Every source we cite
Every statistic on this site links to a named source. This page lists all of them and shows where we use each one.
- National Association of Colleges and Employers. Position statement: U.S. internships. Reports results of the NACE 2022 Student Survey.
Cited on: The Student Research Institute, The hidden cost of lab experience, Our impact, Research and economic opportunity, Partner with us, Why company money goes straight to students, Why every number on this site has a footnote, For foundations and grant programs, Partner brief, Press and media kit
- National Association of Colleges and Employers. Press release, July 27, 2023. Results of the 2023 Student Survey on paid and unpaid internships.
Cited on: The hidden cost of lab experience
- Carnevale AP, Smith N. Balancing Work and Learning: Implications for Low-Income Students. Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2018.
Cited on: The Student Research Institute, The hidden cost of lab experience, The bill for an unpaid summer, Ten hours a week, two terms: what the persistence data says, Who gets to become a doctor, For foundations and grant programs, Partner brief, Press and media kit
- Bangera G, Brownell SE. Course-based undergraduate research experiences can make scientific research more inclusive. CBE Life Sciences Education. 2014;13(4):602-606.
Cited on: The Student Research Institute, Our mission, The hidden cost of lab experience, What research does for a student, Who gets to become a doctor
- Von der Mehden BM, Pennino EM, Fajardo HL, Ishikawa C, McDonald KK. Building authentic science experiences. CBE Life Sciences Education. 2023;22(4):ar46.
Cited on: Our mission, Who gets to become a doctor, For foundations and grant programs
- Haeger H, Bueno EH, Sedlacek Q. Participation in undergraduate research reduces equity gaps in STEM graduation rates. CBE Life Sciences Education. 2024;23(1):ar11.
Cited on: The Student Research Institute, Our impact, What research does for a student, Ten hours a week, two terms: what the persistence data says, Who gets to become a doctor, For foundations and grant programs
- Hernandez PR, Woodcock A, Estrada M, Schultz PW. Undergraduate research experiences broaden diversity in the scientific workforce. BioScience. 2018;68(3):204-211.
Cited on: The Student Research Institute, Our impact, More than 45 student researchers funded, What research does for a student, Research and economic opportunity, Lab stipends and housing, Ten hours a week, two terms: what the persistence data says, What a dollar of research returns, For foundations and grant programs, For labs and universities
- Eagan MK, Hurtado S, Chang MJ, Garcia GA, Herrera FA, Garibay JC. Making a difference in science education: the impact of undergraduate research programs. American Educational Research Journal. 2013;50(4):683-713.
Cited on: What research does for a student
- Lopatto D. Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE): first findings. Cell Biology Education. 2004;3(4):270-277.
Cited on: What research does for a student
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Undergraduate Research Experiences for STEM Students: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities. National Academies Press, 2017.
Cited on: What research does for a student, For labs and universities
- Malcom LE, Dowd AC. The impact of undergraduate debt on the graduate school enrollment of STEM baccalaureates. The Review of Higher Education. 2012;35(2):265-305.
Cited on: The hidden cost of lab experience
- Bell A, Chetty R, Jaravel X, Petkova N, Van Reenen J. Who becomes an inventor in America? The importance of exposure to innovation. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 2019;134(2):647-713. Free version: NBER Working Paper 24062.
Cited on: The Student Research Institute, Research and economic opportunity, Lost Einsteins and the lab down the hall
- Chetty R, Friedman JN, Saez E, Turner N, Yagan D. Mobility Report Cards: The Role of Colleges in Intergenerational Mobility. NBER Working Paper 23618, 2017. Published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2020.
Cited on: Twelve US universities, Lost Einsteins and the lab down the hall
- Chetty R, Stepner M, Abraham S, et al. The association between income and life expectancy in the United States, 2001-2014. JAMA. 2016;315(16):1750-1766.
Cited on: Research we funded is in use at the Boston Congress of Public Health, Why we fund health inequality research, Health economics and health inequality research, Who gets to become a doctor, Research areas, Press and media kit
- Association of American Medical Colleges. An Updated Look at the Economic Diversity of U.S. Medical Students. Analysis in Brief, October 2018.
Cited on: Why we fund health inequality research, Who gets to become a doctor
- Jones BF, Summers LH. A Calculation of the Social Returns to Innovation. NBER Working Paper 27863, 2020.
Cited on: Research and economic opportunity, What a dollar of research returns
- United for Medical Research. NIH's Role in Sustaining the U.S. Economy, 2025 update. Fiscal year 2024 data.
Cited on: Research and economic opportunity, What a dollar of research returns
- Galkina Cleary E, Beierlein JM, Khanuja NS, McNamee LM, Ledley FD. Contribution of NIH funding to new drug approvals 2010-2016. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018;115(10):2329-2334.
Cited on: Research and economic opportunity, What a dollar of research returns, Research areas
- Azoulay P, Graff Zivin JS, Li D, Sampat BN. Public R&D investments and private-sector patenting: evidence from NIH funding rules. The Review of Economic Studies. 2019;86(1):117-152.
Cited on: Research and economic opportunity, What a dollar of research returns
- U.S. National Science Foundation. Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), program solicitation NSF 23-601. Stipend and cost guidance for REU Sites.
Cited on: The Student Research Institute, The hidden cost of lab experience, Lab stipends and housing, Ways to give, The bill for an unpaid summer, How to build a research budget, Press and media kit
- Haustein S, et al. Estimating global article processing charges paid to six publishers for open access between 2019 and 2023. arXiv:2407.16551, 2024.
Cited on: Publication fees, Publishing costs money too
- Borrego A. Article processing charges for open access journal publishing: a review. Learned Publishing. 2023;36(3):359-378.
Cited on: Publication fees, Publishing costs money too
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Numbers, research, and discovery: STEM employment projected to take off. The Economics Daily, December 9, 2025.
Cited on: Research and economic opportunity, What a dollar of research returns
- New York University, College of Arts and Science. Dean's Undergraduate Research Fund, research grant description and allowable expenses.
Cited on: The hidden cost of lab experience, The bill for an unpaid summer
- Inside Higher Ed. Rethinking unpaid undergraduate research. April 16, 2026.
Cited on: The hidden cost of lab experience, Twelve US universities
- Boston Congress of Public Health. Founding members, mission, and vision.
Cited on: The Student Research Institute, Research we funded is in use at the Boston Congress of Public Health
- Finkelstein A, Taubman S, Wright B, et al. The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment: evidence from the first year. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 2012;127(3):1057-1106.
Cited on: The Oregon Medicaid experiment, explained for students
- Baicker K, Taubman SL, Allen HL, et al. The Oregon experiment: effects of Medicaid on clinical outcomes. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2013;368(18):1713-1722.
Cited on: The Oregon Medicaid experiment, explained for students
- Chetty R, Hendren N, Kline P, Saez E. Where is the land of opportunity? The geography of intergenerational mobility in the United States. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 2014;129(4):1553-1623.
Cited on: Research and economic opportunity
- Chetty R, Grusky D, Hell M, Hendren N, Manduca R, Narang J. The fading American dream: trends in absolute income mobility since 1940. Science. 2017;356(6336):398-406.
Cited on: Research and economic opportunity
- Obermeyer Z, Powers B, Vogeli C, Mullainathan S. Dissecting racial bias in an algorithm used to manage the health of populations. Science. 2019;366(6464):447-453.
Cited on: Why we fund health inequality research
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