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Citizens’ support for government spending on science and technology

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  • Luis Sanz-Menéndez
  • Gregg G. Van Ryzin
  • Eloisa del Pino

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This paper analyses public support for government spending on science and technology (S&T) and its determinants. It constructs hypotheses based on previous findings from two streams of research: public preferences for government spending and public understanding of science. Using data from a large national survey in Spain, it develops multivariate models to test the relevance of various predictors of public support for government spending on S&T. Findings identify several variables that are clear and consistent predictors of public support for government spending on S&T: the respondent’s educational level, interest and participation in science, knowledge of science, and positive values and views of S&T. However, the effects of other variables also related to general attitudes towards science are less clearly associated with support for government spending on S&T.

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  • Luis Sanz-Menéndez & Gregg G. Van Ryzin & Eloisa del Pino, 2014. "Citizens’ support for government spending on science and technology," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 41(5), pages 611-624.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:41:y:2014:i:5:p:611-624.
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