Perceptions of fundamental science: Evidence from a classroom experiment

Large-scale research infrastructures such as particle colliders, radio telescopes, the International Space Station, are often funded through general taxation and taxpayers are called to contribute to scientific discovery. How much are people actually willing to pay for investments in science? What d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Francesco Giffoni, Massimo Florio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Social Sciences and Humanities Open
Subjects:
C83
D61
I23
O32
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291120300802