Peer Review And Economic Psych

Question 1

What is a peer review

Answer 1

They judge the scientific quality of research and should enable poor scientific practice, or fraudulent work, to be identified and not published

Question 2

Why are peer reviews used

Answer 2

.Publication of research in science journal and books
.Assessing research rating of university depts
. Allocate research funding

Question 3

What is the process of peer review

Answer 3

● An expert in the same field will be selected, who works for the journal the paper has been submitted to.
● They will read the unpublished paper, looking for any mistakes
● They will say that it can be published, that it needs a review before publication or that it is rejected.
● Usually there are small changes to be made

Question 4

What are economic implications

Answer 4

It is the effect that something might have on the economic system such as research on taxes and behavioural econ ect

Question 5

How does psych and econ link in terms of productivity

Answer 5

If mental health is bad, more time taken off work, productivity is lowered, firms are affected, they pay sick days as well, gdp decreases with lowered productivity