Are estimates typically closer to the true parameter value when those estimates are published in highly-ranked economics journals? Using 14,387 published estimates from 24 large literatures, we find that, within literatures, the mean and variance of parameter estimates have little or no...

In February 2025, the European Commission published a communication, under the title 'The road to the next MFF', in which it announced plans for 'a simpler, more focused and more impactful budget' - and through which it launched preparations for the EU's next seven-year budget, or multiannual...

This article identifies the two approaches to defining a book review. The first defines a book review as a text published in the 'Book Reviews' section of a journal. The second approach involves specifying criteria that a text must satisfy to qualify as a book review and assessing whether a...