Is Peer Review in Decline?
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Author(s)
Ellison, Glenn
Date Issued
March 2011
Journal
Economic Inquiry
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Citation
Ellison, Glenn. “IS PEER REVIEW IN DECLINE?” Economic Inquiry 49.3 (2011): 635–657. Web.
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Author's final manuscript
Abstract
Over the past decade, there has been a decline in the fraction of papers in top economics journals written by economists from the highest-ranked economics departments. This paper documents this fact and uses additional data on publications and citations to assess various potential explanations. Several observations are consistent with the hypothesis that the Internet improves the ability of high-profile authors to disseminate their research without going through the traditional peer-review process. (JEL A14, O30)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-7295.2010.00261.x
