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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 101992 |
| Journal | Labour economics |
| Volume | 77 |
| Early online date | 6 Apr 2021 |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2022 |
Abstract
We study the relationship between age and influence in a closed group of leading economists. We consider, as a measure of influence, monthly RePEc rankings and address the dynamics of rankings within the top group as a function of age. We find that the rankings peak at age 60 or 30 years after Ph.D. graduation. Differently from other leaders, current and future Nobel laureates do not experience deterioration of the rankings if their works and citations are discounted by recursive impact factor, and their ranking with respect to the breadth of citations across fields improves at old age.
Keywords
- aging, citations, influence, Nobel, research productivity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
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In: Labour economics, Vol. 77, 101992, 08.2022.
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T1 - Influence in economics and aging
AU - Jelnov, Pavel
AU - Weiss, Yoram
N1 - Funding Information: The research was supported by the Pinhas Sapir Center for Development.
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N2 - We study the relationship between age and influence in a closed group of leading economists. We consider, as a measure of influence, monthly RePEc rankings and address the dynamics of rankings within the top group as a function of age. We find that the rankings peak at age 60 or 30 years after Ph.D. graduation. Differently from other leaders, current and future Nobel laureates do not experience deterioration of the rankings if their works and citations are discounted by recursive impact factor, and their ranking with respect to the breadth of citations across fields improves at old age.
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DO - 10.1016/j.labeco.2021.101992
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JO - Labour economics
JF - Labour economics
SN - 0927-5371
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