A study into "whether private research investments are distorted away from long-term projects." The "empirical context is cancer research, where clinical trials -- and hence, project durations -- are shorter for late-stage cancer treatments relative to early-stage treatments or cancer prevention."

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A study into "whether private research investments are distorted away from long-term projects." The "empirical context is cancer research, where clinical trials -- and hence, project durations -- are shorter for late-stage cancer treatments relative to early-stage treatments or cancer prevention."