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On Publication, Refereeing and Working Hard
Baghestanian, Sascha; Popov, Sergey - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
We present a model for academia with heterogeneous author types and endogenous effort to explain changes in the … publication process in Economics. We analyze the implications of these developments on research output. Lowering the precision of … number of journals stimulates less able authors to submit their papers. The editor can improve the journal's pool of …
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Bailouts and longer term refinancing operations (LTROs): when temporary cures generate longer term economic concerns
Ojo, Marianne - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
It is increasingly becoming apparent to domestic and international investors that the European Central Bank’s bond buying programme which commenced in May 2010, “a way of correcting market dislocations that were hampering the central bank’s conduct of monetary policy”, and its provision...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011261075
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El sistema nacional de innovación mexicano: estructuras, políticas, desempeño y desafíos
Dutrénit, gabriela; Capdevielle, Mario; Corona, Juan Manuel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
There is growing recognition that innovation plays a key role in enhancing competitiveness and enable emerging economies catch up with rich countries. In this sense, Mexico needs to strengthen its national innovation system (NIS) in order to create wealth and reduce poverty and inequality. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009151582
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The Public-Private University Debate in the Higher Education Sector in Bangladesh
Wadood, Syed Naimul - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
Bangladesh, a developing country, traditionally had had a system of university education which was public in operation. During the early 1990s, in line with other liberalization policies, Bangladesh allowed private initiatives in university education as well. During the last decade and a half,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789728
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A Comparison of U.S. and European University-Industry Relations in the Life Sciences
Owen-Smith, Jason; Riccaboni, Massimo; Pammolli, Fabio; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002
We draw on diverse data sets to compare the institutional organization of upstream life science research across the United States and Europe. Understanding cross-national differences in the organization of innovative labor in the life sciences requires attention to the structure and evolution of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005034989
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A Review of Kuhnian and Lakatosian “Explanations” in Economics
Drakopoulos, Stavros A.; Karayiannis, Anastassios - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
In the last few decades the influence on economics of the ideas of T. Kuhn and I. Lakatos was considerable. The increasing use of terms like “paradigms” and “scientific research programmes” in almost every field of economics, is indicative of the influence of these two philosophers....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005078686
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Tenure-Track Contract Helps Self-Selection
Popov, Sergey V - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
Tenure contract is criticized for curbing the incentives for spending effort after obtaining the tenured status. Yet …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011206877
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Evolution of social norms with heterogeneous preferences: A general model and an application to the academic review process
Azar, Ofer H. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002
response times (FRT) of economics journals can be related. When the optimal FRT and the norm about how much time refereeing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835528
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The slowdown in first-response times of economics journals: Can it be beneficial?
Azar, Ofer H. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002
The first response time (henceforth FRT) of economics journals has increased over the last four decades from 1-2 months … journals and consequently saves valuable time of referees and editors. The change in the actual FRT is in the same direction as … publication and because the costs of refereeing a paper have increased. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835925
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Opening Access to Research
Armstrong, Mark - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
to a reduction in the quantity of published papers and may make authors less willing to publish in selective journals …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107539