Peer review design and p-hacking: evidence from a policy shift to single-blind review.
In 2011, the American Economic Association (AEA) changed the peer review policy of its journals, shifting from double-blind to single-blind review. Under the new system, author identities are disclosed to referees, whereas they are formally concealed under double-blind review. This paper finds that...
| Publicado en: | Oxford Economic Papers Vol. 78; no. 3; pp. 958 - 973 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Jul2026
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| Sumario: | In 2011, the American Economic Association (AEA) changed the peer review policy of its journals, shifting from double-blind to single-blind review. Under the new system, author identities are disclosed to referees, whereas they are formally concealed under double-blind review. This paper finds that this change in the information environment did not affect the prevalence of p-hacking in articles published in the American Economic Review. |
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