Replication Talk Costs Lives: Why are Economists so Concerned About the Reputational Effects of Replications?
Abstract
Michael Clemens' recent working paper The Meaning of Failed Replications: A Review and Proposal echoes concerns expressed by some replicatees and economists more generally about the potentially damaging effects of a claim of null replication on reputations (or similar concerns in social psychology. I disagree with Clemens' core argument that replication should be distinguished from robustness testing in part because a null replication bears...
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Replication Talk Costs Lives: Why are Economists so Concerned About the Reputational Effects of Replications?
Published Date
Jan 1, 2015
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