Researchers do not get patents, but they get citations, recognition, and promotions. While some researchers dedicate their lives to the search for truth, regardless of any personal gain, many are driven by the hope of academic stardom and the money that comes with it.
创造新经济观点（或旧观点的新证据）的过程也与此相去不远。研究者得不到专利权，但可能被引用，被承认，名声大噪。一些研究者皓首穷经只为寻找真理，完全不计个人名利，但大多数研究者如此投入的目的成为学术明星、获得因此带来的滚滚财富。