1) AER publishes the now-infamous 'MTV 16 and Pregnant' study.
Scandal: The paper was already done. Besides, the flagship journal of the profession should not be publishing papers from the field of public health.
Link: http://www.econjobrumors.com/topic/wtf-the-impact-of-mtvs-16-and-pregnant-on-teen-childbearing-forthcoming-aer
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2) Odean vs Berk
Scandal: Tell a colleague your research idea informally. Colleague pursues the research. GET ANGRY! Idea theft?
Link: http://www.econjobrumors.com/topic/odean-vs-berk
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3) Paper withdrawn at JF...shows up at RFS
Scandal: It's thought that the authors went ahead and published the study, complaints from the provider of the proprietary data be damned
Link: http://www.econjobrumors.com/topic/paper-withdrawn-from-jf-and-forthcoming-rfs
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4) What's your identification strategy? My dad!
Scandal: Schwert's son gets a JF on a somewhat-basic, somewhat-trivial paper
Link: http://www.econjobrumors.com/topic/is-this-really-rr-at-jf
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And without further ado...
5) You've got to be kidding me: He included log(NAICS) as a control?!?
Scandal: Has JMP. Scraps JMP without a peep. Within a year, gets new JMP with proprietary data. Controls for industry with by taking the natural log of NAICS codes. Yes, THAT natural log: the power to which e must be raised in order to equal the NAICS code. Someone alerts him. Changes it to a FE specification. Results do not change. Wins award. Gets job at HBS. REMINDER: Proprietary data.
*Link: http://www.econjobrumors.com/topic/lognaics-is-a-scandal-that-everyone-is-simply-ignoring
*I can't find the original thread, which was titled 'controlling for industry'