Helpful Reminders on How To Minimize Errors in Empirical Research

Responding to the recent debacle involving a grad student uncovering a blundering error in a paper by noted Harvard economists (here), Betsey Stevenson (Mich.) and Justin Wolfers (Mich.) initiated a (now growing) list of suggestions on how to minimize errors in empirical research. Not surprisingly, others, including Andrew Gelman (Columbia), have added to the list (here). While the list will inevitably grow, it already includes basic, helpful reminders for even the most experienced researchers.