FAQ covers: Why called Replication Games; Goals of the games (primary objective is to test if selected study’s main results are replicable and robust, not to disprove original study); Who can participate (graduate students, postdocs, junior/senior faculty, researchers from institutions like World Bank or Federal Reserve, typically not undergraduates or those with limited programming experience); Which papers to replicate (small list aligned with team’s research interests); How much work can be done (A LOT! Teams accomplish various tasks including downloading raw data, recoding from scratch, conducting robustness checks, creating/merging new variables, uncovering and fixing major coding errors); Competitive nature (No, main goal is foster collaboration and learning); Post-games expectations (finalize replication, submit short report, I4R checks tone and facilitates exchange with original authors, replicators can remain anonymous); Anonymity (Yes, participants can remain anonymous while still being granted co-authorship); Prizes (Everyone is a winner! Past prizes included 5 awards of $1000 USD each for various categories. Breakfast, lunch, and social gatherings provided).
