The contribution of basic research projects funded by the Austrian Science Fund to economic and societal impacts

Jürgen Janger, Alexandros Charos, Kathrin Hofmann, Gerhard Streicher (WIFO), Johanna Dau, Henrika Langen, Martin Unger (IHS), Angelika Sauer-Malin, Michael Ploder, Lisa Schön (Joanneum Research, Policies) ; research assistance: Anna Strauss-Kollin, Moritz Uhl (WIFO), Yamna Krasny (Joanneum Research Policies) ; Institute for Advanced Studies, Joanneum Research, Policies, WIFO

The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) is the main funder of basic research projects in Austria, selecting projects purely based on their scientific quality, rather than any impacts outside academia. Nevertheless, usually such impacts arise from basic research over time, even if unintended. This study combines various methodological approaches to illustrate the wide range of economic and societal impacts FWF-funded research projects contributed to. A survey among principal investigators combined with FWF's own database, bibliometric analysis of publications and patents, case studies as well as economic modelling and estimations lead to a detailed picture of the type and quantity of impacts outside academia.

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Year of publication:	November 2024
Authors:	Janger, Jürgen ; Charos, Alexandros ; Hofmann, Kathrin ; Streicher, Gerhard ; Dau, Johanna ; Langen, Henrika ; Unger, Martin ; Sauer-Malin, Angelika ; Ploder, Michael ; Schön, Lisa
Other Persons:	Strauss-Kollin, Anna (contributor) ; Uhl, Moritz (contributor) ; Krasny, Yamna (contributor)
Institutions:	Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (issuing body) ; Institut für Höhere Studien (issuing body) ; Policies Zentrum für Wirtschafts- und Innovationsforschung (issuing body)
Publisher:	Wien : WIFO, Austrian Institute of Economic Research
Subject:	Grundlagenforschung \| Basic research \| Technologiepolitik \| Technology policy \| Wirkungsanalyse \| Impact assessment \| Volkswirtschaft \| Economy \| Gesellschaft \| Society \| Österreich \| Austria \| 2009-2022