Journal of Economic Perspectives
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How Are the Mighty Fallen: Rejected Classic Articles by Leading Economists
Journal of Economic Perspectives
vol. 8,
no. 1, Winter 1994
(pp. 165–179)
(Complimentary)
Abstract
The authors asked the world's leading economists to describe instances in which journals rejected their articles. More than sixty essays, by a broadly diverse group that includes fifteen Nobel Prize winners, indicate that most have suffered publication rejection, often frequently. Indeed, journals have rejected many papers that later became classics. The authors discuss the prize-winners' experiences, other notable cases, and rejections by John Maynard Keynes when he edited the Economic Journal. Finally, they search in economists' almost universal experience of rejection for patterns and lessons about the publication process.Citation
Gans, Joshua S., and George B. Shepherd. 1994. "How Are the Mighty Fallen: Rejected Classic Articles by Leading Economists." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 8 (1): 165–179. DOI: 10.1257/jep.8.1.165JEL Classification
- A11 Role of Economics; Role of Economists
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