Academic economists behaving badly? A survey on three areas of unethical behavior

    Authors

    J. A. List; C. D. Bailey; P. J. Euzent;T. L. Martin

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Econ. Inq.

    Keywords

    UNIVERSITIES; MISCONDUCT; Economics

    Abstract

    This article measures the degree to which academic economists have engaged in unethical behavior and the degree to which academic economists believe the profession as a whole engages in unethical behavior: Three main types of unethical behavior are examined: (I) falsification of research; (2) expropriation of graduate student research or including an undeserving co-author on a research paper; and (3) exchange of grades for gifts, money, or sex. Using a unique data set gathered at the 1998 American Economic Association (AEA) meetings, we find that there is a significant amount of misconduct, particularly in the second category.

    Journal Title

    Economic Inquiry

    Volume

    39

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2001

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    162

    Last Page

    170

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000166536300013

    ISSN

    0095-2583

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