Econ Journal Watch

Scholarly Comments on Academic Economics

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View our complete access/download stats through 31 Dec 2009, listed chronologically by article: Readership stats (XLS/Excel)(Access/Download stats through 2009)

All-Time Downloads: Top 30

Of the one hundred eighty pieces that EJW(Econ Journal Watch) published 2004-Present, here are the top thirty in all-time downloads. These numbers do not include downloading in form of the Complete-Issue PDF for the respective issue. Those numbers are also shown here, below.

All-Time Downloads: Top 30
RankHitsAuthorTitlePosted
122572Daniel B. Klein and Harika Anna BarlettLeft Out: A Critique of Paul Krugman Based on a Comprehensive Account of His New York Times Columns, 1997 through 20061/1/2008
212218Peter MinowitzAdam Smith’s Invisible Hands12/1/2004
311832Robert WhaplesThe Policy Views of American Economic Association Members: The Results of a New Survey9/1/2009
411274Daniel B. Klein and Stewart DompeReasons for Supporting the Minimum Wage: Asking Signatories of the “Raise the Minimum Wage” Statement12/31/2006
510326Mark ThorntonDrug Policy4/1/2004
69681Daniel B. KleinThe Ph.D. Circle in Academic Economics4/1/2005
78891Stephen T. Ziliak and Deirdre Nansen McCloskeySize Matters: The Standard Error of Regressions in the American Economic Review8/1/2004
88628Gavin KennedyAdam Smith and the Invisible Hand: From Metaphor to Myth5/1/2009
98553Daniel B. Klein and Eric ChiangThe Social Science Citation Index: A Black Box—with an Ideological Bias?4/1/2004
107918Kurt SchulerIgnorance and Influence: U.S. Economists on Argentina’s Depression of 1998-20028/1/2005
117252Lawrence H. WhiteThe Federal Reserve System’s Influence on Research in Monetary Economics8/1/2005
126939Richard H. TimberlakeGold Standards and the Real Bills Doctrine in U.S. Monetary Policy8/1/2005
136541Daniel B. KleinStatist Quo Bias8/1/2004
146176Dan JohanssonEconomics without Entrepreneurship or Institutions: A Vocabulary Analysis of Graduate Textbooks11/30/2004
156013Daniel B. Klein and Pedro P. RomeroModel Building versus Theorizing: The Paucity of Theory in the _Journal of Economic Theory_5/1/2007
165915Peter Gordon and Lanlan WangDoes Economic Performance Correlate with Big Government?8/1/2004
175648Edwin D. Maberly and Raylene M. PierceStock Market Efficiency Withstands another Challenge: Solving the “Sell in May/Buy after Halloween” Puzzle4/1/2004
185529Daniel B. Klein, Tyler Cowen and Timur KuranSalute to Schelling: Keeping It Human3/31/2005
195367David R. HakesConfession of an Economist: Writing to Impress Rather than Inform9/1/2009
205274Philip R. P. Coelho, Daniel B. Klein and James E. McClureFashion Cycles in Economics12/1/2004
215100David R. HendersonThe Role of Economists in Ending the Draft7/31/2005
225019Douglas M. WalkerDo Casinos Really Cause Crime?1/1/2008
235013Randal G. HolcombeThe National Research Council Ranking of Research Universities: Its Impact on Research in Economics12/1/2004
244937Shirley SvornyLicensing Doctors: Do Economists Agree?8/1/2004
254898Bryan CaplanFrom Friedman to Wittman: The Transformation of Chicago Political Economy4/1/2005
264889Dennis Coates and Brad R. HumphreysDo Economists Reach a Conclusion on Subsidies for Sports Franchises, Stadiums, and Mega-Events?9/1/2008
274885Adrian T. Moore and Ted BalakerDo Economists Reach a Conclusion on Taxi Deregulation?1/1/2006
284857E. C. Pasour, JrAgricultural Economists and the State4/1/2004
294810Christina Jonung and Ann-Charlotte StahlbergSymposium: Gender and Economics5/1/2008
304799Paul TrampeThe EITC Disincentive: The Effects on Hours Worked from the Phase-out of the Earned Income Tax Credit9/1/2007

2009 Downloads: Top 30

Of the one hundred sixty-eight pieces that EJW published 2004-2009, here are the top thirty in downloads during 2009. These numbers do not include downloading in the form of the Complete-Issue PDF for the respective issue. Those numbers are also shown here, below.

