This paper tries to shed light on the question "do economics majors learn to 'think like economists'?" by investigating an unusual data set consisting of student evaluations of other students' research papers. The way the data set was collected minimizes incentives for students to grade...

Numerous empirical literatures display conflicting results. This paper examines the conflicting results concerning the rationality of forecasts and expectations. Meta-analysis techniques are used to examine the empirical studies that tested the rationality hypothesis. What did we know, and when...

Klein and Romero's (2007, ECON JOURNAL WATCH) use of the terms theory and model seems at considerable variance from other common uses, suggesting that divergent usage by other economist-authors may confront readers with substantial ambiguity. Clarity and understanding can be enhanced by sorting...