The Effect of State Disinvestment in Higher Education

Science policy requires a firm understanding of the impact of funding on the quantity and quality of research outputs produced by university scientists. This project will examine the impact of recent declines in state support for public universities on scientific research output. The results of this research will allow policymakers to make informed decisions about the allocation of scarce funding resources to higher education at the state and federal levels.

National Science Foundation Collaborative Research Grant

Principal Investigator

Donna K. Ginther, director of IPSR, Regents and Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor of Economics

Joshua Rosenbloom, professor of economics, Iowa State University

Project Dates

June 2019 – May 2023


Funding Agency