Top5itis Revisited: Some Thoughts on the Notion of General Interest in Economics.

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      Top5itis revisitado: algunas reflexiones sobre la noción de interés general en economía. (Spanish)
    • Abstract:
      Top5itis is a disease that currently affects the economics discipline. It refers to the obsession of the profession of academic economists with the so-called "top5" journals, also referred to as "top general-interest" journals. This paper offers some thoughts regarding the notion of "general-interest" in economics and discusses some of the practices in these journals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
    • Abstract:
      Top5itis es una enfermedad que afecta actualmente a la disciplina económica. Se refiere a la obsesión de la profesión de economistas académicos con las llamadas revistas "top 5", también denominadas revistas "top de interés general". Este artículo ofrece algunas reflexiones sobre la noción de "interés general" en economía y analiza algunas de las prácticas en estas revistas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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