SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
• COSTS)
• (*EUROPE
• SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH)
• (*DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• BUDGETS)
• SCIENTISTS
• SALARIES
• FEDERAL BUDGETS
• STATISTICAL DATA

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Economics and Cost Analysis

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE