"The productivity of economics departments in the U.S.: publications in the core journals": A comment

Mirucki, Jean (1994): "The productivity of economics departments in the U.S.: publications in the core journals": A comment.

Abstract

This comment is based on a re-examination of the results proposed by the authors in their method of evaluating the economics departmental rankings.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Journal contents; EconLit
• Subjects: A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A14 - Sociology of Economics

References

BAIRAM, ERKIN I. "Institutional Affiliation of Contributors to Top Economic Journals, 1985-1990," J. Econ. Lit., June 1994, 32(2), pp. 674-79.

COOPER, MICHAEL E.; DUSANSKY, RICHARD; DRUKKER, DAVID AND KILDEGAARD, ARNE. "The Productivity of Economics Departments in the U.S.: Publications in the Core Journals," J. Econ. Lit., Dec. 1995, 33(4), pp. 1966-77.

DEWALD, WILLIAM G.; THURSBY, JERRY G. AND ANDERSON, RICHARD G. "Replication in Empirical Economics: The Journal of Money, Credit and Banking Project," Amer. Econ. Rev., Sept. 1986, 76(4), pp. 587-603.

GRAVES, PHILIP E.; MARCHAND, JAMES R. AND THOMPSON, RANDAL. "Economics Departmental Rankings: Research Incentives, Constraints and Efficiency," Amer. Econ. Rev., Dec. 1982, 72(5), pp. 1131-41.

HIRSCH, BARRY T.; AUSTIN, RANDALL; BROOKS, JOHN AND MOORE, J. BRADLEY. "Economics Departmental Rankings: Comment," Amer. Econ. Rev., Sept. 1984, 74(4), pp. 822-26.

HOGAN, TIMOTHY D. "Economics Departmental Rankings: Comment," Amer. Econ. Rev., Sept. 1984, 74(4), pp. 827-33.

LABAND, DAVID N. AND PIETTE, MICHAEL J. "The Relative Impact of Economics Journals, 1970-1990," J. Econ. Lit., June 1994, 32(2), pp. 640-66.

AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION. EconLit-AEA on CD-ROM, March 1995.