Econ Journal Watch » Archive Confession of an Economist: Writing to Impress Rather than Inform by David R. Hakes Read this article Read Now PDF Access statistics 13,434 article downloads 6,464 complete issue downloads Total: 19,898 Browse by Issue Browse by Date Browse by Section Sounds of Silence Read this article (PDF) David R. Hakes is a Professor of Economics at the University of Northern Iowa. He specializes in macroeconomics and monetary policy. His ema… Abstract In this paper I confess the following sin: I deliberately complicated a piece of research to advance its prospects of being published. David R. Hakes is a Professor of Economics at the University of Northern Iowa. He specializes in macroeconomics and monetary policy. His ema…