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Comparing the Early Research Performance of PhD Graduates in Labour Economics in Europe and the USA
Cardoso, Ana Rute; Guimaraes, Paulo; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
This paper analyzes the early research performance of PhD graduates in labor economics, addressing the following … relevant is the quality of the training received (i.e. ranking of institution and supervisor) and the research environment in … received their degree in the years 2000 to 2005 in Europe or the USA. Research productivity is evaluated alternatively as the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004979475
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The Scope of Cooperation: Values and incentives
Tabellini, Guido - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
What explains the range of situations in which individuals cooperate? This paper studies a theoretical model where individuals respond to incentives but are also influenced by norms of good conduct inherited from earlier generations. Parents rationally choose what values to transmit to their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666501
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Five Puzzles in the Behaviour of Productivity, Investment and Innovation
Gordon, Robert J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
Productivity growth in the United States was considerably faster during 2000-03 than in the boom years of 1995-2000. This ebullient productivity performance raises numerous questions about its interpretation and its implications for the future, and these are stated here in the form of five...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123790
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Heterogeneous Class Size Effects: New Evidence from a Panel of University Students
Bandiera, Oriana; Larcinese, Valentino; Rasul, Imran - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
Over the last decade, many countries have experienced dramatic increases in university enrolment, which, when not matched by compensating increases in other inputs, have resulted in larger class sizes. Using administrative records from a leading UK university, we present evidence on the effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008577807
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The Impact of Economics Blogs
McKenzie, David J.; Özler, Berk - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
There is a proliferation of economics blogs, with increasing numbers of economists attracting large numbers of readers, yet little is known about the impact of this new medium. Using a variety of experimental and non-experimental techniques, we try to quantify some of their effects. First, links...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009293990
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The Evaluation of Citation Distributions
Ruiz-Castillo, Javier - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
begins by clarifying the role of citation analysis in the evaluation of research. Next, a summary of results about the … novel methodology for the evaluation of research units is illustrated by comparing the high- and low-citation impact … other topics subject to ongoing research, it appears that this lack of universality does not preclude sensible normalization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365007
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What Has Mattered to Economics Since 1970
Han Kim, E; Morse, Adair; Zingales, Luigi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
We compile the list of articles published in major refereed economics journals during the last 35 years that have received more than 500 citations. We document major shifts in the mode of contribution and in the importance of different sub-fields: Theory loses out to empirical work, and micro...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791355
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Ranking Journals by Concentration of Author Affiliation: Thirty-Five Years of Finance Research
Lasser, Dennis; Rydqvist, Kristian - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
Social Science Citation Index. We also examine the index with thirty-five years of finance research, document a strong …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067372
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Soaring Minds: The Flight of Israel’s Economists
Ben-David, Dan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
to the brink. The elimination of the country from the international research envelope in the future has become a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005497751
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Brain Drained: A Tale of Two Countries
Ben-David, Dan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
This paper provides a comparative examination of how public universities in two countries, the United States and Israel, have evolved over the past few decades - and how differences between the two have culminated in a rate of academic brain drain from the latter to the former that is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005656177