Skewed incentives and the distribution of resources toward corporations have undermined the integrity of scientific research and contributed to the public’s distrust in expertise. Matt Lucky explores the political economy of scientific research and potential reforms to bring scientific research closer to its ideals. Various scholars and commentators have lamented the crisis of public trust in scientific expertise. Read it at ProMarket >>| ProMarket
In a new NBER working paper, John M. Barrios, Filippo Lancieri, Joshua Levy, Shashank Singh, Tommaso Valletti, and Luigi Zingales explore the impact of various conflicts of interest on readers’ trust in academic research findings, uncovering significant nuances and implications for academia and policy. Trust in academic research is crucial as academia shapes policies, informs […]| ProMarket
In new research, Yonghong An, Michael A. Williams, and Mo Xiao find that increases in an academic journal’s subscription price and its publisher’s market share leads to fewer article citations, hindering knowledge creation and research collaboration.| ProMarket
