Listen now | An interview with Karlstack's Chris Brunet about EJMR, the biggest scandal to hit the economics profession, and the broader rot in academia
As he says, explicit fraud isn't the main problem. The noise about "replicability" is an intentional distraction. Most published work in any branch of academia is trivial, aimed solely at pleasing the grantors and advisors. As with media, the HUGE problem is what DOESN'T get published, not what DOES. Serious original work doesn't move you toward tenure and grants, so nobody can afford to try it.
As he says, explicit fraud isn't the main problem. The noise about "replicability" is an intentional distraction. Most published work in any branch of academia is trivial, aimed solely at pleasing the grantors and advisors. As with media, the HUGE problem is what DOESN'T get published, not what DOES. Serious original work doesn't move you toward tenure and grants, so nobody can afford to try it.
Good interview. I wonder how many Canadians will head south to red states. You are all welcome. Interesting related article. https://www.wsj.com/science/data-colada-debunk-stanford-president-research-14664f3?st=icb94n3i6zfhya9&reflink=article_copyURL_share