This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Social and Economic Science Project Grant, with the official CFDA program title "Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences", provides $296,646 in funding to the University of California, Berkeley to investigate the role of media coverage in driving the commercial diffusion of scientific knowledge.
The researchers will compile a unique dataset linking scientific press releases, journal articles, and patent-to-paper citations to study the causal impact of media coverage on commercial applications of science. They will employ an innovative research design to generate random variation in press release likelihood to better understand the mechanisms through which media coverage can facilitate the translation of scientific discoveries into commercial innovations. This research aims to provide insights for addressing the challenge of limited scientific commercialization.
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