The occasion was the release of a report from an outside panel of experts funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Dominant among the opponents of change who testify before legislative panels are the recipients of public funds - police chiefs, prosecutors, and drug abuse experts funded by government contracts and grants.
NEW YORK -- The art market plummeted with the onset of the global financial crisis, but experts, fund managers, collectors and auctioneers are optimistic that the once-hot investment is on the verge of solid recovery.
Critics say it pays experts, funds scientific papers that support its case, rubbishes the evidence that goes against it and declares, as part of its participation in the government's Responsibility Deal, that it is making its products more healthy.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 — Senator John McCain is locking up a cast of top-shelf Republican strategists, policy experts, fund-raisers and donors, in a methodical effort to build a 2008 presidential campaign machine, drawing supporters of President Bush despite the sometimes rocky history between the two men.
However, the search of experts without funding from industry may be unproductive, and freedom from any conflict (not only financial) can be difficult to ascertain.
There is agreement that "clinicians and patients are most likely to pay attention to recommendations that are formulated by independent experts without funding from industry" [ 16].
Following items were studied: year of publication, positive or negative study, location of study, expert team, funding source, conflict of interest, the use of a new device, instruction to the author including STARD statement, impact factor of the journal.
That's why expert witnesses' funding sources are relevant in court proceedings.
