This looks much more interesting than the research being done by Shapiro et. al. on media bias.
The costs of media bias
A majority of Americans view news organizations as politically biased, creating a strong incentive for firms to try to present themselves as impartial. This paper argues that the desire to appear unbiased leads to information [...]
Sorry, being a bit dramatic. However, I have seen a number of statistics along these lines with respect to the likelihood of physicians being reported for improper care. I want to see an analysis of how much of a rise in insurance costs is distributed among physicians along several dimensions (and not just type of [...]
I often here the claim that goes something like this:
These scientists know that if they do research and results are in no way alarming, their research will gather dust on the shelf and their research careers will languish. But if they do research that sounds alarms, they will become well known and respected and receive [...]
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