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development & environmental economist. energy access, climate policy, research transparency, replication & meta-science. #FirstGen (@jrgptrs@econtwitter.net)
Mar 4, 2023 9 tweets 4 min read
Is Economics self-correcting? We have a new discussion paper, joint with N Fiala & @flneubauer. Quick answer is: No, rather not. We reviewed all replications published as comments in the AER. Plus, we surveyed the authors. A short thread 1/. bit.ly/3y0wMYp #EconTwitter The AER is one of the few top econ journals that publishes comments on a regular basis. But it’s on the decline. We asked all AER-editors since 1985 what might be the reason – interesting responses, yet no explicit change in policy. 2/.