This book reveals the behavior of economics professors based on the highly questionable incentive system they face. It is particularly critical of the theoretical literature they produce as if they were contestants in a superficial publication game where scientific integrity is often ignored.
This book reveals the behavior of economics professors based on the highly questionable incentive system they face. It is particularly critical of the theoretical literature they produce as if they were contestants in a superficial publication game where scientific integrity is often ignored.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Steven Payson has been a consultant at ICF Incorporated and the Inter-American Development Bank; a senior economist at the National Science Foundation and the Departments of Agriculture and Interior; and a branch chief at the Bureau of Economic Analysis. He received his doctorate in economics from Columbia University. He has taught at Columbia University, American University, Georgetown, and Virginia Tech. Since 2006, Dr. Payson has been executive director of the Association for Integrity and Responsible Leadership in Economics, and in 2009-2010 he was president of Society of Government Economists. He is author of four other economics books.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: No, This Is Not a Joke Chapter 2: Why Does Theoretical Economic Literature Exist? Chapter 3: What Allows "Literature-Only" Theoretical Discourse to Exist? Chapter 4: How the Game is Played Chapter 5: The Quest for Honest Truth in Economic Science Chapter 6: The Effects of Electronic Files, Citation Counts, and Bibliometric Databases Chapter 7: Scholarship, Though Beautiful, Cannot Save the Academic Economics Profession Chapter 8: Academic Economics at Its Dumbest and Ugliest Chapter 9: Violations of Professional Ethics, Whether by Ignorance or Intent Chapter 10: Product Evolution and a Personal Story Chapter 11: Conclusion: What Must Be Done in Academic Economics Bibliography About the Author
Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: No, This Is Not a Joke Chapter 2: Why Does Theoretical Economic Literature Exist? Chapter 3: What Allows "Literature-Only" Theoretical Discourse to Exist? Chapter 4: How the Game is Played Chapter 5: The Quest for Honest Truth in Economic Science Chapter 6: The Effects of Electronic Files, Citation Counts, and Bibliometric Databases Chapter 7: Scholarship, Though Beautiful, Cannot Save the Academic Economics Profession Chapter 8: Academic Economics at Its Dumbest and Ugliest Chapter 9: Violations of Professional Ethics, Whether by Ignorance or Intent Chapter 10: Product Evolution and a Personal Story Chapter 11: Conclusion: What Must Be Done in Academic Economics Bibliography About the Author
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