Consensus

Pavel Kuchar

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_30-1

Consensus

Pavel Kuchar

Political Economy

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Abstract

How does the process of consensus formation affect the accuracy and reliability of our knowledge? Cognitive and epistemic division of labor creates a problem of trust in the use and application of knowledge. Consequently, the reliability of scientific consensus depends on whether the incentives, which the self-interested members of scientific communities face, are aligned in the right way.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Law and Economics
Publisher	Springer
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_30-1
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2014

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Name	Encyclopedia of Law and Economics
Publisher	Springer New York

Keywords

Consensus
Incentives
Institutions
Science

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