Category Archives: General Economics
Bank of England’s Haldane on the crisis of economics: “Our models are no longer working properly”
Andres Haldane (Photo: Bank of England)
Andrew Haldane is the Bank of England’s Executive Director …
Filed under Financial Crisis, General Economics
Top-flight German business prof faces severe accusations of academic misconduct
One of the most successful German business professors is currently facing awkward questions about …
Filed under General Economics, Uncategorized
Editors of leading Finance journals condemn coerced citations
In February, a study about coerced citations in academic journals made headlines. Allen W. …
Filed under General Economics
An interview with Amartya Sen: "There is a democratic failure in Europe"
Starting this Thursday, the third annual meeting of the Institute for New Economic Thinking …
Filed under General Economics
Coerced citations and manipulated impact factors – the dirty tricks of academic journals
A number of business and economic journals systematically manipulate their impact factors and try …
Filed under General Economics
"Stronger than I expected" – Gerald Epstein on AEA disclosure guidelines
One year ago, Gerald Epstein and Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth, two economists at the University of Massachusetts …
Filed under Economists & the Public, General Economics
The Inside Job, no more
In the aftermath of the financial crisis, the credibility of academic economists was drawn …
Filed under Economists & the Public, General Economics
Not so fellow any more
Why did the renowned Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) chuck out several …
Filed under General Economics
Behind the scenes of EJMR – An interview with Kirk
The Economic Jobs Market Rumor Forum is a controversial web forum for economists. Christine …
Filed under General Economics
