Scholarly Comments on Academic Economicsnoemail@noemail.org (John Stephens)Thu, 1 Oct 2026 03:17:42 GMTTextpattern https://textpattern.com/https://econjwatch.org/en-usno(c) by Econ Journal Watcheconomics,econ,smith,hayek,spontaneous,order,invisible,hand,adam,smith,criticism,academic,economics,interviewsEJW Audio is the podcast of Econ Journal Watch, hosted by a Lawrence H. White, co-editor of EJW and professor of economics at George Mason University. Professor White engages authors on recent EJW articles, discussing their articles and related issues. Econ Journal Watch publishes Comments on articles appearing in economics journals and serves as a forum about economics research and the economics profession.The Podcast of Econ Journal Watch: Scholarly Comments on Academic EconomicsEcon Journal Watcheditor@econjournalwatch.orgEcon Journal Watchhttps://econjwatch.org/podcast/david-kane-on-after-sffa-v-harvardThu, 1 Oct 2026 03:17:42 GMTtag:econjwatch.org,2026-09-30:d0a3d5b0a26ac86e5de02044779a5d09/a10863f774fa2f73bcd2c555ff7b8675<p> <img src="https://econjwatch.org/images/author-thumbnail/1308.jpg"> <strong>David Kane</strong>, formerly of Harvard, discusses <a href="https://econjwatch.org/articles/after-sffa-v-harvard-predictions-that-didnt-come-true">After <em>SFFA v. Harvard</em>: Predictions that Didn't Come True</a> which is in the September 2026 issue. He documents the predictions (by David Card and other Nobel Prize winners) and shows that, after <em>SFFA v. Harvard</em>, they have been proved entirely wrong.</p> <strong><a href="https://econjwatch.org/file_download/1422/EJWAudio_Sept2026.mp3">Download MP3</a></strong>editor@econjournalwatch.org (Econ Journal Watch)noDavid Kane, formerly of Harvard, discusses After SFFA v. Harvard: Predictions that Didn't Come True which is in the September 2026 issue. He documents the predictions (by David Card and other Nobel Prize winners) and shows that, after SFFA v. Harvard, they have been proved entirely wrong. Download MP3Econ Journal WatchDavid Kane, formerly of Harvard, discusses After SFFA v. Harvard: Predictions that Didn't Come True which is in the September 2026 issue. He documents the predictions (by David Card and other Nobel Prize winners) and shows that, after SFFA v. Harvard, they have been proved entirely wrong. Download MP3economics,econ,smith,hayek,spontaneous,order,invisible,hand,adam,smith,criticism,academic,economics,interviewshttps://econjwatch.org/podcast/radu-simandan-and-cristian-valeriu-paun-on-the-sj-agenda-in-central-bank-researchSun, 26 Jul 2026 21:31:06 GMTtag:econjwatch.org,2026-07-26:d0a3d5b0a26ac86e5de02044779a5d09/f08de915df89281121d29baedf08ada6<p><img src="https://econjwatch.org/images/author-thumbnail/1293.jpg"><img src="https://econjwatch.org/images/author-thumbnail/1294.jpg"> &#8220;Central Banking Research Is Increasingly Directed to Environment, Inequality, Gender, and Race&#8221; &mdash; say <strong>Radu &#350;imandan</strong> and <strong>Cristian Valeriu P&abreve;un</strong> in <a href="https://econjwatch.org/articles/central-banking-research-is-increasingly-directed-to-environment-inequality-gender-and-race">a recent <em>Econ Journal Watch </em> article</a>. Besides documenting the trend, they say it represents a further corruption of public institutions. &#8220;It is important to safeguard against mission creep, as an unchecked concentration of public power risks the same dangers of overreach and inefficiency traditionally associated with monopolistic power.&#8221</p> <strong><a href="https://econjwatch.org/file_download/1414/EJWAudio_July2026.mp3">Download MP3</a></strong>editor@econjournalwatch.org (Econ Journal Watch)no&#8220;Central Banking Research Is Increasingly Directed to Environment, Inequality, Gender, and Race&#8221; &mdash; say Radu &#350;imandan and Cristian Valeriu P&abreve;un in a recent Econ Journal Watch article. Besides documenting the trend, they say it represents a further corruption of public institutions. &#8220;It is important to safeguard against mission creep, as an unchecked concentration of public power risks the same dangers of overreach and inefficiency traditionally associated with monopolistic power.