Estimating the economics Nobel Prize laureates' achievement from their fame
This article estimates the achievement of Nobel Prize winners in Economics according to a simple model that exponentially relates fame to achievement. Based on Google hits, Paul Krugman, Joseph Stiglitz and Milton Friedman turn out to be the top-three economists that achieved the most. It is clear that fame in economics is not merely based on pure academic achievement.
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2013
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Authors: | Claes, Anouk G. P. ; Ceuster, Marc J. K. De |
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Applied Economics Letters. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 1350-4851. - Vol. 20.2013, 9, p. 884-888
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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