Replication in Economics

Abstract

This examination of the role and potential for replication in economics points out the paucity of both pure replication --checking on others' published papers using their data --and scientific replication --using data representing different populations in one's own work or in a Comment.Several controversies in empirical economics illustrate how and how not to behave when replicating others' work.The incentives for replication facing editors, authors and potential replicators are examined.Recognising these incentives, I advance proposals aimed at journal editors that will increase the supply of replication studies, and I propose a way of generating more scientific replication that will make empirical economic research more credible.

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