Data di Pubblicazione:
2016
Citazione:
Social Benefits and Costs of Large Scale Research Infrastructures / M. Florio, E. Sirtori. - In: TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE. - ISSN 0040-1625. - 112(2016), pp. 65-78. [10.1016/j.techfore.2015.11.024]
Abstract:
This paper explores some of the methodological issues involved in a cost-benefit analysis framework for
large scale capital-intensive research infrastructures. We propose a conceptual model based on the estimation
of quantities and shadow prices of cost aggregates, and of six main categories of economic benefits:
technological spillovers, human capital formation, knowledge outputs, cultural effects, services to third
parties including consumers, and a public good, the pure value of discovery. We justify the reasons why these
benefits of research infrastructures should be often expected to be the core ones in ex-ante project evaluation.
Other benefits may be considered as well, but often by qualitative methods only. Empirical approaches are
suggested for further applied research.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Research infrastructures; Cost-benefit analysis; Externalities; Public good; Knowledge
Elenco autori:
M. Florio, E. Sirtori
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