tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post5396837768816222378..comments2024-03-27T03:00:27.024-04:00Comments on Facts & other stubborn things: Shifts in policy for shifts in scientific discoveryEvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259004160963531720noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-64769621199804803102010-05-25T09:13:56.483-04:002010-05-25T09:13:56.483-04:00btw - this data is available from NBER, and Evan i...btw - this data is available from NBER, and Evan if you're interested in the paper itself I can get that too (in case Wheaton doesn't have a subscription).dkuehnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136690886858186981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-39716795474406433522010-05-25T09:13:08.385-04:002010-05-25T09:13:08.385-04:00Very interesting. To a certain extent, one wonder...Very interesting. To a certain extent, one wonders whether this trend is due to funding mechanisms. In other words - does the funding really need to catch up or does it push scientists in this direction?<br /><br />My guess is it doesn't really push them that way - the nature of the work does. But it's something to consider. Awarding Nobel Prizes to individuals and the prestige of getting a discovery named after you don't constitute the entirety of the scientific institutional infrastructure. Much of this infrastructure may already be moving in this direction.<br /><br />The journal point is interesting too - and I always think its reasonable to question to what extent editorial policies themselves are driving these trends, rather than actual changes in the practice of science.dkuehnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136690886858186981noreply@blogger.com