In Policyland, nobody reads this stuff. They just cite it. It is extremely easy to lie. And apparently, there are no repercussions in academia for producing work that would get a grad student kicked out of a program -- provided the work is done on commission in one's "consulting" capacity and is not submitted to a "real" journal (feel free to publish in a Law Review or something not considered "real" by your department). It is a gentleman's agreement in the profession that allows the folks who move in Policyland to make a nice living.
Link Harvest: Krugman asks why economists misrepresent work of others
In Policyland, nobody reads this stuff. They just cite it. It is extremely easy to lie. And apparently, there are no repercussions in academia for producing work that would get a grad student kicked out of a program -- provided the work is done on commission in one's "consulting" capacity and is not submitted to a "real" journal (feel free to publish in a Law Review or something not considered "real" by your department). It is a gentleman's agreement in the profession that allows the folks who move in Policyland to make a nice living.
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