Annual review
The returns to R&D: the state of knowledge, 2027
An annually updated survey of what is known about the social return to research and development, and where the remaining uncertainty lies.
To be commissioned
Issues
Papers (3)
- The Social Returns to Public R&D
Andrew J. Fieldhouse, Karel Mertens · 2025
- A Calculation of the Social Returns to Innovation
Benjamin F. Jones, Lawrence H. Summers · 2022
- Public R&D Investments and Private-sector Patenting: Evidence from NIH Funding Rules
Pierre Azoulay, Joshua S. Graff Zivin, Danielle Li, Bhaven N. Sampat · 2019
Announcements
The Pop-Up Journal on the Returns to R&D opens
2026-09-01