Why we need to rethink how we fund research and development
"Applied research directed towards immediate social benefit is essential. So is basic research. It increases our wealth of knowledge – an end in its own right – and generates transformational technologies." Image: Hush Naidoo/Unsplash
Hans Gersbach
Professor at CER-ETH - Center of Economic Research at ETH Zurich and CEPR Research Fellow, CER-ETH and CEPR
Ulrich Schetter
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for International Development, Harvard University
Samuel Schmassmann
Economist at Swiss FFA, Economic Analysis and Policy Advice , Swiss FFA
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