Economic Development and Cultural Change has implemented a policy to publish empirical papers only if the data and analysis are sufficiently documented to allow for replication. With few exceptions, authors of papers accepted for publication will be required to post the following on this Dataverse: 1. Code and programs that can be used for replication, 2. Dataset(s) used to run the final models, and 3. “Readme” files detailing how data and programs are combined to generate the final analysis. Such files should include a description of how intermediate data files were used to create the final dataset.

Papers will not be published until authors have submitted these files. This policy will take effect on May 1, 2025, and applies to all papers submitted on or after that date.