A great point -- in "How Economics Shapes Science," science economist Paula Stephan talks about this problem repeatedly. One of the unforeseen problems in the p

A great point -- in "How Economics Shapes Science," science economist Paula Stephan talks about this problem repeatedly. One of the unforeseen problems in the peer review space is that older professors retire later and later in life compared to previous decades. Professors who know the grantwriting system are have a large advantage over first time submitters and get a disproportionate amount of funding.