This paper demonstrates the potential problem in using existing economics journal rankings to evaluate the research productivity of scholars by constructing a new ranking of economics journals and articles. Based on 2142 econometrics sample articles published from 2000 to 2005, our ranking...

We consider the comovement of economic volatility across multiple countries. Using spatial models with data from 187 countries over the period of 1960–2007, we find a strong spatial comovement of economic volatility. More interestingly, the effect of geographical proximity on economic...

Purpose – Within the area of economics, the value attached to highly-ranked journal publications, such as the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy and Quarterly Journal of Economics, in tenure, promotion, and merit pay processes is often several times greater than that of...

This study extends previous work by Mixon and Wilkinson (1999, Public Finance Review 27: 418-433) and Palia (2000, RAND Journal of Economics 31: 165-179) suggesting that formal human capital attainment is lower in political and managerial roles wherein expected compensation is less. The present...