TY - JOUR
T1 - Strategic research partnerships and economic performance
T2 - Empirical issues
AU - Siegel, Donald S.
AU - Zervos, Vasilis
N1 - Funding Information:
Donald Siegel is Professor of Economics and Chair of the Department of Economics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is also a Visiting Professor at Nottingham University Business School. His primary research interests are university technology transfer; productivity analysis; and corporate social responsibility. Siegel’s research has appeared in such journals as the American Economic Review, Economic Journal , Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Law and Economics, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, and Research Policy. He has received grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, NSF, Upjohn Institute, and the US Department of Labor, and currently serves as an adviser to a National Research Council committee that is evaluating the SBIR Program.
Funding Information:
· High-technology firms receiving financial support from venture capital funds
PY - 2002/10
Y1 - 2002/10
N2 - A rapid rise in the incidence of strategic research partnerships (SRPs) involving firms, universities, non-profit organizations, and public agencies has stimulated an important public policy debate regarding whether these relationships enhance economic performance. In this paper, we present a taxonomy of SRPs and assess empirical studies of their effectiveness. We also identify data limitations that can preclude an accurate evaluation of the private and social returns to SRPs. We provide numerous suggestions for the collection and processing of additional data that would greatly improve our understanding of how these partnerships affect economic performance at the firm, industry, and aggregate levels.
AB - A rapid rise in the incidence of strategic research partnerships (SRPs) involving firms, universities, non-profit organizations, and public agencies has stimulated an important public policy debate regarding whether these relationships enhance economic performance. In this paper, we present a taxonomy of SRPs and assess empirical studies of their effectiveness. We also identify data limitations that can preclude an accurate evaluation of the private and social returns to SRPs. We provide numerous suggestions for the collection and processing of additional data that would greatly improve our understanding of how these partnerships affect economic performance at the firm, industry, and aggregate levels.
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U2 - 10.3152/147154302781780859
DO - 10.3152/147154302781780859
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036823510
SN - 0302-3427
VL - 29
SP - 331
EP - 343
JO - Science and Public Policy
JF - Science and Public Policy
IS - 5
ER -