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economics as a field does not appreciate and work on what economists collectively prefer. …
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names, we investigate the connection between the gender of economics dissertators and dissertation topics. Despite … stagnation in the share of women among economics Ph.D.s in recent years, there has been a remarkable rise in gender …-related dissertations in economics over time and in many sub-fields. Women economists are significantly more likely to write gender …
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This document summarizes various tips for economics research papers. …
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In this essay I review Sylvia Nasar's long awaited new history of economics, Grand Pursuit. I describe how the book is … foibles to show they are human! I contrast the general view of the role of economics in Grand Pursuit with Robert Heilbroner …
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The past half‐century has seen economic research become increasingly empirical, while the nature of empirical economic research has also changed. In the 1960s and 1970s, an empirical economist's typical mission was to "explain" economic variables like wages or GDP growth. Applied econometrics...
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In February 2015, the editors of eight health economics journals sent out an editorial statement which aims to reduce …
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at three leading economics conferences over the 2006- 2012 period. The results show a positive link between conference …
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in academic economics departments. Analyzing the job histories of tenure-track economists hired by the top 35 U ….S. economics departments, we find that T5 publications have a powerful influence on tenure decisions and rates of transition to …
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This paper aims to provide insights for those who value careful, precise communication to draft effective economics …
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We assess the role played by advisory supervision on the early stage productivity of recent PhDs in economics using a …
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