Scholarly Comments on Academic Economics

Readership Statistics

If you want to know how many times a particular article has been downloaded, go to that article’s abstract page and look in the lower right corner of that page (the number you find there does not include downloads of the full issue containing that article; complete-issue PDF download counts are given at the bottom of this page).

Most-Downloaded Articles 2004-2012

Of the articles published in EJW between 2004 and 2012, here are the top thirty in total downloads through November 7, 2012. These numbers do not include downloads of the complete-issue PDF for the respective issue.

Most-Downloaded Articles Through November 7, 2012
Rank Published Author(s) Title Downloads
1May 2011Davis, Figgins, Hedengren, and KleinEconomics Professors’ Favorite Economic Thinkers, Journals, and Blogs (along with Party and Policy Views)48,292
2Jan. 2008Daniel 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 200626,714
3May 2010Zeljka Buturovic and Daniel B. KleinEconomic Enlightenment in Relation to College-going, Ideology, and Other Variables: A Zogby Survey of Americans19,174
4Dec. 2004Peter MinowitzAdam Smith’s Invisible Hands18,513
5Dec. 2006Daniel B. Klein and Stewart DompeReasons for Supporting the Minimum Wage: Asking Signatories of the “Raise the Minimum Wage” Statement16,228
6May 2009Gavin KennedyAdam Smith and the Invisible Hand: From Metaphor to Myth16,037
7Sept. 2009Robert WhaplesThe Policy Views of American Economic Association Members: The Results of a New Survey14,736
8Sept. 2010William R. AllenA Life Among the Econ, Particularly at UCLA13,106
9Apr. 2004Mark ThorntonProhibition vs. Legalization: Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Drug Policy?11,740
10Apr. 2005Daniel B. KleinThe Ph.D. Circle in Academic Economics10,661
11Aug. 2005Richard H. TimberlakeGold Standards and the Real Bills Doctrine in U.S. Monetary Policy10,058
12Aug. 2004Stephen T. Ziliak and Deirdre Nansen McCloskeySize Matters: The Standard Error of Regressions in the American Economic Review9,854
13Apr. 2004Daniel B. Klein and Eric ChiangThe Social Science Citation Index: A Black Box—with an Ideological Bias?9,741
14Jan. 2008Douglas M. WalkerDo Casinos Really Cause Crime?9,467
15Aug. 2005Lawrence H. WhiteThe Federal Reserve System’s Influence on Research in Monetary Economics9,446
16Aug. 2005Kurt SchulerIgnorance and Influence: U.S. Economists on Argentina’s Depression of 1998-20028,518
17Jan. 2010Lars Jonung and Eoin DreaIt Can’t Happen, It’s a Bad Idea, It Won’t Last: U.S. Economists on the EMU and the Euro, 1989-20028,239
18May 2007Daniel B. Klein and Pedro P. RomeroModel Building versus Theorizing: The Paucity of Theory in the Journal of Economic Theory8,041
19Nov. 2004Dan JohanssonEconomics Without Entrepreneurship or Institutions: A Vocabulary Analysis of Graduate Textbooks8,028
20Apr. 2004Edwin D. Maberly and Raylene M. PierceStock Market Efficiency Withstands Another Challenge: Solving the “Sell in May/Buy after Halloween” Puzzle7,570
21Sept. 2008Dennis Coates and Brad R. HumphreysDo Economists Reach a Conclusion on Subsidies for Sports Franchises, Stadiums, and Mega-Events?7,550
22Aug. 2004Daniel B. KleinStatist Quo Bias7,520
23Sept. 2008Carlisle E. Moody and Thomas B. MarvellThe Debate on Shall-Issue Laws7,469
24Jan. 2006Adrian T. Moore and Ted BalakerDo Economists Reach a Conclusion on Taxi Deregulation?7,227
25Apr. 2005Bryan CaplanFrom Friedman to Wittman: The Transformation of Chicago Political Economy6,961
26Dec. 2004Coelho, Klein, and McClureFashion Cycles in Economics6,937
27Sept. 2009David R. HakesConfession of an Economist: Writing to Impress Rather than Inform6,909
28July 2005David R. HendersonThe Role of Economists in Ending the Draft6,904
29Apr. 2005Fred E. FoldvaryGeo-Rent: A Plea to Public Economists6,779
30Aug. 2004Peter Gordon and Lanlan WangDoes Economic Performance Correlate with Big Government?6,276

Most-Downloaded Articles During 2011

Of the articles published in EJW between 2004 and 2011, here are the top twenty in downloads during 2011. These numbers do not include downloads of the complete-issue PDF for the respective issue.

