In the context of bee research:
Dave Goulson, a biology professor at the University of Sussex, … likened taking money from agrochemical companies to taking money from the tobacco industry, which long denied that cigarettes were addictive. …
“You can’t win,” Dr. Goulson added. “If you are funded by industry, people are suspicious of your research. If you’re not funded, you’re accused of being a tree-hugging greenie activist. There’s no scientist who comes out of this unscathed.”
via www.nytimes.com
Any comparison to economics research will be left to the reader.
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