LARAMIE, Wyo., Oct. 1 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:
How does writing style influence economists' perceptions of research quality?
University of Wyoming researchers discovered that even the slightest of spelling or
punctuation errors in a manuscript can create a negative viewpoint from U.S. academic
economists.
What's more, Alexander James says many economists, at least in the international sample
group, believe papers prepared using LaTeX are viewed more favorably rather than those
prepared with Microsoft Word.
"The paper finds that academic economists view research papers with a spelling and/or
grammar error less favorably than those without errors. In fact, economists even view
the underlying researc...