Sunday, December 29, 2013

As always, follow the money

Academic Choice Theory Hits the NY Times | Mike the Mad Biologist

Why academic economists might not be counted on to be objective.

2 comments:

  1. Who can be counted on to be objective?

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  2. Nobody.

    But the point is to be aware of biases and try to correct for them. If a medical practitioner was on a drug company's dole, the bias is obvious, and must be reported when research is published.

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