Edited by Albert N. Link, Professor Emeritus and former Virginia Batte Phillips Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, US and Nicholas S. Vonortas, Professor, Center for International Science and Technology Policy & Department of Economics, The George Washington University, US

'The economic crisis has simultaneously placed a strong emphasis on the role of R&D as an engine of economic growth and a demand that limited public resources are demonstrated to have had the maximum possible impact. Rigorous evaluation is the key to meeting these needs. This handbook brings together highly experienced leaders in the field to provide a comprehensive and well-organised state-of-the-art overview of the range of methods available. It will prove invaluable to experienced practitioners, students in the field and more widely to those who want to increase their understanding of the complex and pervasive ways in which technological advance contributes to economic and social progress.'

• Contents:1. Introduction to the HandbookAlbert N. Link and Nicholas S. VonortasPART I: ECONOMIC METHODS AND APPLICATIONS2. The Theory and Practice of Public-Sector R&D Economic Impact AnalysisAlbert N. Link and John T. Scott3. Micro-Econometric Approaches to the Evaluation of Technology-Oriented Public Programmes: A Non-Technical Review of the State of the ArtSpyros Arvanitis4. Selection of a Portfolio of R&D ProjectsSébastien Casault, Aard J. Groen and Jonathan D. LintonPART II: NON-ECONOMIC METHODS AND APPLICATIONS5. Peer Review and Expert Panels as Techniques for Evaluating the Quality of Academic ResearchIrwin Feller6. Logic Modeling: A Tool for Designing Program EvaluationsGretchen B. Jordan7. Research Value Mapping and Evaluation: Theory and ApplicationBarry Bozeman and Gordon KingsleyPART III: HYBRID METHODS AND APPLICATIONS8. Social Network MethodologyNicholas S. Vonortas9. Estimating Avoided Environmental Emissions and Environmental Health BenefitsAlan C. O’Connor, Michael P. Gallaher, Ross J. Loomis and Sara E. Casey10. Evaluating Cooperative Research Centers: A Strategy for Assessing Proximal and Distal Outcomes and Associated Economic ImpactsDrew Rivers and Denis O. GrayPART IV: DATA-DRIVEN APPLICATIONS 11. Bibliometrics as a Tool for Research EvaluationDiana Hicks and Julia Melkers12. Patent AnalysisRosalie Ruegg and Patrick Thomas 13. Measuring Innovation with Official StatisticsJohn E. JankowskiIndex

Edited by Albert N. Link, Professor Emeritus and former Virginia Batte Phillips Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, US and Nicholas S. Vonortas, Professor, Center for International Science and Technology Policy & Department of Economics, The George Washington University, US

'The economic crisis has simultaneously placed a strong emphasis on the role of R&D as an engine of economic growth and a demand that limited public resources are demonstrated to have had the maximum possible impact. Rigorous evaluation is the key to meeting these needs. This handbook brings together highly experienced leaders in the field to provide a comprehensive and well-organised state-of-the-art overview of the range of methods available. It will prove invaluable to experienced practitioners, students in the field and more widely to those who want to increase their understanding of the complex and pervasive ways in which technological advance contributes to economic and social progress.'

• Contents:1. Introduction to the HandbookAlbert N. Link and Nicholas S. VonortasPART I: ECONOMIC METHODS AND APPLICATIONS2. The Theory and Practice of Public-Sector R&D Economic Impact AnalysisAlbert N. Link and John T. Scott3. Micro-Econometric Approaches to the Evaluation of Technology-Oriented Public Programmes: A Non-Technical Review of the State of the ArtSpyros Arvanitis4. Selection of a Portfolio of R&D ProjectsSébastien Casault, Aard J. Groen and Jonathan D. LintonPART II: NON-ECONOMIC METHODS AND APPLICATIONS5. Peer Review and Expert Panels as Techniques for Evaluating the Quality of Academic ResearchIrwin Feller6. Logic Modeling: A Tool for Designing Program EvaluationsGretchen B. Jordan7. Research Value Mapping and Evaluation: Theory and ApplicationBarry Bozeman and Gordon KingsleyPART III: HYBRID METHODS AND APPLICATIONS8. Social Network MethodologyNicholas S. Vonortas9. Estimating Avoided Environmental Emissions and Environmental Health BenefitsAlan C. O’Connor, Michael P. Gallaher, Ross J. Loomis and Sara E. Casey10. Evaluating Cooperative Research Centers: A Strategy for Assessing Proximal and Distal Outcomes and Associated Economic ImpactsDrew Rivers and Denis O. GrayPART IV: DATA-DRIVEN APPLICATIONS 11. Bibliometrics as a Tool for Research EvaluationDiana Hicks and Julia Melkers12. Patent AnalysisRosalie Ruegg and Patrick Thomas 13. Measuring Innovation with Official StatisticsJohn E. JankowskiIndex

Edited by Albert N. Link, Professor Emeritus and former Virginia Batte Phillips Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, US and Nicholas S. Vonortas, Professor, Center for International Science and Technology Policy & Department of Economics, The George Washington University, US

'The economic crisis has simultaneously placed a strong emphasis on the role of R&D as an engine of economic growth and a demand that limited public resources are demonstrated to have had the maximum possible impact. Rigorous evaluation is the key to meeting these needs. This handbook brings together highly experienced leaders in the field to provide a comprehensive and well-organised state-of-the-art overview of the range of methods available. It will prove invaluable to experienced practitioners, students in the field and more widely to those who want to increase their understanding of the complex and pervasive ways in which technological advance contributes to economic and social progress.'

• Contents:1. Introduction to the HandbookAlbert N. Link and Nicholas S. VonortasPART I: ECONOMIC METHODS AND APPLICATIONS2. The Theory and Practice of Public-Sector R&D Economic Impact AnalysisAlbert N. Link and John T. Scott3. Micro-Econometric Approaches to the Evaluation of Technology-Oriented Public Programmes: A Non-Technical Review of the State of the ArtSpyros Arvanitis4. Selection of a Portfolio of R&D ProjectsSébastien Casault, Aard J. Groen and Jonathan D. LintonPART II: NON-ECONOMIC METHODS AND APPLICATIONS5. Peer Review and Expert Panels as Techniques for Evaluating the Quality of Academic ResearchIrwin Feller6. Logic Modeling: A Tool for Designing Program EvaluationsGretchen B. Jordan7. Research Value Mapping and Evaluation: Theory and ApplicationBarry Bozeman and Gordon KingsleyPART III: HYBRID METHODS AND APPLICATIONS8. Social Network MethodologyNicholas S. Vonortas9. Estimating Avoided Environmental Emissions and Environmental Health BenefitsAlan C. O’Connor, Michael P. Gallaher, Ross J. Loomis and Sara E. Casey10. Evaluating Cooperative Research Centers: A Strategy for Assessing Proximal and Distal Outcomes and Associated Economic ImpactsDrew Rivers and Denis O. GrayPART IV: DATA-DRIVEN APPLICATIONS 11. Bibliometrics as a Tool for Research EvaluationDiana Hicks and Julia Melkers12. Patent AnalysisRosalie Ruegg and Patrick Thomas 13. Measuring Innovation with Official StatisticsJohn E. JankowskiIndex