disciplineseconomics
Disciplineseconomics is an interdisciplinary field that applies economic theory and empirical methods to study the organization, incentives, and behavior of academic disciplines and professional fields. It treats disciplines as institutions with distinct governance structures, funding streams, reward systems, and reputational economies, and asks how these factors shape research agendas and knowledge production.
Methodology and topics include the use of microeconomic models, game theory, and econometrics to analyze funding
Relation to other fields: It overlaps with the economics of science, science and technology studies, and higher
Critiques and limitations: Critics warn that economic models may oversimplify cultural and institutional contexts; boundaries between
History and usage: The term disciplineseconomics has emerged in recent scholarship as researchers seek to quantify