Measuring the benefits of social science research
This paper addresses two questions: The first is What are the benefits of social science research?; the second is "How should they be measured?" The response to the first is that, as with research in the physical sciences, the benefits should be identified in terms of changes in economic surplus for...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
1998
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| author | Smith, Vincent H. |
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| description | This paper addresses two questions: The first is What are the benefits of social science research?; the second is "How should they be measured?" The response to the first is that, as with research in the physical sciences, the benefits should be identified in terms of changes in economic surplus for different groups. It may be useful to use a framework that considers the incidence of the effects of social science research on firms, households, and govenment agencies. The response to the second question is that estimating returns to social science research using conventional econometric techniques may be particularly difficult. Instead, it may be necessary to resort to a case study approach, but care must be taken to ensure that the cases selected for study are genuinely representative. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1612392025-01-10T06:45:46Z Measuring the benefits of social science research Smith, Vincent H. research projects social sciences methodology impact assessment This paper addresses two questions: The first is What are the benefits of social science research?; the second is "How should they be measured?" The response to the first is that, as with research in the physical sciences, the benefits should be identified in terms of changes in economic surplus for different groups. It may be useful to use a framework that considers the incidence of the effects of social science research on firms, households, and govenment agencies. The response to the second question is that estimating returns to social science research using conventional econometric techniques may be particularly difficult. Instead, it may be necessary to resort to a case study approach, but care must be taken to ensure that the cases selected for study are genuinely representative. 1998 2024-11-21T09:54:21Z 2024-11-21T09:54:21Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161239 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Smith, Vincent H. 1998. Measuring the benefits of social science research. Independent Impact Assessment Report. 2. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161239 |
| spellingShingle | research projects social sciences methodology impact assessment Smith, Vincent H. Measuring the benefits of social science research |
| title | Measuring the benefits of social science research |
| title_full | Measuring the benefits of social science research |
| title_fullStr | Measuring the benefits of social science research |
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| title_short | Measuring the benefits of social science research |
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| topic | research projects social sciences methodology impact assessment |
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