The inimitable Ben Goldacre has ferreted out a useful early example of a discussion of publication bias. Fifty years on and my impression is that things are not greatly improved in some disciplines. Add publication bias to the belief on the part of some editors of sociology journals that their organs are part of the entertainment business and you have the perfect recipe for the reproduction of blah blah.
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Crime and the Welfare State
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Several recent papers claim that expanding programs like Medicaid reduces
crime (e.g. here). I’ve been skeptical, not because of weaknesses in any
partic...
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