quantification. The purpose of our contribution is to analyze the impact of such quantitative indices on the further development of … science with a special emphasis on economics. In this case we observe a multitude of interesting effects on both, the level of …

In this paper we explore three claims concerning the disciplinary character of economics by means of citation analysis …. The three claims under study are: (1) economics exhibits strong forms of intellectual stratification and, as a byproduct … mainstream economics is a highly self-referential intellectual project mostly inaccessible to disciplinary or paradigmatic …

with other disciplines - except mainstream economics. Moreover, MPV analyze the reported affiliation of each author listed … scholars with an economics research background. Considering these findings, the paper further explores non-trivial differences … of the "economics silo" (i.e. economists that publish research related to development) in World Development vis …

view on economic integration and the reduction of trade barriers established by standard economic theory. For quite a long … advice or public debates. In this paper, we examine the elite economics discourse on trade policies during the last 20 years … structure of economics also manifests in the debate about trade. Second, while we found some indications of a shift towards more …

Has the global financial crisis of 2007ff had a visible impact on the economics profession? To answer this question we … changes in contemporary economics, although the topic of financial instability received increased attention after the crisis. …

standard economic theory. For quite a long time the great majority of economists supported trade liberalization policies, at … economics discourse on trade and trade policies by applying a multilevel mixedmethod approach. In doing so we combine …, the hierarchical structure of economics is also present in the economic debate on trade. Second, the top economic …

In this paper we comparatively explore three claims concerning the disciplinary character of economics by means of … citation analysis. The three claims under study are: (1) economics exhibits strong forms of institutional stratification and … (3) modern mainstream economics is a largely self- referential intellectual project mostly inaccessible to disciplinary …