In this paper, we analyze the timing of promotions in academic departments. Contrary to previous attempts in the empirical literature, we test alternative theories of fast tracks by adding a measure of performance in our analysis. We find that learning from past performance is an important...

Given the prestige enjoyed by several economic departments, there is a natural curiosity regarding their contributions to the economic literature. This paper analyzes the appearance of all academic institutions worldwide in the eight leading economic journals, the "Blue Ribbon Eight," from 1991...

We use roster data of 96 top U.S. economics departments to document the academic origins of their tenure-track faculty. Academic origins may have implications for how undergraduate (B.A.) and doctoral (Ph.D.) students are trained and placed, as well as the type of research produced. We find that...

Überblick über die Betriebswirtschaftslehre in der Weimarer Republik -- Betriebswirtschaftslehre während des Dritten Reiches -- Verfolgte Hochschullehrer der Betriebswirtschaftslehre -- Betriebswirtschaftslehre in der Nachkriegszeit -- Resümee.