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Writing Papers In Economics Using Fake Latex

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LaTeX is a very popular platform for writing papers in economics, mainly due to its superior aesthetics in print. The question is whether the aesthetic (and other) benefits of adopting LaTeX outweigh the opportunity costs of learning and using LaTeX, which can be high even for experienced users. FaKe LaTeX using Microsoft Word has a remarkably similar visual appearance to papers produced in native LaTeX and it is easy to learn and use. This low cost alternative may be appealing to many economists.

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  • Scott H. Irwin, 2019. "Writing Papers In Economics Using Fake Latex," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(4), pages 1348-1356, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jecsur:v:33:y:2019:i:4:p:1348-1356
    DOI: 10.1111/joes.12318
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    1. Althea V. Moorhead, 2021. "Is LaTeX use correlated with the number of equations in a manuscript?," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 126(10), pages 8259-8273, October.

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