In this article we introduce the term "energy polarization" to explain the politics of energy market reform in the Russian Duma. Our model tests the impact of regional energy production, party cohesion and ideology, and electoral mandate on the energy policy decisions of the Duma deputies (oil,...

Despite the social importance of awards, they have been largely disregarded by academic research in economics. This paper investigates whether a specific, yet important, award in economics, the John Bates Clark Medal, raises recipients' subsequent research activity and status compared to a...

Although the external influence of scholars has usually been approximated by publication and citation count, the array of scholarly activities is far more extensive. Today, new technologies, in particular Internet search engines, allow more accurate measurement of scholars' influence on societal...

Introduction : Behavioural Sports Economics / Hannah Altman, Morris Altman, Benno Torgler -- Sport as a Behavioural Economics Lab / Ho Fai Chan, David A. Savage, Benno Torgler -- Sports Performance, Procedural Rationality and Organizational Inefficiency / Hannah Josepha Rachel Altman and Morris...