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Most-Downloaded Articles During 2018

Of the articles published in EJW between 2004 and 2018, here are the top twenty in downloads during 2018. These numbers do not include downloads of the complete-issue PDF for the respective issue.

Most-Downloaded Articles During 2018
Rank Published Author(s) Title Downloads
1Jan. 2009Blair JenkinsRent Control: Do Economists Agree?8,735
2Sept. 2016Langbert, Quain, and KleinFaculty Voter Registration in Economics, History, Journalism, Law, and Psychology5,341
3Jan. 2018Alex YoungWill the Real Specification Please Stand Up? A Comment on Andrew Bird and Stephen Karolyi5,198
4Sept. 2008Dennis Coates and Brad R. HumphreysDo Economists Reach a Conclusion on Subsidies for Sports Franchises, Stadiums, and Mega-Events?5,105
5Jan. 2018Andrew Bird and Stephen A. KarolyiResponse to Alex Young4,974
6Sept. 2007Daniel B. Klein, ed.Economists Against Smoot-Hawley4,690
7Jan. 2008Robert S. Goldfarb and Jon Ratner“Theory” and “Models”: Terminology Through the Looking Glass4,030
8May 2011Davis, Figgins, Hedengren, and KleinEconomics Professors’ Favorite Economic Thinkers, Journals, and Blogs (along with Party and Policy Views)3,852
9Jan. 2018George F. DeMartino and Deirdre N. McCloskeyProfessional Ethics 101: A Reply to Anne Krueger’s Review of The Oxford Handbook of Professional Economic Ethics3,645
10May 2018Daniel B. KleinDissing The Theory of Moral Sentiments: Twenty-Six Critics, from 1765 to 19493,176
11Dec. 2004Peter MinowitzAdam Smith’s Invisible Hands2,990
12Sept. 2016Charlotta SternUndoing Insularity: A Small Study of Gender Sociology’s Big Problem2,814
13Jan. 2018Phillip W. MagnessThe Progressive Legacy Rolls On: A Critique of Steinbaum and Weisberger on Illiberal Reformers2,674
14Sept. 2013Daniel B. Klein, ed.Ideological Profiles of the Economics Laureates2,626
15Sept. 2011Henry E. SmithProperty Is Not Just a Bundle of Rights2,219
16May 2012Friedrich A. Hayek The Transmission of the Ideals of Economic Freedom2,091
17Aug. 2004Daniel B. Klein and Therese DiColaInstitutional Ties of Journal of Development Economics Authors and Editors2,079
18May 2013Robert SolowWhy Is There No Milton Friedman Today?2,040
19Aug. 2005Lawrence H. WhiteThe Federal Reserve System’s Influence on Research in Monetary Economics1,995
20Sept. 2012Pauline DixonWhy the Denial? Low-Cost Private Schools in Developing Countries and Their Contributions to Education1,792

Most-Downloaded Articles 2004–2018

Of the articles published in EJW since 2004, here are the top thirty in total downloads through December 31, 2018. These numbers do not include downloads of the complete-issue PDF for the respective issue.

