Funding allocation, inequality, and scientific research output: an empirical study based on the life science sector of Natural Science Foundation of China

Scientific research activity produces the null null on resource allocation. Based on a data set in the life sciences field from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) during the 11th Five-Year-Plan (2006---2010), this paper makes an empirical study on how the Matthew Effect of funding allocation at the institutional level and city level impact scientific research activity output. With Gini coefficient evaluation, descriptive...