The Impact of Research Funding on Knowledge Creation and Dissemination: A study of SNSF Research Grants

This study investigates the impact of competitive project-funding on researchers' publication outputs. Using detailed information on applicants at the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and their proposals' evaluation, we employ a case-control design that accounts for individual hete...

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