How can research be kept free of conflicts of interests? The American Economic Association has formulated specific guidelines for this: good progress and a good reference text, but applying only to articles published in AEA journals. How can this be generalized to the world of scholars? Information submitted by Cécile Sabourin. Photo by Cindy Seigle The American Economic Association (AEA) responded to criticism that some economists were too close to businesses or the government by (...)