@generic_void The best swordsman in the world doesn't need to fear the second best swordsman in the world; no, the person for him to be afraid of is some ignorant antagonist who has never had a sword in his hand before.
Mark Twain
@5h09un If they already have an Ass. Prof. position waiting for them after the post-doc, it's (a). If they didn't get any Ass. Prof. position, it's (b).
@matt_blackwell@luongthuha What about income -> ability? I can also be indirectly: income -> school -> ability?
What about parents' ability ->income, but also parents' ability -> student's ability?
@JakeVigdor It would be sad that the findings translate into punishment for people without power *more than* for people with power. I'd say start from finding out if people at the top participated in such behavior. Then, one can talk about job market candidates.
@wwwojtekk That addresses future users. What about past users? For the specific case of economists, universities can easily find out IP addresses of their faculty and students, and match them with the ones identified by the paper. Then, disciplinary actions should be taken.