Why do academics oppose the market economy? Sophistication and perception of market failures
Abel François
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Raul Magni Berton
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Résumé
Rejection of the market economy is widespread in academia. This fact has often been observed, but rarely explained. Using a large survey on French academics which replicates questions used in international surveys, this article confirms that French academics are hostile to market economy principles in comparison with the French population. Two explanations are tested: the first posits that academics—as knowledge providers—are likely to experience a “public good” market failure. Their rejection of the market economy is thus linked to their specific positioning vis-à-vis the market economy itself. The second hypothesis assumes that academics are not involved in market activities. Consequently, this lack of familiarity leads academics to be more suspicious towards an institution they barely experience. Both hypotheses are consistent with our data.
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Résumé |
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Rejection of the market economy is widespread in academia. This fact has often been observed, but rarely explained. Using a large survey on French academics which replicates questions used in international surveys, this article confirms that French academics are hostile to market economy principles in comparison with the French population. Two explanations are tested: the first posits that academics—as knowledge providers—are likely to experience a “public good” market failure. Their rejection of the market economy is thus linked to their specific positioning vis-à-vis the market economy itself. The second hypothesis assumes that academics are not involved in market activities. Consequently, this lack of familiarity leads academics to be more suspicious towards an institution they barely experience. Both hypotheses are consistent with our data.
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Titre |
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Why do academics oppose the market economy? Sophistication and perception of market failures
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Auteur(s) |
Abel François
1, 2
, Cal Le Gall
3
, Raul Magni Berton
4, 5
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LAEP -
LAboratoire d'Economie Publique
( 16346 )
- Maison des Sciences Economiques 106-112 Bd de l'Hôpital 75647 Paris cedex 13
- France
2
LEM -
Lille économie management - UMR 9221
( 413157 )
- Université de Lille, Site Cité Scientifique Bâtiment SH2 - 59655 Villeneuve D'Ascq
- France
3
Universität Salzburg
( 82879 )
- Universität Salzburg, Kapitelgasse 4-6, A-5020 Salzburg
- Autriche
4
PACTE -
Pacte, Laboratoire de sciences sociales
( 1041685 )
- Siège : IEP - BP 48 38040 Grenoble cedex 9
- France
5
IEPG -
Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble
( 89636 )
- 1030, avenue centrale - Domaine Universitaire - 38400 Saint-Martin-d'Hères
- France
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Volume |
17
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Page/Identifiant |
228-256
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Date de publication |
2019-06-03
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Internationale
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DOI | 10.1057/s41253-019-00088-4 |
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