Assessing the Rate of Replication in Economics

S-Tier
Journal: American Economic Review
Year: 2017
Volume: 107
Issue: 5
Pages: 27-31

Score contribution per author:

1.609 = (α=2.01 / 5 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We assess the rate of replication for empirical papers in the 2010 American Economic Review. Across 70 empirical papers, we find that 29 percent have 1 or more citation that partially replicates the original result. While only a minority of papers has a published replication, a majority (60 percent) have either a replication, robustness test, or an extension. Surveying authors within the literature, we find substantial uncertainty over the number of extant replications.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aecrev:v:107:y:2017:i:5:p:27-31
Journal Field
General
Author Count
5
Added to Database
2026-01-24