Setting the Budget for Targeted Research Projects

We consider a funding competition for targeted projects. Potential participants have stochastic opportunity costs, and do not know the number of competitors. The funding agency sets a budget cap indicating the maximum funding that participants may request. We show that raising the budget cap helps t...

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Published in:The B.E. journal of economic analysis & policy 2021-07, Vol.21 (3), p.1013-1034
Main Authors: De Chiara, Alessandro, Iossa, Elisabetta
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Opportunity costs
procurement of innovation
project choice
research funding mechanisms
research tournaments
targeted funding
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Federal funding
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O25
O30
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O38
Opportunity costs
procurement of innovation
project choice
research funding mechanisms
research tournaments
targeted funding
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