Publication Date:
2015-08-08
Description:
We empirically study how the characteristics of research and innovation systems influence the openness of national research funding programmes as regards the availability of funding to non-resident researchers. Based on a unique data set of national R&D programmes in the EU27 we identify a number of country-specific factors. These factors determine the degrees of programme openness observed when controlling for programme features in a hierarchical estimation model. Interestingly, we find that the quality and performance of national research add to the explanation of programme openness, whereas national integration into EU funding and research collaboration does not.
Print ISSN:
0302-3427
Electronic ISSN:
1471-5430
Topics:
Nature of Science, Research, Systems of Higher Education, Museum Science