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

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2013
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Chan, H. F., Frey, B. S., Gallus, J., & Torgler, B. (2013). Does the John Bates Clark Medal boost subsequent productivity and citation success? (No. 111; Working Paper Series / Department of Economics).

Abstract

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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.

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Creators (Authors)

  • Chan, Ho Fai
  • Frey, Bruno S
  • Gallus, Jana
  • Torgler, Benno

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Working paper series / Department of Economics

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Institution

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Working Paper

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M52

Keywords

Awards, incentives, research, John Bates Clark Medal, synthetic control method, Ehrung, Forschung, Bibliometrie, Forschung

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Discipline-based scholarship (basic research)

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English

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2013-02

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2013-02-13

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43

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1664-7041

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Green

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merlin-id:7992

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Chan, H. F., Frey, B. S., Gallus, J., & Torgler, B. (2013). Does the John Bates Clark Medal boost subsequent productivity and citation success? (No. 111; Working Paper Series / Department of Economics).

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