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- Title
THE EFFECTS OF CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL RESEARCH FUNDING TO UNIVERSITIES.
- Authors
Payne, A. Abigail
- Abstract
Does congressional representation of a university affect the distribution of research funding to universities? This article studies two types of congressional representation: district representation, reflecting interests related to the politician's constituents, and alma mater affiliation, reflecting the politician's personal interests. I find that both types of representation matter and lobbying efforts by public and private universities may differ. Thus this article suggests politics plays a role in diverting funding that might be given to other institutions based under a more objective process, reducing the potential effectiveness of the funding on research activities.
- Subjects
FEDERAL aid to education; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges; FEDERAL aid to research
- Publication
Economic Inquiry, 2003, Vol 41, Issue 2, p325
- ISSN
0095-2583
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ei/cbg012