Title :
The impact of Government R&D expenditures on US technology advancement
Author :
Winthrop, Capt Michael ; Deckro, Richard F. ; Kloeber, Jack M., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Technol., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
Traditionally, the United States has not set a specific National Technology policy like those seen in many other nations. However, the US Government does spend large amounts of money on research and development (R&D) through such agencies as Department of Defense (DoD) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The National Science Foundation (NSF) reports that before 1978, the US Government funded over 50% of all R&D in the United States. By 1996, Government funding for R&D dropped to 33.6% of all R&D in the US. This work investigates the relationship between defense and space expenditures on R&D and national technology advancement in the aerospace industry
Keywords :
aerospace industry; economics; government policies; investment; research and development management; Department of Defense; NASA; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; National Science Foundation; USA; aerospace industry; government R&D expenditures; national technology advancement; research and development; technology advancement; Aerospace industry; Bibliometrics; Economic indicators; Investments; Lifting equipment; Linear regression; NASA; Research and development; Space technology; US Government;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-02-4
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1999.808290
