Questions tagged [grey-literature]

Any source of information that has not undergone a peer review process, but is publicly available. This may include, but is not limited to: white papers, tech reports, other project reports.

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What is the academic value of a white paper?

I am wondering what constitutes a white paper and what is the academic value of it. I found some information here but I am more after turning an aspect of a research into a white paper. Currently, the research is just for internal use. I am hoping…
Javeer Baker
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Mimeo, Technical report, Manuscript: what kind of creatures are they?

(I consider this question to be an extension and complement of this one). My field is Economics. It is not uncommon for a published research paper to reference a (third-party) "technical report", or a "mimeo" or a "manuscript", usually accompanied…
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