To Replicate or Not to Replicate? Exploring Reproducibility in Economics through the Lens of a Model and a Pilot Study

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9711520
AutoresZacharias Maniadis (0000-0002-3225-0835, University of Southampton), Fabio Tufano (0000-0002-7774-5647, University of Nottingham), John A List (0000-0002-1740-3848, University of Chicago)
Ano2017
Volume127
Fascículo605
PáginasF209-F235
Data de publicação2017-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Economic Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297
EditoraOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/ecoj.12527
OpenAlexW2729447387
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13
Referências citadas55

The sciences are in an era of an alleged ‘credibility crisis.’ In this study, we discuss the reproducibility of received empirical results, focusing on economics research. By combining theory and empirical evidence, we discuss the import of replication studies, and whether they improve our confidence in novel findings. The theory sheds light on the importance of replications, even when replications themselves are subject to research biases. We then report data from a pilot meta-study of replication in the subfield of experimental economics, which serves as a positive benchmark for investigating the credibility of economics. Our meta-study highlights certain difficulties when applying meta-research and systematizing the economics literature

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