Measuring the Economic Return on Federal Research Investments

本次研讨会回顾并讨论了定量和定性数据的使用，以衡量联邦研究和发展投资的回报。尽管目前的ARRA报告要求以就业为重点，但标准普尔融资的影响可以量化，而不仅仅是就业。举办讲习班是为了征求进一步分析的具体建议，包括新的或经过修改的方法和数据来源。讨论了一系列主题：-现有的定量指标-现有的定性指标-投入产出模型的使用-方法的比较-对国际活动的考虑研讨会制定了研究议程和数据收集工作，供联邦研究机构使用，以实施新的方法和模型。智力价值：该项目的贡献在于系统地汇集了在衡量研究成果（在研发投资范围内，不包括服务回报）方面所做的一系列工作（由学者、顾问和研究机构本身），并提供了一个讨论这些方法的论坛。该项目还考虑了不同研究领域（如农业与能源研究）使用的不同方法，以确定哪些方法适用于一系列联邦标准普尔政府资助。更广泛的影响：根据2009年《美国复苏与再投资法案》（ARRA），研究支出的大幅增加，以及总统对未来科学和技术（S&amp；T）资金增加的承诺，提高了衡量研究投资影响的必要性。讲习班有助于在研究和发展的公共投资水平方面建立一个更基于经验的决策过程。

This workshop reviews and discusses the use of quantitative and qualitative data to measure the returns on federal research and development investments. Despite the job-focused mandate of the current ARRA reporting requirements, the impact of S&T funding can be quantified beyond employment. The workshop is organized to elicit specific suggestions for further analysis including new or modified methodologies and data sources.A range of topics is addressed: - Existing quantitative metrics- Existing qualitative metrics- The use of input-output models - Comparison of methodologies- Consideration of international activitiesThe workshop generates a research agenda and data collection efforts to be used by federal research agencies to implement new methodologies and models. Intellectual Merit: The contribution of this project is to systematically assemble the range of work (by academics, consultants, and research agencies themselves) that has been done in measuring research outcomes (within the boundaries of research and development investments, and not including payoffs to services) and to provide a forum to discuss these methods. This project also considers the different methodologies used across fields of research (e.g. agriculture vs. energy research) to identify which are applicable to a range of federal S&T funding.Broader Impact: The extraordinary increase in research expenditures under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 and the President's commitment to science and technology (S&T) funding increases going forward have heightened the need for measuring the impacts of research investments. The workshop contributes to a more empirically-based decision making process with respect to the levels of public investment in research and development.