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Value Judgments and Efficiency in Publicly Supported Research

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This paper is concerned only with research that is intended to guide, influence, or illuminate public policy choices. As professionals, we economists exhibit an unfortunate contradiction in values. Economists insist on making value judgments because they are needed to do research on public policy issues, and, simultaneously, insist on not discussing them, thereby keeping ourselves ignorant about what we are doing.

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  • Ladd, George W., 1983. "Value Judgments and Efficiency in Publicly Supported Research," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 15(1), pages 1-7, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jagaec:v:15:y:1983:i:01:p:1-7_01
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    1. George Ladd, 1993. "InterpretingEconomic Justice for all as a pre-economic essay on merit wants," Forum for Social Economics, Springer;The Association for Social Economics, vol. 23(1), pages 59-75, September.
    2. Musser, Wesley N. & Tew, Bernard V., 1984. "Use Of Biophysical Simulation In Production Economics," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 16(1), pages 1-10, July.

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