https://www.econlib.org/archives/2014/04/social_desirabi_1.html https://www.econlib.org/archives/2014/04/social_desirabi_1.h... The proximal desirability bias

https://www.econlib.org/archives/2014/04/social_desirabi_1.html https://www.econlib.org/archives/2014/04/social_desirabi_1.h... The proximal desirability bias is that of publication gatekeepers. Biases of society at large also can play a significant role for certain topics.