Showing the Impact of University Research Funding

With proposed changes to federal research funding, colleges, universities, and other recipients of federal dollars need to demonstrate their economic impact. Discover how organizations can use IMPLAN to assess the local, regional, and federal effects of their research spending.

Watch as IMPLAN Economist Bjorn Markeson, Ph.D., discusses how IMPLAN estimates these types of impacts. He will explore various ways IMPLAN users can access regional data to better understand the ripple effects of research spending, and walk through a few examples and discuss how to interpret results.

In this webinar, you’ll learn:

• • How to quantify the economic impact of university research funding.
  • The ripple effects of research spending at local, regional, and national levels.
  • Insights into IMPLAN’s methodology for assessing research-related economic activity.
  • Real-world examples of how institutions analyze their economic contributions.