Although prominent economists at elite universities produce the most influential scholarship, economists at the nation's leading liberal arts colleges make significant contributions. The author measures the influence of 439 economists employed at the 50 top liberal arts colleges and ranks...

And so, in my view of the good teacher, almost invariably he will engage in research.... Then his standards of intellectual performance are maintained by the critical scrutiny of his fellows. The teacher who does not publish must have the conscience of a saint if he is not to take things easy:...