| By: |
Frank Mueller-Langer (European Commission – JRC);
Benedikt Fecher (Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society);
Dietmar Harhoff (Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition);
Gert G. Wagner (Max Planck Institute for Human Development; DIW Berlin, German Socio Economic Panel Study (SOEP); Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)) |
| Abstract: |
We investigate how often replication studies are published in empirical
economics and what types of journal articles are eventually replicated. We
find that from 1974 to 2014 0.10% of publications in the Top 50 economics
journals were replications. We take into account the results of replication
(negating or reinforcing) and the extent of replication: narrow replication
studies are typically devoted to mere replication of prior work while
scientific replication studies provide a broader analysis. We find evidence
that higher-impact articles and articles by authors from leading institutions
are more likely to be subject to published replication studies whereas the
probability of published replications is lower for articles that appeared in
higher-ranked journals. Our analysis also suggests that mandatory data
disclosure policies may have a positive effect on the incidence of replication. |
| Keywords: |
Replication, economics of science, science policy, economic methodology |
| JEL: |
A1 B4 C12 C13 |
| Date: |
2018–04 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ipt:decwpa:2018-01&r=sog |