En mi experiencia (negativa) a este respecto, estas inercias dependen en parte de coordinadores de asignaturas que por un lado no desean aprender otras herramientas, y por el otro, les viene bien que la universidad les pague su herramientad de trabajo. Esto es solo anecdótico, habrá muchas más cosas

"The fourth problem is that some of those people are investors in financial assets such as inflation-protected securities (TIPS) that are directly linked to the BLS’s estimates of inflation, as well as other assets that depend on the credibility of official US statistics."

"But while Trump’s fans may applaud McEntarfer’s fate as a suitable punishment for faking the numbers, his opponents will view it as opening the door to future fakery. This is the third piece of bad news: there are many people who used to trust the BLS’s numbers, but no longer will"

"First, like much of what Trump does, it serves as a distraction. Second, Trump’s behaviour signals to his supporters that US statistics are not the outcome of an impartial and professional process — they are invented for political reasons and only a fool would take them seriously."