It is not just QWERTY. It is the lack of a better alternative. Sure, peer review does not catch all the frauds. Which alternative system would? Isn't peer review the worst of all systems except all others?
RT @LHSummers: Saw this on @Delong's substack. I think it’s worth consideration by economists. Of course peer review is tied up w how tenure & funding are awarded so there are many issues. Even if the status quo is a big problem, there is a "QWERTY" problem wit…

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