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The causal effect of parent's schooling on children's schooling : a comparison of estimation methods

Holmlund, Helena (contributor); Lindahl, Mikael (contributor) - 2008

Recent studies that aim to estimate the causal link between the education of parents and their children provide evidence that is far from conclusive. This paper explores why. There are a number of possible explanations. One is that these studies rely on different data sources, gathered in...

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The economics of replication

Müller-Langer, Frank; Fecher, Benedikt; Harhoff, Dietmar; … - 2017

Replication studies are considered a hallmark of good scientific practice. Yet they are treated among researchers as an ideal to be professed but not practiced. To provide incentives and favorable boundary conditions for replication practice, the main stakeholders need to be aware of what drives...

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Did cheaper flights change the direction of science?

Catalini, Christian; Fons-Rosen, Christian; Gaulé, Patrick - 2016

We test how a reduction in travel cost affects the rate and direction of scientific research. Using a fine …

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New linked data on research investments : scientific workforce, productivity, and public value

Lane, Julia; Owen-Smith, Jason; Rosen, Rebecca; … - 2014

analyzing the process, products, and impact of research. It grows from and engages the work of a diverse and vibrant community …. This paper situates the UMETRICS effort in the context of research evaluation and ongoing data infrastructure efforts in …, and teams offers dramatic possibilities for data linkage, the evaluation of research investments, and the development of …

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The transatlantic productivity gap : is R&D the main culprit?

Ortega-Argilés, Raquel; Piva, Mariacristina; … - 2011

The literature has pointed to different causes to explain the productivity gap between Europe and United States in the last decades. This paper tests the hypothesis that the lower European productivity performance in comparison with the US can be explained not only by a lower level of corporate...

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Superstar economists : coauthorship networks and research output

Hsieh, Chih-sheng; König, Michael D.; Liu, Xiaodong; … - 2018

We study the impact of research collaborations in coauthorship networks on research output and how optimal funding can … the RePEc Author Service. We rank the authors and research institutions according to their contribution to the aggregate … research output and thus provide a novel ranking measure that explicitly takes into account the spillover effect generated in …

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