2009 Downloads: Top 30
RankHitsAuthorTitlePosted
111533Robert WhaplesThe Policy Views of American Economic Association Members: The Results of a New Survey9/1/2009
27936Gavin KennedyAdam Smith and the Invisible Hand: From Metaphor to Myth5/1/2009
34966David R. HakesConfession of an Economist: Writing to Impress Rather than Inform9/1/2009
44879Daniel B. KleinThe Ph.D. Circle in Academic Economics4/1/2005
54648Daniel B. Klein and Harika Anna BarlettLeft Out: A Critique of Paul Krugman Based on a Comprehensive Account of His New York Times Columns, 1997 through 20061/1/2008
64105Daniel B. KleinIntellectual Hazard: A Liberal Selection of Quotations4/30/2009
74102Lawrence H. WhiteThe Federal Reserve System’s Influence on Research in Monetary Economics8/1/2005
83838Peter MinowitzAdam Smith’s Invisible Hands12/1/2004
93566Dennis Coates and Brad R. HumphreysDo Economists Reach a Conclusion on Subsidies for Sports Franchises, Stadiums, and Mega-Events?9/1/2008
103543Daniel B. Klein and Stewart DompeReasons for Supporting the Minimum Wage: Asking Signatories of the “Raise the Minimum Wage” Statement12/31/2006
113435William L. Davis and Bob FigginsDo Economists Believe American Democracy Is Working?5/1/2009
123286Richard H. TimberlakeGold Standards and the Real Bills Doctrine in U.S. Monetary Policy8/1/2005
133256Douglas M. WalkerDo Casinos Really Cause Crime?1/1/2008
143159Ian Ayres and John J. Donohue IIIYet Another Refutation of the More Guns, Less Crime Hypothesis – With Some Help From Moody and Marvell1/1/2009
153069Gavin KennedyA Reply to Daniel Klein on Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand8/31/2009
163051Carlisle E. Moody and Thomas B. MarvellThe Debate on Shall-Issue Laws9/1/2008
173011Paul TrampeThe EITC Disincentive: The Effects on Hours Worked from the Phase-out of the Earned Income Tax Credit9/1/2007
182939Blair JenkinsRent Control: Do Economists Agree?12/31/2008
192932Arnold Kling and John MerrifieldGoldin and Katz and Education Policy Failings in Historical Perspective1/1/2009
202897E. Frank Stephenson and Erin E. WendtOccupational Licensing: Scant Treatment in Labor Texts5/1/2009
212878Daniel B. KleinIn Adam Smith’s Invisible Hands: Comment on Gavin Kennedy4/30/2009
222855Stephen T. Ziliak and Deirdre Nansen McCloskeySize Matters: The Standard Error of Regressions in the American Economic Review8/1/2004
232730Dan JohanssonEconomics without Entrepreneurship or Institutions: A Vocabulary Analysis of Graduate Textbooks11/30/2004
242536Kurt SchulerIgnorance and Influence: U.S. Economists on Argentina’s Depression of 1998-20028/1/2005
252535Daniel B. Klein and Eric ChiangThe Social Science Citation Index: A Black Box—with an Ideological Bias?4/1/2004
262472Daniel B. KleinColleagues, Where Is the Market Failure? Economists on the FDA9/1/2008
272415Christina Jonung and Ann-Charlotte StahlbergDoes Economics Have a Gender?1/1/2009
282379Ian VasquezPeter Bauer: Blazing the Trail of Development5/1/2007
292294Steven HorwitzGreat Apprehensions, Prolonged Depression: Gauti Eggertsson on the 1930s9/1/2009
302292Jeffreys Rogers HummelDeath and Taxes, Including Inflation: the Public versus Economists1/1/2007

Complete-Issue PDF Downloads

Below are the complete issues listed from the earliest to the most recent. Included is the cumulative download total for each from the period 2004-Present.

Complete-Issue PDF Downloads
EJW Issues, ChronologicalCumulative Downloads
1Volume 1, Issue 1, April 200417572
2Volume 1, Issue 2, August 20045611
3Volume 1, Issue 3, December 20045139
4Volume 2, Issue 1, April 20054846
5Volume 2, Issue 2, August 20053935
6Volume 3, Number 1, January 20063558
7Volume 3, Number 2, May 20063806
8Volume 3, Number 3, September 20063644
9Volume 4, Number 1, January 20073385
10Volume 4, Number 2, May 20073525
11Volume 4, Issue 3, September 20072267
12Volume 5, Issue 1, January 20082313
13Volume 5, Issue 2, May 20082614
14Volume 5, Issue 3, September 20082432
15Volume 6, Issue 1, January 20092100
16Volume 6, Issue 2, May 20091792
17Volume 6, Issue 3, September 20091390
18Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2010446

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