Costa Rica Data in Focus - Data Sources and Estimations

Data sources

Primary data were collected through three institutional survey rounds in 1997-1999 (jointly by IFPRI and ISNAR), 2007-2009, and 2013-2014 (under ASTI). These data were combined with a few secondary sources for the pre-1996 period.

See also Stads, Hartwich, Rodríguez, and Enciso (2008). www.asti.cgiar.org/pdf/ASTICentralAmerica-En.pdf

Estimation procedures

• For a number of agencies, research staff and expenditure data were missing for certain years. These have been interpolated or in a few cases extrapolated.
• Expenditures for the higher-education agencies are estimates based on the average expenditures per researcher for the government agencies.

For general ASTI data procedures and methodology, please visit www.asti.cgiar.org/methodology.