Ethical conduct in research is not just a matter of institutional rules but a core foundation of the moral and professional principles by which any scholar must be guided. Do academic economists, whose works still constantly influence legislations and policy making, follow this basic standard? Let’s tackle this crucial issue.
Based on a survey of journal editors in the economics profession, a study “Whose Line Is It? Plagiarism in Economics” (Enders and Hoover 2004) presented very troubling picture of reality in economics departments. This study found that nearly 24% of responding editors encounter one case of plagiarism in a typical year. Moreover, the survey reveals a great deal of tolerance among the journal towards this scientific misconduct: just less than 19% of responding journals have a formal policy regarding plagiarism. “Plagiarism in the Economics Profession: A Survey” (2006) showed that a disturbingly high proportion (24%) of respondents reported that they had been plagiarised in some form…
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