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The happiness of economists: Estimating the causal effect of studying economics on subjective well-being
Haucap, Justus; Heimeshoff, Ulrich - Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), … - 2014
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 on individual life satisfaction. Controling for personal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010956718
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The neoclassicals' conundrum: If Adam Smith is the father of economics, it is a bastard child
Valdes Viera, Oscar - 2017
Neoclassical economists of the current era frequently pay lip service to Adam Smith's theories to certify the validity …, and the field of study he afforded to political economy. Instead, early neoclassical economists parted ways with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011784683
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The happiness of economists: Estimating the causal effect of studying economics on subjective well-being
Haucap, Justus; Heimeshoff, Ulrich - 2014
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 on individual life satisfaction. Controling for personal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010392356
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Divided we stand? : professional consensus and political conflict in academic economics
Beyer, Karl M.; Pühringer, Stephan - 2019
In this paper we address the issue of the role of ideology and political preferences of publically engaged economists … of economist petitions, which we identify as one channel for economists to exert public influence. We base our analysis … petitions and economists based on the social structure of petition networks. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012124648
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The neoclassicals' conundrum : if Adam Smith is the father of economics, it is a bastard child
Valdes Viera, Oscar - 2017
Neoclassical economists of the current era frequently pay lip service to Adam Smith’s theories to certify the validity …, and the field of study he afforded to political economy. Instead, early neoclassical economists parted ways with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011695560
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The happiness of economists : estimating the causal effect of studying economics on subjective well-being
Haucap, Justus; Heimeshoff, Ulrich - 2014
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 on individual life satisfaction. Controling for personal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010390419
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External influence as an indicator of scholarly importance
Chan, Ho Fai; Frey, Bruno S.; Gallus, Jana; Schaffner, … - 2013
The external influence of scholarly activity has to date been measured primarily in terms of publications and citations, metrics that also dominate the promotion and grant processes. Yet the array of scholarly activities visible to the outside world are far more extensive and recently developed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009792185
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How should research performance be measured? : a study of Swedish economists
Henrekson, Magnus; Waldenström, Daniel - 2010 - [Revised december 2010]
Billions of dollars are allocated every year to university research. Increased specialisation and international integration of research and researchers has sharply raised the need for comparisons of performance across fields, institutions and individual researchers. However, there is still no...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009793605
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External influence as an indicator of scholarly importance
Chan, Ho Fai; Frey, Bruno S.; Gallus, Jana; Schaffner, … - 2013
The external influence of scholarly activity has to date been measured primarily in terms of publications and citations, metrics that also dominate the promotion and grant processes. Yet the array of scholarly activities visible to the outside world are far more extensive and recently developed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010193828
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‘Judging’ Economists : Economic Expertise in Competition Law Litigation - A European View
Lianos, Ioannis - 2013
The study focuses on the admissibility and assessment of economic expertise in EC competition law litigation. I start by exploring the broader issues raised by the integration of economic expertise in litigation: in particular the risk of moral hazard and adverse selection because of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014204308