We strongly encourage recent Ph. D. graduates to submit their work to Econometrica. Our policy is to take into account the fact that recent graduates are less experienced in the process of writing and submitting papers.
What does this mean? Are they sincere? Does anyone know of any cases where recent PhD graduates received more favorable treatment at Econometrica?
It means they're worried that new PhDs who have never read an ECTA from the last 10 years won't submit there and it will become a backwater journal for aging theorists.
If you're from a decent school that can't be true regardless on what elective combinations you chose. Even reg monkeys have to go through a metric course which contains reading of last 10 years ECTA.
If you're not from a decent school, then I don't think they care.
It means they're worried that new PhDs who have never read an ECTA from the last 10 years won't submit there and it will become a backwater journal for aging theorists.
Definitely this. ECTMA is basically not a general interest journal anymore. I never cite any ECTMA papers.
restud has a similar remark on their website:
It is published quarterly by The Review of Economic Studies Ltd, whose object is to encourage research in theoretical and applied economics, especially by young economists, and to publish the results in the Journal.
Definitely this. ECTMA is basically not a general interest journal anymore. I never cite any ECTMA papers.
Interesting viewpoint. What field are you in? I'm in PF and cite tons of papers from ECTMA. Even if you do applied work, you probably still cite some stuff on methodology right?