Here is the abstract:
Economists Behaving Badly: Publications in Predatory Journals
Frederick H. Wallace and Tim Perri
No 16-08, Working Papers from Department of Economics, Appalachian State University
Abstract: The extent of publishing in predatory journals in economics is examined in this paper. A simple model of researcher behavior is presented to explore those factors motivating an economist or other academic to publish in predatory journals as defined by Beall (2015). Beall’s lists are used to identify predatory journals and publishers included in the Research Papers in Economics archives. Once identified, the affiliations of authors publishing in these outlets are determined in order to identify the characteristics of those publishing in predatory journals. The geographic dispersion of authorship is widespread. A very small subset of authors is registered on RePEc. Around forty-five percent of registered authors who publish in predatory journals in the data set have six or fewer publications. A surprising number of authors who are in the RePEc top 5% also published in predatory journals in 2015. Key Words: Predatory Publications, RePEc
Thanks to the authors for sending me the list of RePEc journals that are on Beall's list:
| Journal | Publisher | Acronym | Rank |
| Asian Economic and Financial Review | AEFR | Asian Economic and Social Society | 250 |
| International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences | IJARBSS | Human Resources Mgt. Academic Research Society | 296 |
| International Journal of Asian Social Science | IJASS | Asian Economic and Social Society | 301 |
| International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance, and Mgt. Sciences | IJARAFMS | Human Resources Mgt. Academic Research Society | 383 |
| International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues | IJEFI | Econjournals | 464 |
| Review of Economics & Finance | REF | Better Advances Press, Canada | 500 |
| International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy | IJEEP | Econjournals | 517 |
| Far Eastern Journal of Psychology and Business | FEJPB | Far East Research Centre | 641 |
| Asian Journal of Empirical Research | AJER | Asian Economic and Social Society | 669 |
| Journal of Knowledgement Management, Economics and Information Technology | JKMEIT | ScientificPapers.org | 793 |
| International Journal of Economics and Empirical Research | IJEER | The Economics and Social Development Organization | 854 |
| Journal of Asian Scientific Research | JASR | Asian Economic and Social Society | 910 |
| The International Journal of Business and Finance Research | IJBFR | The Institute for Business and Finance Research | 961 |
| E3 Journal of Business Mgt. and Economics | EJBME | E3 Journals | 993 |
| Journal of Reviews on Global Economics | JRGE | Lifescience Global | 1066 |
| Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development | AJARD | Asian Economic and Social Society | 1080 |
| Global Journal of Business Research | GJBR | The Institute for Business and Finance Research | 1093 |
| International Review of Management and Marketing | IRMM | Econjournals | 1125 |
| Research in World Economy | RWE | Sciedu Press | 1146 |
| International Journal of Social Science Research | IJSSR | Macrothink Institute | 1186 |
| International Journal of Financial Research | IJFR | Sciedu Press | 1192 |
| International Journal of Management and Sustainability | IJMS | Pak Publishing Group | 1222 |
| International Journal of English Language and Literature Studies | IJELLS | Asian Economic and Social Society | 1236 |
| International Journal of Agricultural Mgt. and Development | IJAMD | Iranian Association of Agricultural Economics | 1275 |
| Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development-DUPLICATE, SEE RANK 1080 | Asian Economic and Social Society | 1283 | |
| Journal of Asian Business Strategy | JABS | Asian Economic and Social Society | 1290 |
| Journal of Economics and Political Economy | JEPE | KSP Journals | 1315 |
| Accounting & Taxation | AT | The Institute for Business and Finance Research | 1344 |
| International Journal of Business Administration | IJBA | Sciedu Press | 1397 |
| Journal of Economic and Financial Studies | JEFS | LAR Center Press | 1417 |
| Journal of Management and Strategy | JMS | Sciedu Press | 1430 |
| International Journal of Social Science Studies | IJSSS | Redfame Publishing | 1431 |
| Business and Economic Research | BER | Macrothink Institute | 1457 |
| International Journal of Mgt. and Marketing Research | IJMMR | The Institute for Business and Finance Research | 1463 |
| International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development | IJARPED | Human Resources Mgt. Academic Research Society | 1473 |
| Applied Economics and Finance | AEF | Redfame Publishing | 1481 |
| Economy & Business Journal | EBJ | International Scientific Publications | 1517 |
| Review of Business and Finance Studies | RBFS | The Institute for Business and Finance Research | 1559 |
| Business Education and Accreditation | BEA | The Institute for Business and Finance Research | 1573 |
| Journal of Social Science Studies | JSSS | Macrothink Institute | 1607 |
