Hoppe, Heidrun C.; Pfähler, Wilhelm - In: Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik 2 (2001) 2, pp. 125-144
This paper has four major objectives. The first is to emphasize the fundamental but mostly overlooked role of instrumentation and experimental technique in linking basic and applied research. The second is to provide an overview of the major economic effects of basic research investments. The...