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Does the John Bates Clark Medal boost subsequent productivity and citation success?

Year: 2013

Type: report

Abstract: Despite the social importance of awards, they have been largely disregarded by academic research in economics. This paper investigates whether a specific, yet important, award in economics, the John Bates Clark Medal, raises recipients’ subsequent research activity and status compared to a synthetic control group of nonrecipient scholars with similar previous research performance. We find evidence of positive incentive and status effects that raise both productivity and citation levels.

Source: Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)

DOI: 10.5167/uzh-74222

Authors: Chan, Ho Fai, Frey, Bruno S, Gallus, Jana, Torgler, Benno

Institutions: Queensland University of Technology, University of Basel, University of California, Los Angeles, Ifo Institute for Economic Research

Language: English

Topic: scientometrics and bibliometrics research

Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1539515793

Cites: 77

Cited by: 10

Related to: 10