Most-Downloaded Articles Through December 31, 2018
Rank Published Author(s) Title Downloads
1May 2011Davis, Figgins, Hedengren, and KleinEconomics Professors’ Favorite Economic Thinkers, Journals, and Blogs (along with Party and Policy Views)79,353
2Dec. 2004Peter MinowitzAdam Smith’s Invisible Hands46,956
3Jan. 2008Daniel B. Klein and Harika Anna BarlettLeft Out: A Critique of Paul Krugman Based on a Comprehensive Account of His New York Times Columns, 1997 through 200640,872
4Jan. 2009Blair JenkinsRent Control: Do Economists Agree?39,933
5Sept. 2008Dennis Coates and Brad R. HumphreysDo Economists Reach a Conclusion on Subsidies for Sports Franchises, Stadiums, and Mega-Events?37,746
6Dec. 2006Daniel B. Klein and Stewart DompeReasons for Supporting the Minimum Wage: Asking Signatories of the “Raise the Minimum Wage” Statement34,078
7Jan. 2008Robert S. Goldfarb and Jon Ratner“Theory” and “Models”: Terminology Through the Looking Glass33,615
8Jan. 2010Lars Jonung and Eoin DreaIt Can’t Happen, It’s a Bad Idea, It Won’t Last: U.S. Economists on the EMU and the Euro, 1989–200228,980
9May 2009Gavin KennedyAdam Smith and the Invisible Hand: From Metaphor to Myth28,263
10Sept. 2016Charlotta SternUndoing Insularity: A Small Study of Gender Sociology’s Big Problem26,261
11May 2010Zeljka Buturovic and Daniel B. KleinEconomic Enlightenment in Relation to College-going, Ideology, and Other Variables: A Zogby Survey of Americans25,316
12Sept. 2009Robert WhaplesThe Policy Views of American Economic Association Members: The Results of a New Survey20,618
13Aug. 2004Stephen T. Ziliak and Deirdre Nansen McCloskeySize Matters: The Standard Error of Regressions in the American Economic Review20,314
14Sept. 2010William R. AllenA Life Among the Econ, Particularly at UCLA20,036
15Aug. 2005Richard H. TimberlakeGold Standards and the Real Bills Doctrine in U.S. Monetary Policy19,959
16Apr. 2004Daniel B. Klein and Eric ChiangThe Social Science Citation Index: A Black Box—with an Ideological Bias?19,876
17Aug. 2005Lawrence H. WhiteThe Federal Reserve System’s Influence on Research in Monetary Economics19,436
18May 2007Daniel B. Klein and Pedro P. RomeroModel Building versus Theorizing: The Paucity of Theory in the Journal of Economic Theory19,430
19Sept. 2008Carlisle E. Moody and Thomas B. MarvellThe Debate on Shall-Issue Laws19,157
20May 2014Rupert Read and Nassim Nicholas TalebReligion, Heuristics, and Intergenerational Risk Management19,151
21Jan. 2008Douglas M. WalkerDo Casinos Really Cause Crime?19,046
22Apr. 2004Edwin D. Maberly and Raylene M. PierceStock Market Efficiency Withstands Another Challenge: Solving the “Sell in May/Buy after Halloween” Puzzle18,183
23Apr. 2005Daniel B. KleinThe Ph.D. Circle in Academic Economics17,265
24Sept. 2007Daniel B. Klein, ed.Economists Against Smoot-Hawley16,942
25Dec. 2004Dan JohanssonEconomics Without Entrepreneurship or Institutions: A Vocabulary Analysis of Graduate Textbooks16,564
26Apr. 2005Fred E. FoldvaryGeo-Rent: A Plea to Public Economists16,516
27Aug. 2004Shirley SvornyLicensing Doctors: Do Economists Agree?16,045
28Apr. 2005Bryan CaplanFrom Friedman to Wittman: The Transformation of Chicago Political Economy15,708
29Jan. 2006Adrian T. Moore and Ted BalakerDo Economists Reach a Conclusion on Taxi Deregulation?15,339
30Apr. 2004Mark ThorntonProhibition vs. Legalization: Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Drug Policy?15,259

Complete-Issue PDF Downloads 2004–2018

Below are listed the issues of EJW from 2018 back to 2004, along with the number of times the complete PDF of each issue had been downloaded through December 31, 2018.

Complete-Issue PDF Downloads Through December 31, 2018
Issue Downloads
15(3): September 20181,049
15(2): May 2018704
15(1): January 20181,336
14(3): September 20171,959
14(2): May 20171,630
14(1): January 20171,148
13(3): September 20162,916
13(2): May 20164,398
13(1): January 20162,258
12(3): September 20153,840
12(2): May 20154,473
12(1): January 20153,515
11(3): September 20143,657
11(2): May 20146,774
11(1): January 20143,678
10(3): September 201311,069
10(2): May 20135,289
10(1): January 20134,442
9(3): September 20126,414
9(2): May 20123,711
9(1): January 20124,446
8(3): September 20116,742
8(2): May 20113,902
8(1): January 20116,090
7(3): September 20106,601
7(2): May 20105,744
7(1): January 20106,857
6(3): September 20094,813
6(2): May 20095,404
6(1): January 20098,979
5(3): September 20086,395
5(2): May 20087,745
5(1): January 20087,910
4(3): September 20078,060
4(2): May 200710,160
4(1): January 20077,949
3(3): September 20068,840
3(2): May 200611,620
3(1): January 20069,799
2(2): August 20058,600
2(1); April 200510,564
1(3): December 200412,747
1(2): August 200411,241
1(1): April 200423,430