Handbook on the Evaluation of Research and Technology Policy

This Handbook is an essential contribution to further develop the understanding of the socio-economic impacts of science and technology. In this field, highly relevant for the improvement of the effectiveness and efficiency of research and technology policy, this volume provides a detailed overview of recent developments in the changing policy rationales, as well as on the theoretical approaches, state-of-the-art practical methods and currently available indicators used in the evaluation of the social and economic impacts of these policies. An extensive coverage of both quantitative and qualitative evaluation approaches is presented, providing examples from the United States, the European Union and OECD countries.