''Econ Journal Watch'' is a semiannual

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established in 2004. It is published by the

Fraser Institute The Fraser Institute is a libertarian-conservative Canadian public policy think tank and registered charity. The institute describes itself as independent and non-partisan. It is headquartered in Vancouver, with additional offices in Calgary, Tor ...

. According its website, the journal publishes comments on articles appearing in other economics journals, essays, reflections, investigations, and classic critiques. As of 2017, the ''Journal'' maintained a podcast, voiced by Lawrence H. White. As of 2011, the

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was

Daniel B. Klein Daniel Bruce Klein (born January 16, 1962) is an American professor of economics at George Mason University and an Associate Fellow of the Swedish Ratio Institute. Much of his research examines the works of Adam Smith, public policy questions ...

; in 2018, the

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was Jason Briggeman. As of 2022, the Fraser Institute claimed nine Nobel laureates had been on the ''Journal''s advisory council.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the

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/Social & Behavioral Sciences,

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, ''

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'', and

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. According to the '' Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2010

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of 0.920.

Reception

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, writing in ''

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'', credited the 2011 commissioning and publication on ''Econ Journal Watch'' of new research which corrected research it had previously published in 2010. ''The Mockingbird'' also credited the editor of the ''Journal'' for co-captaining the new research.

Matthew Yglesias Matthew Yglesias (; born May 18, 1981) is a liberal American blogger and journalist who writes about economics and politics. Yglesias has written columns and articles for publications such as ''The American Prospect'', ''The Atlantic'', and ''Sla ...

remarked on the new study. In popular media, the ''Journal'' is cited in news reporting by media such as ''

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'', ''

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'', etc.

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* {{Official website, http://econjwatch.org/ Publications established in 2004 Economics journals English-language journals

Abstracting and indexing

Reception

See also

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