The findings of numerous replication studies in economics have raised serious concerns regarding the credibility and reliability of published applied economic research. Literature suggests that economic research often is not replicable because (i) only a small proportion of journals in the field...

In den Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften nehmen empirische Untersuchungen an Bedeutung zu. Dies schlägt sich auch in einer steigenden Anzahl von entsprechenden Beiträgen in Fachzeitschriften nieder, bei denen Autoren1 eigene Forschungsdaten erhoben oder externe Datensätze verarbeitet...

This paper summarizes the findings of an analysis among scientific infrastructure service providers. These service providers have been evaluated in regard to their potential services for the management of publication-related research data. By conducting a desk research and an online survey, we...

In this paper we summarize the findings of an empirical study conducted by the EDaWaX-Project. 141 economics journals were examined regarding the quality and extent of data availability policies that should support replications of published empirical results in economics. This paper suggests...

In our paper we summarise the findings of an empirical study in which a sample of 346 journals in economics and business studies were examined. We regard both the extent and the quality of journals’ data policies, which should facilitate replications of published empirical research. The paper...

Im vorliegenden Papier werden die Ergebnisse einer Analyse zusammengefasst, in der untersucht wurde, welche Services für das Management von publikationsbezogenen Forschungsdaten gegenwärtig bei wissenschaftlichen Infrastrukturdienstleistern bestehen. Mit Hilfe einer Befragung und einer...

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen auf Basis von Forschungsdaten nehmen in vielen Wissenschaftsdisziplinen zu - 'Data Backed Science' könnte in vielen Fachbereichen zu einem neuen Paradigma der Forschung werden. Wenngleich die Wirtschaftswissenschaften sicher nicht mit datenintensiven Fächern...

In the field of social sciences and particularly in economics, studies have frequently reported a lack of reproducibility of published research. Most often, this is due to the unavailability of data reproducing the findings of a study. However, over the past years, debates on open science...