�The USDA is attempting to shift more research funds into competitive grants involving collaboration across disciplines on large projects. This type of research structure raises a host of information and incentive issues. The objective of this paper is to shed new light on principal-agent problems that are likely to arise in this new funding structure.incentives; Principal-agent model; team research; competitive grants; multi-disciplinary research
Non-Peer ReviewedAddressing the needs of primary producers through publicly funded research and deve...
The last decade has been characterized by a growing lack of con-fidence in research decision making ...
A substantial portion of agricultural research and development (R&D) is publicly funded. It is there...
The USDA is attempting to shift more research funds into competitive grants involving collaboration ...
A conceptual analysis of important issues in the organization and management of academic research is...
This paper presents a conceptual analysis of important issues in management of agricultural researc...
At least since the 1950s, studies have shown unusually high productivity of public agricultural rese...
This paper presents one of the first systematic treatments of economic incentives in the management ...
To increase the efficiency of the public agricultural R&D system, expanded use of competitive grants...
The United States has developed a very successful R&D system for agriculture. It is a system with sh...
Public and private R&D are important sources of advances in knowledge leading to new technologies fo...
The United States has developed a very successful R&D system for agriculture. It is a system with s...
This article analyzes alternative funding mechanisms for agricultural research and the benefits and ...
Public and private R&D are important sources of advances in knowledge leading to new technologies fo...
The objective of this paper is to develop an optimal incentive system for multitasking scientists in...
Non-Peer ReviewedAddressing the needs of primary producers through publicly funded research and deve...
The last decade has been characterized by a growing lack of con-fidence in research decision making ...
A substantial portion of agricultural research and development (R&D) is publicly funded. It is there...
The USDA is attempting to shift more research funds into competitive grants involving collaboration ...
A conceptual analysis of important issues in the organization and management of academic research is...
This paper presents a conceptual analysis of important issues in management of agricultural researc...
At least since the 1950s, studies have shown unusually high productivity of public agricultural rese...
This paper presents one of the first systematic treatments of economic incentives in the management ...
To increase the efficiency of the public agricultural R&D system, expanded use of competitive grants...
The United States has developed a very successful R&D system for agriculture. It is a system with sh...
Public and private R&D are important sources of advances in knowledge leading to new technologies fo...
The United States has developed a very successful R&D system for agriculture. It is a system with s...
This article analyzes alternative funding mechanisms for agricultural research and the benefits and ...
Public and private R&D are important sources of advances in knowledge leading to new technologies fo...
The objective of this paper is to develop an optimal incentive system for multitasking scientists in...
Non-Peer ReviewedAddressing the needs of primary producers through publicly funded research and deve...
The last decade has been characterized by a growing lack of con-fidence in research decision making ...
A substantial portion of agricultural research and development (R&D) is publicly funded. It is there...