Conflicting Economic Statistics: Four Cases and How to Read Them
In the summer of 2026 two of the most respected institutions in economics published forecasts for global growth in the...
Research Methods in Economics
Discover key research methods in economics, including hypothesis testing, data collection, and analysis. Ideal for students and researchers looking to master essential techniques for conducting effective economic research.
Replication Files Reproducibility: How Economics Research Becomes Checkable
Replication files reproducibility practice explains how data, code, README files, logs, and documentation make economics research checkable.
Big Data Computational Economics: Turning New Data Into Evidence
Big data computational economics uses administrative records, platform traces, text, satellite images, and machine learning to measure behavior and study...
Lab Experiments Behavioral Economics: Testing Decision-Making Under Controlled Conditions
Lab experiments behavioral economics tests fairness, trust, loss aversion, framing, and strategic choice under controlled incentives.
Open Science Economics: Infrastructure for Credible and Reproducible Research
Open science economics builds credibility through registries, replication files, repositories, code standards, data documentation, and journal verification systems.
Publication Bias File Drawer: Missing Null Results Distort Evidence
Publication bias file drawer problems hide null results, inflate published effects, and make economic evidence look stronger than the full...
Field Experiments Economics: Testing Policy Where People Actually Decide
Field experiments economics tests policies in real-world settings using random assignment, making causal evidence stronger while exposing implementation challenges.
Causal Diagrams DAGs: Mapping Assumptions in Research Design
Causal diagrams DAGs help researchers map assumptions, identify confounders, avoid bad controls, and design more credible empirical studies.
Survey Design Questionnaire: Methodology for Reliable Economic Data
Survey design questionnaire methodology explains how wording, response scales, recall periods, sampling, and pretesting turn economic concepts into reliable data.
Propensity Score Matching: Building Comparable Groups in Observational Studies
Propensity score matching builds comparable treatment and control groups in observational studies by matching units with similar treatment probabilities.