This article is an introduction to meta-research, a systematic and replicable process of synthesizing research findings across a body of original research. After introducing the reader to the core of meta-research methodology, meta-research logic and tools are applied to present an evidence synthesis of empirical research on responsive regulation. The article concludes with a meta-research agenda for regulation and governance scholarship, and five key lessons from the empirical responsive regulation literature.

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为什么元研究对监管和治理学术很重要：响应性监管研究的说明性证据综合

这篇文章是对元研究的介绍，元研究是一个系统的、可复制的过程，它综合了大量原始研究的研究结果。在向读者介绍元研究方法论的核心之后，元研究逻辑和工具被应用于呈现响应性监管实证研究的证据综合。本文以监管和治理奖学金的元研究议程以及实证响应监管文献中的五个关键教训作为结论。