Contest models highlight inherent inefficiencies of scientific funding competitions

Scientific research funding is allocated largely through a system of soliciting and ranking competitive grant proposals. In these competitions, the proposals themselves are not the deliverables that the funder seeks, but instead are used by the funder to screen for the most promising research ideas....

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Published in:	PLoS biology Vol. 17; no. 1; p. e3000065
Main Authors:	Gross, Kevin, Bergstrom, Carl T.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 02.01.2019 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Awards and Prizes Biology and Life Sciences Communication in science Economic analysis Efficiency Epidemiology Funding Grants Humans Lotteries Management Medical research Meta Peer review People and Places Physical Sciences Proposals Research and Analysis Methods Research funding Research grants Research Personnel Research Support as Topic - economics Research Support as Topic - methods Research Support as Topic - trends Researchers Science Policy Social Sciences Success Writing North Carolina United States > US
ISSN:	1545-7885, 1544-9173, 1545-7885
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