Summary of NIST Laboratory Economic Impact Studies
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Over 11-year period, 2000-2011, 16 economic impact studies conducted of NIST research programs
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Average benefit-cost ratio of 47:1
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Selection of projects for study based on perceived existence of industry impact (not randomly selected)
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But, topics cover wide range of technologies and industries
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And, estimates derived only from industries receiving direct transfer of research output from NIST (no multiplier effect estimated)
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Hence, studies collectively provide good indicator of past and potential economic impacts
Bottom line: NIST has done a relatively large number of impact studies covering a wide range of technologies and industries. Therefore, these studies collectively can be viewed as a legitimate indicator of NIST industry impact.
Economic Studies of NIST Laboratory Programs, 2000-2009
For access to individual studies, see list on this web page.
Note: a number of studies were conducted prior to 2000, but are not included in this list
| Year |
Industry |
Project/Output |
BCR |
| 2000 |
Pharmaceuticals |
cholesterol measurement/SRM
|
4 |
| 2000 |
Photonics |
laser and fiber optic power and energy calibration/calibrations*
|
7 |
| 2000 |
Chemicals |
sulfur in fossil fuels/SRM
|
113 |
| 2000 |
Building Technology
|
construction system integration & automation technologies (industrial)
|
5 |
| 2001 |
Building Technology
|
Fire Dynamics Simulation
|
101 |
| 2001 |
Electronics |
Josephson voltage standard/SRM
|
5 |
| 2001 |
Building Technology
|
construction system integration & automation technologies (commercial)
|
4 |
| 2001 |
Information Technology
|
data encryption standards/standard conformance test methods*
|
102 |
| 2001 |
Information Technology
|
role-based access control/reference models (RBAC)
|
109 |
| 2002 |
Chemicals |
National Traceable Reference Materials Program/SRD; calibration services
|
21 |
| 2002 |
Manufacturing |
STEP/stds; conformance test methods & services
|
8 |
| 2008 |
Semiconductors |
superfilling research techniques
|
6 |
| 2008 |
Semiconductors |
low-k materials characterization
|
9 |
| 2009 |
Materials |
consortium-based combinatorial methods development and transfer
|
9 |
| 2010 |
Information Technology
|
search engines (TREC)
|
5 |
| 2010 |
Information Technology
|
computer security (RBAC)
|
249 |
16 total studies
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Average BCR: 47
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