Looking into an Economic Analysis Brief

Looking into an Economic Analysis Brief


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The Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) at NIST wanted to take an in-depth, analytical look into the geographic distribution of active NIST cooperative research and development agreements (CRADA) and licenses throughout 2019 and so they did that just that when they published the NIST Economic Analysis Brief 13. Dr. Michael Hall and Nicole Gingrich of TPO were the authors behind the paper entitled, “The Geographic Footprint of NIST Cooperative Research and Development Agreements and Licenses: Fiscal Year 2019.” For years, NIST has published an annual, by-the-numbers look at the amount of active CRADAs and licenses for any given fiscal year, but this report wanted to tackle a different aspect of the bigger picture. NIST economic analysis briefs, over the years, have shown these values on a national scale and over the course of a longer duration, but this paper aimed to pinpoint specific states and regions over one full fiscal year. By focusing on specific metrics, such as this, NIST can further the understanding of its potential impact within the community and across the country.


The specific metric and the overall research question analyzed in this paper is, “where are the NIST technology transfer partners located?” By diving into and answering this question, this report can provide stakeholders about potential locations for down-stream economic impact. Even though the analysis doesn’t show where the innovations were created or the location of the CRADAs and licenses, it does indicate the locations of the various partners. This is an important step in the right direction, especially considering the potential positive relationship between technology transfer and proximity.            


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