How much would each researcher receive if competitive government research funding were distributed equally among researchers?
Scientists are increasingly dissatisfied with funding systems that rely on peer assessment and, accordingly, have suggested several proposals for reform. One of these proposals is to distribute available funds equally among all qualified researchers, with no interference from peer review. Despite its numerous benefits, such egalitarian sharing faces the objection, among others, that it would lead to an unacceptable dilution of resources. The aim of the present paper is to assess this particular objection. We estimate (for the Netherlands, the U.S. and the U.K.) how much researchers would recei... Mehr ...
Verfasser: | |
---|---|
Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Vaesen , K & Katzav , J 2017 , ' How much would each researcher receive if competitive government research funding were distributed equally among researchers? ' , PLoS ONE , vol. 12 , no. 9 , e0183967 , pp. 1-11 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183967 |
Schlagwörter: | Budgets / Financing / Government / Netherlands / Research Personnel / Research/economics / United Kingdom / United States |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27213808 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | https://research.tue.nl/en/publications/4aa5ed1b-ef7e-413d-8cbe-73a1d254c960 |