We document economists' opinions about what is worth knowing and ask (i) which research objectives economic research … economic researchers who publish in English. We report three main findings. First, economists' opinions are vastly … economics as a field does not appreciate and work on what economists collectively prefer. …

respect to conference characteristics. Based on a sample of European labour economists, preferences are measured using the … vignette approach where participants are asked to choose between hypothetical European Association of Labour Economists (EALE … location of the conference. There is substantial heterogeneity in the taste of labour economists especially with respect to …

an economic history of the period from 1850-1950, with distinguished economists' stories inserted in appropriate places …. Nasar's goal is to show how economists work, but also to show that they are people too - with more than enough warts and …'s remarkably different conception in The Worldly Philosophers. I also discuss more generally the question of why economists might …

We develop a theory of the market for individual reputation, an indicator of regard by one’s peers and others. The … reputation? Using evidence for academic economists, we find that, conditional on its impact, the quantity of output has no or …

economists in 19 countries, we examine the effect of ideological bias on views among economists. Participants were asked to … evaluate statements from prominent economists on different topics, while source attribution for each statement was randomized …-/non-mainstream, or removing them, significantly reduces economists' reported agreement with statements. This contradicts the image …

-related dissertations in economics over time and in many sub-fields. Women economists are significantly more likely to write gender …