Influence of Federal Laboratory R&D
On Industrial Research
The paper studies the influence of research and development in the federal laboratory system Results are based on a sample of 220 industrial research laboratories that work with a variety of
federal laboratories and agencies and are owned by 115 firms in the chemicals, machinery, electrical equipment, and motor vehicles industries.
Link
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/economics/www/workingpapers/rpi0301.pdf