'Replication in Empirical Economics: The Journal of Money, Credit and Banking Project' (AER 1985) cast doubt on the integrity and credibility of about 25% of empirical work aimed at the highest quality journals - a structural defect which referees had been unable to detect.  

RL

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From: "John Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, 26 March, 2014 11:10:05 PM
Subject: Re: [SHOE] please post

I would doubt that there is more than anecdotal evidence of this.  I can't
imagine an editor accepting a paper which casts doubt on the integrity and
credibility of the peer review process.  In general those of us at lesser
schools probably believe this piece of folklore.


On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 10:22 AM, Davis, John Bryan <
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>  Subject: publishing in top economics journals
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> A number of people have said they have heard there is research showing the
> probability of being accepted in a top economics journal is higher if one
> is from the school that publishes the journal.  Can anyone direct me to
> where to find this research?
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> John Davis
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