Titolo
Distribution of Academic Research Funds: Case of Japanese National Research Grant
Periodico
Università degli Studi di Torino. Dip. Di Economia e Statistica Cognetti de Martiis LEI & BRICK - Lab. Di economia dell'innovazione 'Franco Momigliano', Bureau of Research in Innovation, Complexity and Knowledge, Collegio Carlo Alberto. WP series
Anno: 2010 - Volume: 12 - Fascicolo: 18 - Pagina iniziale: 1 - Pagina finale: 28

Drawing on a database of the competitive research funds in the Japanese academia, this study examines the distribution of research grants at the university and individual levels. The data indicates high inequality at the university level and slightly lower inequality at the individual level. Over the last four decades, the total grant budget has greatly increased and an increasing number of researchers have received the funds. Simultaneously, the average grant size has significantly grown and multiple awarding (i.e., one researcher receives more than one grant at the same time) has become more frequent. These changes being taken together, the level of inequality has not been changed substantially. The extent of inequality largely differs between scientific fields; especially high in basic natural sciences and relatively low in social sciences. A close examination of inequality over researchers’ career indicates different patterns of transition between fields and cohorts. Finally, the funding distribution is compared with the distribution of publications as an output indicator, and the former is found more unequal than the latter



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