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[email protected] This publication is available at http://www.mrc.ac.uk/publications/browse/economic-impact-report-2014-15/ 2 Economic Impact Report 2014/15 Contents 1.0 Introduction 6 2.0 Summary and highlights 8 3.0 Inputs: investment in the research base 12 3.1 Income and expenditure 12 3.2 Human capital