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The benefits of being economics professor A (and not Z)
Praag, Mirjam van; Praag, Bernard M. S. van - 2007
Alphabetic name ordering on multi-authored academic papers_new, which is the convention in theeconomics discipline and various other disciplines, is to the advantage of people whose lastname initials are placed early in the alphabet. As it turns out, Professor A, who has been afirst author more...
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A menagerie of rankings : a look in RePEc's factory
Linnemer, Laurent - 2023
This paper provides an overview of RePEc a digital platform for the dissemination of research in economics. Specifically, the focus is on RePEc's main author ranking, which aggregates 36 different rankings based on a range of criteria. The paper first describes the logic behind the ranking and...
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A Note on the Global Distribution of Authorship in Economics Journals
Greenspon, Jacob; Rodrik, Dani - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
Using Fontana et al.'s (2019) database, we analyze levels and trends in the global distribution of authorship in economics journals, disaggregating by country/region, quality of journal, and fields of specialization. We document striking imbalances. While Western and Northern European authors...
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Life-cycle unemployment, retirement, and parametric pension reform
Fisher, Walter H.; Keuschnigg, Christian - 2011
This paper investigates the consequences of pension reform for life-cycle unemployment and retirement. We find that (i … retirement and boosts efficiency; and (iv) extending the calculation period favors employment of young workers, might possibly … lead to more unemployment among older ones, encourages postponed retirement and most likely yields positive welfare gains …
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Life-cycle unemployment, retirement, and parametric pension reform
Fisher, Walter H.; Keuschnigg, Christian - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009229015
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Recent trends in co-authorship in economics : evidence from RePEc
Rath, Katharina; Wohlrabe, Klaus - 2015
This articles investigates the recent trends in co-authorship in economics. Using data from more than 700.000 journal articles we show that the average number of authors per article has increased over the last years. This process is likely to be continued in the future. In a regression analysis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011309542
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Was lesen und schätzen Ökonomen im Jahr 2011?
Bräuninger, Michael; Haucap, Justus; Muck, Johannes - 2011
In diesem Aufsatz stellen wir die Ergebnisse einer Umfrage unter den Mitgliedern des Vereins für Socialpolitik vor, welche die Bewertung der Relevanz und Reputation ökonomischer Fachzeitschriften zum Ziel hatte. Bei der Bewertung der Relevanz werden internationale englischsprachige...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009268768
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Archetypal scientists
Seiler, Christian; Wohlrabe, Klaus - 2012
,083 economists obtained from the RePEc database and identify six archetypes. These are mainly characterized by ratios of published …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009682823
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Recent Trends in Co-Authorship in Economics : Evidence from RePEc
Rath, Katharina - 2015
This articles investigates the recent trends in co-authorship in economics. Using data from more than 700.000 journal articles we show that the average number of authors per article has increased over the last years. This process is likely to be continued in the future. In a regression analysis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013014982
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The Benefits of Being Economics Professor A (and Not Z)
van Praag, Mirjam - 2007
Alphabetic name ordering on multi-authored academic papers, which is the convention in the economics discipline and various other disciplines, is to the advantage of people whose last name initials are placed early in the alphabet. As it turns out, Professor A, who has been a first author more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012777263