NSERC peer review vs. baseline funding roundup.

Here is at least a partial roundup of posts regarding the must-read paper by Gordon and Poulin (2009). If you have not read it yet, you can obtain a copy by emailing the author: gordonr(at)cc.umanitoba.ca.

Eliminate peer-review of baseline grants entirely? (A Blog Around the Clock)
Why eliminate the peer-review of baseline grants? (A Blog Around the Clock)
Cheaper to Skip Peer Review of Grants? (CanadaResearchFunding.org)
Applying to NSERC? Everyone gets a grant! (Sandwalk)
Bad argument against baseline funding (Genomicron)
Economics of peer review at NSERC â€“ a pernicious discussion (H&C)

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