&#8221 Download MP3Econ Journal Watch&#8220;Central Banking Research Is Increasingly Directed to Environment, Inequality, Gender, and Race&#8221; &mdash; say Radu &#350;imandan and Cristian Valeriu P&abreve;un in a recent Econ Journal Watch article. Besides documenting the trend, they say it represents a further corruption of public institutions. &#8220;It is important to safeguard against mission creep, as an unchecked concentration of public power risks the same dangers of overreach and inefficiency traditionally associated with monopolistic power.&#8221 Download MP3economics,econ,smith,hayek,spontaneous,order,invisible,hand,adam,smith,criticism,academic,economics,interviewshttps://econjwatch.org/podcast/magnus-henrekson-on-europes-green-vanitiesSun, 17 May 2026 17:30:43 GMTtag:econjwatch.org,2026-05-17:d0a3d5b0a26ac86e5de02044779a5d09/05e811ae167bbb488ade236642a9a912<p> <img src="https://econjwatch.org/images/author-thumbnail/994.jpg"> Magnus Henrekson and collaborators have produced three important books exposing the fraudulence of Europe’s green projects and policies. He explains why the fraud persists despite the obviousness of its fraudulence. Two of the books have been treated in <em>Econ Journal Watch</em>, <a href="https://econjwatch.org/articles/green-vanities-in-europe">one review essay by John Constable</a> and <a href="https://econjwatch.org/articles/a-review-of-moonshots-and-the-new-industrial-policy">one by Michael Munger</a>, who kindly conducted this interview for EJW. </p> <strong><a href="https://econjwatch.org/file_download/1413/EJWAudio_May26.mp3">Download MP3</a><strong>editor@econjournalwatch.org (Econ Journal Watch)noMagnus Henrekson and collaborators have produced three important books exposing the fraudulence of Europe’s green projects and policies. He explains why the fraud persists despite the obviousness of its fraudulence. Two of the books have been treated in Econ Journal Watch, one review essay by John Constable and one by Michael Munger, who kindly conducted this interview for EJW. Download MP3Econ Journal WatchMagnus Henrekson and collaborators have produced three important books exposing the fraudulence of Europe’s green projects and policies. He explains why the fraud persists despite the obviousness of its fraudulence. Two of the books have been treated in Econ Journal Watch, one review essay by John Constable and one by Michael Munger, who kindly conducted this interview for EJW. Download MP3economics,econ,smith,hayek,spontaneous,order,invisible,hand,adam,smith,criticism,academic,economics,interviewshttps://econjwatch.org/podcast/michael-weissman-on-lab-leak-and-scienceMon, 30 Mar 2026 03:37:37 GMTtag:econjwatch.org,2026-03-29:d0a3d5b0a26ac86e5de02044779a5d09/518067d32ed65d44222a576991607d8f<p> <img src="https://econjwatch.org/images/author-thumbnail/951.jpg"> An influential article by Jonathan Pekar and 28 other authors published in <em>Science</em> in 2022 claimed that Bayesian analysis of the molecular phylogeny of early SARS-CoV-2 cases indicated that the likelihood that two successful introductions to humans had occurred was greater than the likelihood that just one had occurred. Michael Weissman explains <a href="https://econjwatch.org/articles/an-article-in-science-on-covid-origins-contains-a-fundamental-error">his EJW article</a>, which discusses a fundamental error hiding in plain sight and initially pointed out by Angus McCowan. Weissman uses a simple analogy to explain the error. Correcting the error using the data, model, and simulations of the original paper reverses the implication of the analysis-the single-introduction likelihood becomes greater than the two-introductions likelihood. That undermines the article’s supposed support for natural origin. Weissman is interviewed by <a href="https://hsph.harvard.edu/profile/james-m-robins/">James M. Robins of Harvard University</a>. Weissman and Robins discuss the editorial practices at Science, which, they suggest, ought to retract the article. </p> <strong><a href="https://econjwatch.org/file_download/1394/EJWAudio_Mar26.mp3">Download MP3</a><strong>editor@econjournalwatch.org (Econ Journal Watch)noAn influential article by Jonathan Pekar and 28 other authors published in Science in 2022 claimed that Bayesian analysis of the molecular phylogeny of early SARS-CoV-2 cases indicated that the likelihood that two successful introductions to humans had occurred was greater than the likelihood that just one had occurred. Michael Weissman explains his EJW article, which