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Why do social scientists need editors?
Samantha Eyler-Driscoll discusses how academic editors support social science research and foster diversity in fields like economics.
Digital goods as social equalizers
New research featuring a survey experiment calculates that digital goods contribute an extraordinary $2.52 trillion in value across 13 countries studied, with disproportionate benefits for lower-income users and countries.
Defund or Reform?
Activists have long argued that widespread reformist impulses after social uprisings against police violence tend to lead to expansions in the policing industry. But what is the evidence? Shom Mazumder reviews a new working paper that investigates.
What the preprint revolution means for researchers in the Global South
Has the advent of open science platforms remedied geographical bias in attention to new research? In a word: No.
The Nelson memo and the dinosaurs
Could the White House’s new public access policy for federally funded research disrupt the academic publishing oligopoly?
Talk at the Top
Introducing Our Talk at the Top Series: How Economists Talk (and Write) for Each Other and Why You Need to Know.
Sobel’s “Mourning edition” offers an authoritative peek at the mechanics of peer review in economics
Explore the insights of Joel Sobel, a former top-5 editor, in his reflective piece “Mourning Edition.” Delve into the mechanics of peer review in economics, learn about submitting research, handling rejections, and the role of referees.