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		vorpalhex 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The first American 'scientific refugees' arrive in... > In general, Europe spends more on academic research than the US, both in absolute terms and as a fraction of GDP. This statement appears to be incorrect. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/d... has the EU at $380B https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf24332 has the US Fed (not state) at $880B.

jltsiren 7 months ago [–]

I was talking about academic research, where the total spending is ~$100 billion/year in both blocks. See, for example, https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf25313 and https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb202326/academic-r-d-internatio...

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