Top journals affect who gets tenure, but are imperfect measures of quality
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Economists care about where they publish—to the cost of the profession
LIKE most academics, economists are obsessed with how many research papers they produce, and where they are published. A new paper by James Heckman and Sidharth Moktan from the University of Chicago shows why—and why that might not be good for the profession. The authors analyse the career paths and publication records of researchers at […]
