Building on recent work on the political and societal impact of economics and distinct economists, respectively, this … the German economics profession, is mainly restricted to media and policy advice economists. Finally, our analysis … what are considered to be "influential economists" in Germany. For the purpose of identifying the most influential …

Switzerland for professorships in economics, business administration and related fields. Our data set comprises candidates who … probability of being tenured than economists. Youth, marital status, and publications matter; gender and children do not. The … market for first appointments in economics relies much more on publication performance than the market for business …

academic economists, we first show that research productivity crucially depends on career age and vintage. Based on the …

This is the first paper that studies the causal effect of studying economics on subjective well being. Based on a … survey among 918 students of economics and other social sciences, we estimate the effects of studying in the different fields … methods developed in labor and conflict economics. We find a positive relationship between the study of economics and …

We analyse the interrelationship between economics journals' relevance and reputation. While reputation and relevance … specialisation has a positive direct effect on reputation. German-speaking economists find German journals more relevant, but at the …

Using a new panel dataset comprising publication and appointment data for 889 German academic economists over a quarter …. We also provide some evidence of the effects of the fundamental reform of economics in Germany and of affirmative action … procedures. -- Economics of education ; research output ; publications ; academic career …