Most-Downloaded Articles During 2011
Rank Published Author(s) Title Downloads
1May 2011Davis, Figgins, Hedengren, and KleinEconomics Professors’ Favorite Economic Thinkers, Journals, and Blogs (along with Party and Policy Views)31,155
2Sept. 2010William R. AllenA Life Among the Econ, Particularly at UCLA6,547
3Jan. 2010Lars Jonung and Eoin DreaIt Can’t Happen, It’s a Bad Idea, It Won’t Last: U.S. Economists on the EMU and the Euro, 1989-20022,898
4Jan. 2011Ferrarini, Gwartney, and MortonAdvanced Placement Economics: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly2,805
5May 2009Gavin KennedyAdam Smith and the Invisible Hand: From Metaphor to Myth2,501
6Dec. 2004Peter MinowitzAdam Smith’s Invisible Hands2,446
7Dec. 2006Daniel B. Klein and Stewart DompeReasons for Supporting the Minimum Wage: Asking Signatories of the “Raise the Minimum Wage” Statement2,169
8May 2011Daniel B. Klein and Zeljka ButurovicEconomic Enlightenment Revisited: New Results Again Find Little Relationship Between Education and Economic Enlightenment but Vitiate Prior Evidence of the Left Being Worse2,081
9Jan. 2008Daniel 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 20061,556
10Jan. 2008Douglas M. WalkerDo Casinos Really Cause Crime?1,525
11May 2010Zeljka Buturovic and Daniel B. KleinEconomic Enlightenment in Relation to College-going, Ideology, and Other Variables: A Zogby Survey of Americans1,447
12Jan. 2011Steven HorwitzUnfortunately Unfamiliar with Robert Higgs and Others: A Rejoinder to Gauti Eggertsson on the 1930s1,422
13May 2011Mason GaffneyAn Award for Calling the Crash1,366
14Sept. 2008Carlisle E. Moody and Thomas B. MarvellThe Debate on Shall-Issue Laws1,219
15Jan. 2011David Gordon and Per NilssonThe Ideological Profile of Harvard University Press: Categorizing 494 Books Published 2000-20101,210
16Sept. 2009Steven HorwitzGreat Apprehensions, Prolonged Depression: Gauti Eggertsson on the 1930s1,178
17Aug. 2005Richard H. TimberlakeGold Standards and the Real Bills Doctrine in U.S. Monetary Policy1,119
18May 2011Clifford F. Thies and Ryan DazaRichard T. Ely: The Confederate Flag of the AEA?1,069
19Sept. 2008Daniel B. KleinToward a Public and Professional Identity for Our Economics1,032
20Sept. 2009Robert WhaplesThe Policy Views of American Economic Association Members: The Results of a New Survey941

Most-Downloaded Articles During 2010

Of the articles published in EJW between 2004 and 2010, here are the top twenty in downloads during 2010. These numbers do not include downloads of the complete-issue PDF for the respective issue.

Most-Downloaded Articles During 2010
Rank Published Author(s) Title Downloads
1May 2010Zeljka Buturovic and Daniel B. KleinEconomic Enlightenment in Relation to College-going, Ideology, and Other Variables: A Zogby Survey of Americans15,297
2May 2009Gavin KennedyAdam Smith and the Invisible Hand: From Metaphor to Myth3,356
3Jan. 2010Lars Jonung and Eoin DreaIt Can’t Happen, It’s a Bad Idea, It Won’t Last: U.S. Economists on the EMU and the Euro, 1989-20023,352
4Sept. 2010William R. AllenA Life Among the Econ, Particularly at UCLA1,918
5May 2010Brett BarkleyWhen the White House Changes Party, Do Economists Change Their Tune on Budget Deficits?1,864
6Jan. 2008Douglas M. WalkerDo Casinos Really Cause Crime?1,592
7Jan. 2008Daniel 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 20061,546
8Sept. 2009Robert WhaplesThe Policy Views of American Economic Association Members: The Results of a New Survey1,464
9Dec. 2006Daniel B. Klein and Stewart DompeReasons for Supporting the Minimum Wage: Asking Signatories of the “Raise the Minimum Wage” Statement1,309
10Sept. 2010Hedengren, Klein, and MiltonEconomist Petitions: Ideology Revealed1,224
11Aug. 2005Richard H. TimberlakeGold Standards and the Real Bills Doctrine in U.S. Monetary Policy1,181
12Sept. 2008Dennis Coates and Brad R. HumphreysDo Economists Reach a Conclusion on Subsidies for Sports Franchises, Stadiums, and Mega-Events?1,033
13Dec. 2004Peter MinowitzAdam Smith’s Invisible Hands1,028
13Sept. 2009David R. HakesConfession of an Economist: Writing to Impress Rather than Inform1,028
15May 2010Dimitris HatzinikolaouEconometric Errors in an Applied Economics Article928
16Sept. 2008Carlisle E. Moody and Thomas B. MarvellThe Debate on Shall-Issue Laws925
17Aug. 2005Lawrence H. WhiteThe Federal Reserve System’s Influence on Research in Monetary Economics855
18July 2005David R. HendersonThe Role of Economists in Ending the Draft849
19Apr. 2005Fred E. FoldvaryGeo-Rent: A Plea to Public Economists819
20Apr. 2004Mark ThorntonProhibition vs. Legalization: Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Drug Policy?783

Complete-Issue PDF Downloads 2004-2012

Below are listed the issues of EJW from 2012 back to 2004, along with the number of times the complete PDF of each issue had been downloaded through November 7, 2012.

Complete-Issue PDF Downloads Through November 7, 2012
Issue Downloads
9(3): September 2012454
9(2): May 2012921
9(1): January 20121,394
8(3): September 20111,658
8(2): May 20111,332
8(1): January 20111,789
7(3): September 20102,629
7(2): May 20102,511
7(1): January 20103,587
6(3): September 20092,159
6(2): May 20092,370
6(1): January 20092,676
5(3): September 20082,946
5(2): May 20083,277
5(1): January 20083,300
4(3): September 20073,031
4(2): May 20075,401
4(1): January 20074,280
3(3): September 20064,579
3(2): May 20065,011
3(1): January 20064,399
2(2): August 20054,610
2(1); April 20055,773
1(3): December 20045,931
1(2): August 20046,687
1(1): April 200418,770