This document is a working paper from the National Science Board at the National Science Foundation. The paper is divided into four sections. The first section defines the terms "research" and "development." The second section goes on to provide justification for scientific research and the third and fourth sections provide recommendations for coordinating federally financed research and for...

Located at Cornell University, the Parker Center for Investment Research is dedicated to "the creation and dissemination of leading-edge research relevant to investment managers." Publications on-site include recent working papers on cost-of-capital, earnings forecasting, price momentum, and trading volume, among other topics (1997-present); also included is a collection of student-prepared...