Transparency, Reproducibility, and the Credibility of Economics Research / Garret S. Christensen, Edward Miguel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Christensen, Garret S.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Miguel, Edward.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w22989.

NBER working paper series no. w22989

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2016.

Summary:

There is growing interest in enhancing research transparency and reproducibility in economics and other scientific fields. We survey existing work on these topics within economics, and discuss the evidence suggesting that publication bias, inability to replicate, and specification searching remain widespread in the discipline. We next discuss recent progress in this area, including through improved research design, study registration and pre-analysis plans, disclosure standards, and open sharing of data and materials, drawing on experiences in both economics and other social sciences. We discuss areas where consensus is emerging on new practices, as well as approaches that remain controversial, and speculate about the most effective ways to make economics research more credible in the future.

Notes:

Print version record

December 2016.