Sloan Economics Research
Supports economics and policy studies on technology, infrastructure, and caregiving through national research opportunities.
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's Economics program supports original economic research across four focus areas: the economics of science and technology (including industrial strategy, emerging technologies, regional development, scientific careers, and research funding practices); the economics of transportation and infrastructure (examining costs, benefits, and U.S. bottlenecks); the economics of…
Economics of science and technology; transportation and infrastructure; caregiving; strengthening the economics profession.
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