Thursday, September 13, 2012

On the value of government-funded research

Here's something interesting on the value of most government-funded research, from The Bureau Of Labor Statistics. 

Page two, point #3. 

It's near zero. 

Fascinating. 

2 comments:

JT said...

That paper is dated 2007. That means it is Bush's fault.

The Whited Sepulchre said...

True. I'm sure that it's improved since then because of who is signing the checks.