Where have all the comments gone?
For decades, the American Economic Review regularly published formal comments β papers that replicate, reassess, or challenge earlier AER articles.
In our latest blog post, we show: theyβve nearly disappeared.
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Where have all the comments gone?
For decades, the American Economic Review regularly published formal comments β papers that replicate, reassess, or challenge earlier AER articles.
In our latest blog post, we show: theyβve nearly disappeared.
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