This study investigates the citation patterns of theoretical and empirical papers over a period of almost 30 years, while also exploring the determinants of citation success. The results indicate that empirical papers attract more citation success than theoretical studies. However, the pattern...

RESUMEN Esta reseña es la primera que escribiré sobre dos libros de un mismo autor. No se pretende con ello resumir su obra -elaborada ya en más de tres décadas de intenso trabajo y representada en numerosas publicaciones-, sino sólo invitar a los lectores y principalmente a los economistas...

The aim of the paper is to underline the role of space (understood as geographical location, neighborhood, distance between spatial units) in economic research. This article presents selected theories from disciplines such as spatial economy, new economic geography and regional science that gave...

Building on recent work on the political and societal impact of economics and distinct economists, respectively, this chapter aims to examine individual, research and institutional characteristics as well as existing professional networks of what are considered to be "influential economists" in...

Using information collected from American Economic Review publications of the last 100 years, we try to provide answers to various questions: Which are the top AER publishing institutions and countries? Which are the top AER papers based on citation success? How frequently is someone able to...

I outline the development of economic and political thought in Mexico, with an emphasis on the fortunes of liberalism. Since its independence in 1821 Mexico struggled to establish background conditions — a national identity, a stable polity, a broad cultural allegiance to liberal principles,...

This study is the first of a series of studies, collectively embodying a multiphase mixed methods design. The overall objective of these studies is to explore and address a variety of issues and features of the discipline of economics, particularly as they relate to and represent past present...

This study investigates the citation patterns of theoretical and empirical papers over a period of almost 30 years, while also exploring the determinants of citation success. The results indicate that empirical papers attract more citation success than theoretical studies. However, the pattern...

In den letzten Jahren wurde innerhalb der Oekonomik die Methodik, wissenschaftlichen Output ueber Publikationen in wissenschaftlichen Journalen zu messen, breit etabliert und die darauf resultierenden Rankings von Instituten, Universitaeten und einzelnen ForscherInnen dienen heute in vielen...

This paper presents and reproduces an unpublished oral history interview given by Jacob Viner in 1953. The interview released by Viner for the Columbia Oral History Project gives us a valuable opportunity to throw light on his advisory activity during the New Deal Era. In our introduction we...