Abstract
We estimate that the economists publish much less than their colleagues in natural sciences, health and engineering disciplines even after we control for the quality of the publications. A possible explanation for the poor performance of economists is that the journals specialized in economics have a smaller capacity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 760-762 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied Economics Letters |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jul 2014 |
Funding
A comparison of academic performances across different academic fields is done in many occasions. The academic ranking of the universities requires aggregation of performances over all academic fields. A dean compares the academic performance of a chemist and an economist for a tenure or a promotion decision. An NSF grant officer evaluates the publication records of a mathematician and a physicist.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| National Science Foundation |
Keywords
- academic ranking
- bibliometrics
- publication performance
- tenure