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The Costs of Critical Commentary in Economics Journals

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Robert Whaples ()
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Article provided by Atlas Economic Research Foundation in its journal Econ Journal Watch.

Volume (Year): 3 (2006)
Issue (Month): 2 (May)
Pages: 275-282
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Keywords: Critical commentary; scientific inquiry; debate; editorial policy; prejudice; error; reliability; animosity; vanity;

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  1. Davis, Paul & Papanek, Gustav F, 1984. "Faculty Ratings of Major Economics Departments by Citations," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 74(1), pages 225-30, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Philip R P Coelho & Frederick De Worken-Eley III & James E McClure, 2005. "Decline in Critical Commentary, 1963-2004," Econ Journal Watch, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, vol. 2(2), pages 355-361, August. [Downloadable!]
  3. Liebowitz, S J & Palmer, J P, 1984. "Assessing the Relative Impacts of Economic Journals," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 22(1), pages 77-88, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  4. Daniel B. Klein & Eric Chiang, 2004. "The Social Science Citation Index: A Black Box—with an Ideological Bias?," Econ Journal Watch, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, vol. 1(1), pages 134-165, April. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Philip R.P. Coelho and James E. McClure, 2006. "Why Has Critical Commentary Been Curtailed at Top Economics Journals? A Reply to Robert Whaples," Econ Journal Watch, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, vol. 3(2), pages 283-291, May. [Downloadable!]
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