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The competitive financing of scientific research is the tool selection of perspective projects through means of the qualified scientific examination of demands, and it is rigid control of the level of carried-out works. The decision about allocation of a new grant is depending on the success of performance and level of publications according to the previous researcher’s projects. Currently, there are not quantitative techniques for assessment of competitive scientific efficiency in the economics. Purpose. Objective of this research is elaboration of quantitative indicator for efficiency assessment of competitive financing. Methodology. Authors analyzed financing and scientific reporting data that is derived from the scientific organizations of one of the regional offices of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2010-2013th. Results. As a result, of the conducted researches author’s approach to a quantitative assessment of efficiency of competitive financing scientific research in different fields of knowledge and different problems of competitions is presented. Authors offered the index of scientific productivity showing change of generation of new knowledge at change of financing on one monetary unit. Authors proved existence of direct proportionality of a share of published articles by results of basic research from a share of the won competitive financing according to the set programs of research for all types of competitive financing that testifies to the high importance of competitive financing for effective development of science. It is empirically received that the value of coefficient correlation of dynamics of financing and the published works within implementation of the project is higher, the index of scientific productivity is higher. Conclusions. The analysis of results of competitive financing of scientific projects showed high return of this type of stimulation of scientific creativity, and also the possibility of a quantitative assessment of productivity of scientific projects.
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Yevgeniy Popov & Maksim Vlasov, 2014.
"Competition Financing for Scientific Organizations in the Region,"
Economy of region, Centre for Economic Security, Institute of Economics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, vol. 1(4), pages 227-237.
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RePEc:ura:ecregj:v:1:y:2014:i:4:p:227-237
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