"A" Business by Any Other Name: Firm Name Choice as a Signal of Firm Quality
Has this study been replicated?
The atlas records 1 replication and 1 reproduction of this study. Recorded outcomes: 1 successful, 1 mixed. The earliest on record is from 2026.
Replications
- SCORE secondary data replication of McDevitt (2014), Reed et al. (2026). Outcome recorded: successful.
In the original paper the estimated coefficient is positive (the difference is slightly over 1 complaint) and significant. In the replication, the estimated coefficient is positive (0.22) and significant at the 5% significance level. This equates to a Cohen's d of 0.15619499.Thus the replication claim was successful according to the SCORE criteria.
Outcome read from OSF report.
Reproductions
- Reproduction (with author data & code): McDevitt (2014, Journal of Political Economy), Parsons et al. (2021). OSF. Outcome recorded: computationally reproducible, robustness not checked.
Computational: "Reproduction outcome: Based on these criteria, the claim did reproduce." (repeated for all 6 claims; sample size and focal test statistic within approximate reproduction bounds for each)
Outcome read from Computational: per-claim Reproduction outcome statements. View paper
Cite this record
McDevitt, R. C. (2014). "A" Business by Any Other Name: Firm Name Choice as a Signal of Firm Quality. Journal of Political Economy, 122(4), 909–944. https://doi.org/10.1086/676333
Other studies in the atlas
Failed replications · Successful replications · All browse pages