Behaviour in public good experiments is usually attributed partly to rational self-interest and partly to social norms and preferences. This paper examines if sensitivity to social desirability affects public good contribution and in what way. A pre-experimental measure of social desirability (SDS17) was used to match partners in a two-person public good game. Half the participants received exp...

Private R&D is a major source of innovation and productivity growth in agriculture worldwide. This paper examines trends and determinants of agricultural R&D in China. Results show that while the public sector monopolized agricultural research until recently, private agricultural R&D has grown rapidly since 2000, driven largely by agribusiness privatization. Public-sector R&D investments in bas...

The COVID-19 pandemic is an unexpected driver of cultural change. Science and the role governments in promoting investment knowledge creation are now prominent public discourse. Suddenly, laypeople who never paid attention to newspaper articles on scientific discoveries, funding work, socio-economic impact research development (R&D), realized that our life literally depends upon esoteric knowle...