Pete writes "We go through an entire process of being cultured to the ways of the profession called graduate school and especially the process of writing a dissertation and getting a job. Then you get more of that as an assistant professor -- especially if you are at a top 20 research university. You learn to value certain journals and types of arguments and dismiss other types of arguments and evidence as "not serious". If you resist you are thrown out, if you try to assimilate and fail you are thrown out."
Yes, this is correct - this is why journal organization form has very little to do with the substantive issues that you and I care about. This seems obvious to me. The examples you give of good editors are biased because self-selected! Alex -- Dr. Alexander Tabarrok Vice President and Director of Research The Independent Institute 100 Swan Way Oakland, CA, 94621-1428 Tel. 510-632-1366, FAX: 510-568-6040 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
