I am confused: who is right here?
De Loecker and Eckhout go on all out attack
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I am confused: who is right here?
Traina, obviously. The proof is that JDL and JE had to admit it and changed the tone of their attacks.
I honestly can't believe some people are siding with JDL and JE. It wasn't a misunderstanding. JE knew Traina already had his results when he presented, he knew Traina didn't copy their methodology. Their comments attacking Traina were clearly ill intended. They were wrong and they had to admit it.
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I can't believe some people are defending JDL and JE here. They falsely and viciously accused a grad student of plagiarism in perhaps the most unhinged Footnote 1 I have ever read, then recanted without any kind of apology.
If ever EJMR was going to lead a lynch mob in response to bad behavior by big shots in the profession, surely *this* would be the time, right? I can't see how much more clear-cut it can get. JDL and JE came across as sociopaths there.
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This. How shameful
Also, a lesson for everyone finding fishy stuff in other people’s papers. Don’t engage with the authors. At best, the will ignore you. At worst they will do everything preempt the criticism and will retaliate. Just forget about it or write it and submit.