Transparency and Reproducibility in Economics: Context, and Lessons learned from 1,000 papers

The American Economic Association's Data Editor has reviewed more than 1,000 empirical articles since July 2019, and worked with authors to improve the reproducibility of their research compendia (replication packages). Some lessons emerge from this work. In this presentation, I will focus on lessons for young scholars (students and young researchers), on possible lessons even for more seasoned researchers. Students and researchers are embedded within institutions, and I will discuss the kind of support that institutions (universities, data providers, compute services) should be providing to students, faculty, and researchers, for a robust, reproducible, and transparent science enterprise.

This particular presentation has been shortened for presentation at the MEA-SOLE meetings in 2023.

Transparency and Reproducibility in Economics: Context, and Lessons learned from 1,000 papers

Presentation given at the McMaster University Spark talks (2022-12-02).

The American Economic Association's Data Editor has reviewed more than 1,000 empirical articles since July 2019, and worked with authors to improve the reproducibility of their research compendia (replication packages). Some lessons emerge from this work. In this presentation, I will focus on lessons for young scholars (students and young researchers), on possible lessons even for more seasoned researchers. Students and researchers are embedded within institutions, and I will discuss the kind of support that institutions (universities, data providers, compute services) should be providing to students, faculty, and researchers, for a robust, reproducible, and transparent science enterprise. 

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Transparency and Reproducibility in Economics: Context, and Lessons learned from 1,000 papers

Presentation given at the World Bank in the specific context of the World Bank's Reproducible Research Fundamentals course (2022-10-04).

Transparency and Reproducibility in Economics: Lessons learned from 1,000 papers

Presentation made at the Frisch Centre at the University of Oslo on 2022-09-07.

Transparency and Reproducibility in Economics: Lessons learned from 1,000 papers

Presentation made at the Stockholm School of Economics on 2022-09-05.

Transparency and Reproducibility in Economics: Lessons learned from 1,000 papers

Presentation made at the 97th WEAI meetings in Portland, OR, USA, on 2022-06-30.