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🚨 We're launching a special thematic focus on deforestation in the Global South! 🚨 Join us as we systematically assess research on deforestation, a key issue at the science-policy interface. 🧵👇 #OpenScience #Deforestation

We're thrilled to open registration for the Utrecht Replication Games. The event will be at the at the University of Utrecht on June 4th. Psych, public health, pol sci and econ studies will be reproduced! Register here: surveymonkey.ca/r/Replication_…

This blog post explores the idea that science might work better if papers functioned more like software: modular, versioned and continuously improved. Check it out here: i4replication.org/what-will-the-…

We have a new blogpost on What will the paper of the future look like? What if research papers stopped being static PDFs and became closer to software?

For now, the figure raises a simple question: Is economics shifting away from formal, journal-based critique — even as concerns about credibility move center stage? Full blog post here: i4replication.org/the-vanishing-…

So is this a supply problem (fewer comments submitted)? Or a demand problem (fewer accepted)? We don’t know. Answering that would require: • Submission & acceptance data • Referee reports • A survey of economists on incentives to write comments

Where have all the comments gone? For decades, the American Economic Review regularly published formal comments — papers that replicate, reassess, or challenge earlier AER articles. In our latest blog post, we show: they’ve nearly disappeared.

Hosted by our research scientists Lenka Fiala and Derek Mikola. Whether you’re curious about research methods or want a fun way to build your replication experience, this session is for you! Seats are limited — secure your spot today! libcal.essex.ac.uk/event/4465346

Sharpen your research skills with Bitesize Replication Games — a hands‑on online workshop where you’ll get to test your skills by attempting to reproduce a key research result in a supportive and collaborative setting. March 3rd, 14:30 UK time, virtual.

On Jan 19th, we held the first Replication Games of 2026 at the University of Zurich! We had 47 participants reproducing papers from economics, political science, and psychology with great success. Many thanks to local organizers Johannes Ullrich and Joanna Rutkowska!

All studies were computationally reproduced by the Economic Inquiry's data editor. Kudos to Economic Inquiry for supporting open, cumulative, and reproducible science!

On climate and long-run growth, Cook, Cordeau, Li, and Wright reproduce and re-assess Waldinger's "The economic effects of long-term climate change".

Part II of the Economic Inquiry Symposium on Reproducibility & Replicability is out! This issue brings together a new set of re-examinations of influential papers in economics. Here’s a quick summary🧵