1. Stiglitz J., et al., Supporting R&D to Promote Economic Growth: The Federal Government's Role (Council of Economic Advisors, Washington, DC, October 1995);
2. These authors suggest that the social rates of return on R&D investment are around 50%, and the private rates are around 20 to 30%.;Coe D.;The Relationship Between Publicly Funded Basic Research and Economic Performance,1995
3. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD Basic Science and Technology Statistics (OECD, Paris, 1995)(and 1997). The OECD ensures that member countries' data comply with standard practices and definitions of R&D spending, as published in the Frascati Manual 1993 (OECD, Paris, 1994).
4. Australian Science: Performance from Published Papers (Australian Government Publication Service, Canberra, 1996)Analysis of the Quality of the UK Science Base (Office of Science and Technology, London, 1997).
5. The Scientific Wealth of Nations