Does it pay off in terms of citations to issue an article as a working paper before it is published in a refereed journal? We show empirically that the answer is yes, using 3167 articles published in five of the top journals in economics between 2000 and 2010. The effect is an around 25%...

We compare Covid-related working papers in economics to non-Covid-related working papers in four dimensions. Based on five well-known working papers series and data from the RePEc website, we find that Covid papers are mainly cover topics in macroeconomics and health, they are written by larger...

Eine Untersuchung von rund 3 000 Artikeln, die zwischen 2000 und 2010 in den Top-5-Zeitschriften der Volkswirtschaftslehre veröffentlicht wurden, zeigt, dass Artikel, die vorher als Working Paper in der Öffentlichkeit zirkulierten, im Durchschnitt 25% mehr Zitierungen erhalten als solche, für...

Many papers in economics that are published in peer reviewed journals are initially released in widely circulated working paper series. This raises the question about the benefit of publishing in a peer-reviewed journal in terms of citations. Specifically, we address the question: To what extent...

We compare Covid-related working papers in economics to non-Covid-related working papers in four dimensions. Based on five well-known working papers series and data from the RePEc website, we find that Covid papers are mainly cover topics in macroeconomics and health, they are written by larger...

Does it pay off in terms of citations to issue an article as a working paper before it is published in a refereed journal? We show empirically that the answer is yes, using 3167 articles published in five of the top journals in economics between 2000 and 2010. The effect is an around 25% higher...

Many papers in economics that are published in peer reviewed journals are initially released in widely circulated working paper series. This raises the question about the benefit of publishing in a peer-reviewed journal in terms of citations. Specifically, we address the question: To what extent...

Does it pay off in terms of citations to issue an article as a working paper before it is published in a refereed journal? We show empirically that the answer is yes, using 3167 articles published in five of the top journals in economics between 2000 and 2010. The effect is an around 25% higher...

Lohnt es sich mit Blick auf Zitierungen, einen Artikel vor der Veröffentlichung in einer Fachzeitschrift als Working Paper zu veröffentlichen? Wir untersuchen diese Frage anhand von rund 3 000 Artikeln, die zwischen 2000 und 2010 in den Top-5-Zeitschriften der Volkswirtschaftslehre...