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How does the US number account for research indirectly funded by the government? Weapons projects and so on?
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon Mar 26th, 2007 at 10:07:15 AM EST
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I would think that weapons projects tend to be funded by the government? Or at least as well. Whether or not military spending on research & development is included I don't know. Quite possible that it is. This can't account for the difference with Japan, though.
by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Mon Mar 26th, 2007 at 10:27:50 AM EST
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I'd imagine - without evidence - that R&D directly funded as such is counted. If Boeing carry out R&D for a new fighter plane project would it be counted as governement or private spending?

I have no idea what would be behind the Japanese figure, but I'd be interested in the structure of it.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon Mar 26th, 2007 at 10:30:12 AM EST
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