Question for academic economists: in your opinion, is it problematic if a paper about an economic question in a country is published with none of the authors, editors or referees being from that country? If you chose "depends", would be great to share on what it depends below.
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But I'm not sure a non resident economist can understand the economy beyond the broad talking points and macro abstractions. As
@nntaleb says, skin in the game is a must.
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I make this argument because, as an Indian citizen, I've read the history of "third world nations" being studied by bretton woods institutions just so they can be trapped with an immense load of debt. While other studies, well intentioned, often oversimplify
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If these are countries with no economists, then the study is invariably consumed and acted upon by foreigners. I understand the academic necessity of the study but it cannot and shouldn't become a template for economic development in the nation.
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