Measuring Research and Development Expenditures in the U.S. Economy

This report examines the portfolio of research and development (RD) expenditure surveys at the National Science Foundation (NSF), identifying gaps and weaknesses and areas of missing coverage. The report takes an in-depth look at the definition of RD, the needs and potential uses of NSF's RD data by a variety of users, the goals of an integrated system of surveys and other data collection activities, and the quality of the data collected in the existing Science Resources Statistics surveys.