The NBER Working Paper Series at 20,000

July 17, 2014

This panel discussion examines the development and influence of the NBER Working Paper series, which distributed its 20,000th paper in March 2014, as well as broader themes related to the dissemination of economic research. Two of the panelists will focus primarily on the NBER papers, and two on the economics publication process

Chair: Scott Stern, MIT and NBER


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The Origin and Evolution of the NBER Working Paper Series
James Poterba, MIT and NBER


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Work in Progress: A Retrospective on the NBER Working Paper Series
Claudia Goldin, Harvard University and NBER


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Trends in the Publicatoin Process and the Role Working Papers
Glenn Ellison, MIT and NBER


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Peer Review, Publication and the Diffusion of Economic Knowledge
Joshua Gans, University of Toronto and NBER


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