This paper examines the causes of increasing similarity between House and Senate committees in their oversight of executive branch agencies. Using a panel design, the paper examines the influence of environmental (e.g., public demand and inter-branch relations), institutional (i.e.,...

The question of 'R&D specialisation' has emerged as an issue of debate on the research policy agenda. But what is this question and why should we bother with it? The question boils down to whether, for any given geographical-political entity, there are benefits to having R&D efforts concentrated...