Sutter, Daniel; Pjesky, Rex - In: Econ Journal Watch 4 (2007) 2, pp. 230-240
Using papers published in 2003 and 2004, we measure the extent of math-free research in top economics journals. Of more than 1200 papers published in ten top journals, six percent met a weak criterion of math-free, three percent an intermediate criterion, and only 1.5 percent a strong criterion....