Econ Journal Watch

Econ Journal Watch
DisciplineEconomics
LanguageEnglish
Edited byDaniel B. Klein
Publication details
History2004-present
Publisher
FrequencySemiannual
Yes
0.920 (2010)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Econ J. Watch
Indexing
ISSN1933-527X
LCCN2006215193
OCLC no.55659121
Links

Econ Journal Watch is a semiannual peer-reviewed electronic journal established in 2004. It is published by the Fraser Institute. According its website, the journal publishes comments on articles appearing in other economics journals, essays, reflections, investigations, and classic critiques.[1] As of 2017, the Journal maintained a podcast, voiced by Lawrence H. White.[2]

As of 2011, the editor-in-chief was Daniel B. Klein, a libertarian economist and professor at George Mason University.[3] In 2018, the managing editor was Jason Briggeman.[4] As of 2022, the Fraser Institute claimed nine Nobel laureates had been on the Journal's advisory council.[5]

Studies

A 2010 study by Klein and Zeljka Buturovic published in Econ Journal Watch purported to show that conservatives and libertarians were better informed than liberals about economics.[6][7] After receiving criticism, the authors adjusted their research questions in a new study, and published its different findings in 2011.[7][3][8][9] Jonathan Chait of The New Republic, who had called the 2010 study "hackery" and "obviously designed to portray conservatives as better informed",[6] offered the authors praise in 2011 for the revisions.[7]

A study published in Econ Journal Watch in 2016 said that American university professors were much more likely to be Democrats than Republicans.[10][11]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences, EconLit, Journal of Economic Literature, and Research Papers in Economics. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2010 impact factor of 0.920.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "About & Contact ยท Econ Journal Watch". econjwatch.org. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Econ Journal Watch Audio". The Nassau Institute. Nassau, The Bahamas. 5 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2022. The host of EJW Audio is Lawrence H. White, a co-editor of EJW and professor of economics at George Mason University
  3. ^ a b Daniel B. Klein (December 2011). "I Was Wrong, and So Are You". The Atlantic. Emerson Collective. ISSN 1072-7825. Retrieved 15 August 2022. Econ Journal Watch, a journal that I edit
  4. ^ "Fostering Resilience in the Medical Marketplace" (PDF). Niskanen Center. July 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  5. ^ "More from the Fraser Institute". Institut Fraser. L'Institut Fraser. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022. Nine Nobel laureates have lent their names to the journal's advisory council
  6. ^ a b Chait, Jonathan (2010-06-08). "Study Proves Libertarian Economists Ignorant". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  7. ^ a b c Chait, Jonathan (16 May 2011). "Insult Retractions: A (Very) Occasional Feature". The New Republic.
  8. ^ "Confirmation Bias and Economic Knowledge". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
  9. ^ ETHAN RICHARDSON (28 November 2011). "ANNE'S A, BURT'S B, AND THE CONCLUSIVE CONVENIENCE OF THE "MYSIDE"". The Mockingbird. Retrieved 15 August 2022. Later, upon realizing that his research may have been somewhat slanted, Klein co-captains a research plan that would take into account what he coins the "myside bias" or "confirmation bias."
  10. ^ Ana Swanson (14 October 2016). "The most liberal universities in the United States". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 August 2022. An article recently published in Econ Journal Watch draws on original data to show [...]
  11. ^ "Voter registration data show Democrats outnumber Republicans among social scientists, 11.5 to 1".
  12. ^ "Econ Journal Watch". 2010 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)