Cooperation, Competition, and the Contractarian View of Scientific Research

Abstract

Using the approach known as ‘Economics of Scientific Knowledge’, this paper defends the view of scientific norms as the result of a ‘social contract’, i.e., as an equilibrium in the game of selecting the norms under which to proceed to play the game of scientific research and publication. A categorisation of the relevant types of scientific norms is offered, as well as a discussion about the incentives of the researchers in choosing some or other alternative rules.

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Jesus Pedro Zamora Bonilla
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

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