I’m not sure on the exact valuation research agendas should get, but I would argue that well thought-through research agendas can be hugely beneficial in that they can reorient many researchers in high-impact directions, leading them to write papers on topics that are vastly more important than they might have otherwise chosen.
I would argue an ‘ingenious’ paper written on an unimportant topic isn’t anywhere near as good as a ‘pretty good’ paper written on a hugely important topic.
I’m not sure on the exact valuation research agendas should get, but I would argue that well thought-through research agendas can be hugely beneficial in that they can reorient many researchers in high-impact directions, leading them to write papers on topics that are vastly more important than they might have otherwise chosen.
I would argue an ‘ingenious’ paper written on an unimportant topic isn’t anywhere near as good as a ‘pretty good’ paper written on a hugely important topic.