This paper covers those parts of elementary logic that are needed in an introductory course on philosophy of science and the methodology of economics. With this aim in mind, much of the technical material from standard logic courses can be dropped. Specifically, the exposition emphasizes the...

The paper presents a linear model of product quality in scientific competition.The only outputs of research are published papers; the onlyinputs are labor and papers by other researchers, which are cited whenused. Researchers compete for status, measured as their rank in a citationscount. If...

Using a simple OLG model where the research output of one generation provides inputs for the next, the paper explains how quality standards can become established in scientific competition. Researchers seek status, which they get if their results are used by the next generation. Quality is...

Research and Science Today Journal is a publication founded in 2011 and it is dedicated to the students of all levels (license, master and doctoral) of faculties in the country and abroad. We want to offer the participants the opportunity to present their scientific works in the following areas:...

In this issue are included scientific articles which debate problems from social science fields: fight against social exclusion, violent radicalisation of young muslims, mixed reactions from the dynymics of the most recent migration crisis, european commission's role, theological elites, human...

In this issue are included scientific articles which debate problems from social science fields: Romanian confessional education, National Socialis, austerity, human security, religion and reconstruction, democratization, extraction algorithms, preventic mechanical damage, Romanian criminal Law,...