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Efficiency of basic and applied research across European countries

Published on:

8 May 2024

Primary Category:

Applications

Paper Authors:

Vladimír Holý,

Karel Šafr

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Uses citations and patents as proxies for basic and applied research outputs

Finds efficiency is higher for countries with greater economic advancement

Relation is stronger for applied research than basic research

Suggests applied research outputs are more easily measured

Important for evaluating research and policymaking

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Efficiency of basic and applied research across European countries

This paper analyzes the efficiency of 28 European Union countries in conducting basic and applied research from 2008-2014. It uses a robust data envelopment analysis method to classify countries as efficient or inefficient, finding that more economically advanced countries tend to have higher research efficiency, especially for applied research with more tangible outputs.

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