Research funding has become prone to bubble formation

Friday, November 22, 2013 - 14:30 in Mathematics & Economics

Fashions in research funding, reward structures in universities and streamlining of scientific agendas undermine traditional academic norms and may result in science bubbles. New research shows how the mechanisms that set off the financial crisis might be replicating in the field of science.

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