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"Research fraud is historically a rare occurrence, especially at Caltech, where all members of the community are bound
by a very effective code of honor. However, should an instance arise of either real or apparent fraud, the Institute must
act swiftly and decisively, while affording maximum possible protection both to the "whistle blower" (complainant) and the
accused (respondent. That is the intent of the Caltech policy.
The word fraud means serious misconduct with the intent to deceive, for example, faking data,
plagiarism, or misappropriation of ideas" http://www.its.caltech.edu/~ombuds/html/research_fraud.html
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Jana Kunicova
POLITICAL CORRUPTION:
ANOTHER PERIL OF PRESIDENTIALISM?
Jana Kunicova
Caltech 2006
submitted
to AJPS (September 2005) and the Journal of Politics (February 2006)
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Review
by Anonymous
or
http://researchfraud.googlepages.com/JKpaper_m_printable.pdffrom the review: "I contrast the results reported in the paper with the results reported in Jana Kunicova's
book MS and her doctoral dissertation (Yale 2003). It is also compared to the previous version which was submitted
to AJPS in September 2005 The most serious (possible) falsification is the claim that the results
(that presidency increases corruptions) were obtained based on the sample of democratic countries only, while in fact, the
actual sample included at least 16 highly corrupt, non-democratic presidential regimes, such as Iraq, Iran, N. Korea, Syria,
Cuba and China among others (see the full list of countries below) Yet there are also many other problems, such as
inflating the statistical significance of the results (because even in the sample of 123 countries
the claim was not supported) I review tables from the paper in the reverse order - starting from the Appendix (Table
1A), then Table 3, Table 2 and Table 1"
downloaded from jana.kunicova.files.tripod.com , June 12,
2006
Jana Kunicova
Kunicova, Jana
Caltech
Cal Tech
DEFINITION OF RESEARCH FRAUD
"Research fraud" is a form of scientific misconduct involving deception. It should be distinguished from honest error,
which can occur inadvertently in any enterprise. It is often difficult when confronted with an allegation to determine where
along the spectrum from error to fraud a particular case will lie. It includes:
- Falsification of Data - Ranging from fabrication to deceptively selective reporting,
including the purposeful omission of conflicting data with the intent to falsify results.
- Plagiarism - Representation of another's work as one's own.
http://www.gmu.edu/research/osp/scimis.html
https://caltech-honor-code.tripod.com/kunicova_book_ms_review.pdf
| 1998 – present |
Yale University, Department of Political Science
Ph.D., Political Science (degree expected May 2003)
PhD Field Exams: Political Economy, Mathematical and Econometric Methods,
Comparative Politics.
Dissertation: “Political Institutions and Corruption.”
Committee: Susan Rose-Ackerman (Chair), Alastair Smith, José Antonio Cheibub,
Fiona McGillivray, and Tasos Kalandrakis. |
| 1996 – 1998 |
Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
B.A. (Summa Cum Laude) in Economics and Politics with highest
honors in both fields of study (May 1998).
Honors Thesis: “Between Public and Private: The Role
of Township-Village Enterprises in Chinese Gradual Transition to the Market.” |
| 1994-1996 |
Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Prior to transferring to Whitman College, concurrently enrolled in two programs
leading to M.Sc. and M.A. degrees: Mathematical Economics (Department of Management) and Sinology
(Department of Philosophy). |
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