Bias and careers: Evidence from the aid effectiveness literature

Chris Doucouliagos, Thomas Hinz and Katarina Zigova

European Journal of Political Economy, 2022, vol. 71, issue C

Abstract: We collect data on the careers of 189 authors who published aid effectiveness estimates during the 1970 to 2011 period, and apply meta-regression analysis to investigate the impact of authors' careers on the degree of selectivity in which results are reported. Among non-tenured researchers, publication selection bias and research inflation are increasing with age, on average. This bias is highest among older non-tenured researchers. In search for channels, we find suggestive evidence that a portion of the preferential reporting in favour of aid effectiveness is associated with non-tenured authors’ links with aid agencies.

Keywords: Aid; Tenure; Publication selection bias; Meta-regression analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A11 C18 F35 I23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2021.102056

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