discusses a fundamental error hiding in plain sight and initially pointed out by Angus McCowan. Weissman uses a simple analogy to explain the error. Correcting the error using the data, model, and simulations of the original paper reverses the implication of the analysis-the single-introduction likelihood becomes greater than the two-introductions likelihood. That undermines the article’s supposed support for natural origin. Weissman is interviewed by James M. Robins of Harvard University. Weissman and Robins discuss the editorial practices at Science, which, they suggest, ought to retract the article. Download MP3Econ Journal WatchAn influential article by Jonathan Pekar and 28 other authors published in Science in 2022 claimed that Bayesian analysis of the molecular phylogeny of early SARS-CoV-2 cases indicated that the likelihood that two successful introductions to humans had occurred was greater than the likelihood that just one had occurred. Michael Weissman explains his EJW article, which discusses a fundamental error hiding in plain sight and initially pointed out by Angus McCowan. Weissman uses a simple analogy to explain the error. Correcting the error using the data, model, and simulations of the original paper reverses the implication of the analysis-the single-introduction likelihood becomes greater than the two-introductions likelihood. That undermines the article’s supposed support for natural origin. Weissman is interviewed by James M. Robins of Harvard University. Weissman and Robins discuss the editorial practices at Science, which, they suggest, ought to retract the article. Download MP3economics,econ,smith,hayek,spontaneous,order,invisible,hand,adam,smith,criticism,academic,economics,interviewshttps://econjwatch.org/podcast/dan-johansson-on-economics-without-entrepreneurship-or-institutionsThu, 1 Jan 2026 17:49:21 GMTtag:econjwatch.org,2026-01-01:d0a3d5b0a26ac86e5de02044779a5d09/4cf51e88c8acace22d5d61a4fafd430d<p> <img src="https://econjwatch.org/images/author-thumbnail/610.jpg"> <strong>Dan Johansson</strong> discusses his <a href="https://econjwatch.org/articles/economics-without-entrepreneurship-or-institutions-a-vocabulary-analysis-of-graduate-textbooks">2004 vocabulary analysis of graduate textbooks</a> used in economics programs. He investigated their treatment of two sets of ideas. One is knowledge and discovery: entrepreneur, innovation, invention, tacit knowledge, and bounded rationality. The other deals with social rules: institutions, property rights, and economic freedom. Today, mainstream economics gives more attention to institutions, property rights, and economic freedom. But the textbooks remain pretty much the same today, and the mainstream generally continues to neglect entrepreneurship, discovery, and the richness of knowledge. </p> <strong><a href="https://econjwatch.org/file_download/1393/EJWAudio_Jan26.mp3">Download MP3</a><strong>editor@econjournalwatch.org (Econ Journal Watch)noDan Johansson discusses his 2004 vocabulary analysis of graduate textbooks used in economics programs. He investigated their treatment of two sets of ideas. One is knowledge and discovery: entrepreneur, innovation, invention, tacit knowledge, and bounded rationality. The other deals with social rules: institutions, property rights, and economic freedom. Today, mainstream economics gives more attention to institutions, property rights, and economic freedom. But the textbooks remain pretty much the same today, and the mainstream generally continues to neglect entrepreneurship, discovery, and the richness of knowledge. Download MP3Econ Journal WatchDan Johansson discusses his 2004 vocabulary analysis of graduate textbooks used in economics programs. He investigated their treatment of two sets of ideas. One is knowledge and discovery: entrepreneur, innovation, invention, tacit knowledge, and bounded rationality. The other deals with social rules: institutions, property rights, and economic freedom. Today, mainstream economics gives more attention to institutions, property rights, and economic freedom. But the textbooks remain pretty much the same today, and the mainstream generally continues to neglect entrepreneurship, discovery, and the richness of knowledge. Download MP3economics,econ,smith,hayek,spontaneous,order,invisible,hand,adam,smith,criticism,academic,economics,interviews