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Pedigree or Placement? An Analysis of Research Productivity in Finance

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  • Kam C. Chan
  • Carl R. Chen
  • Hung‐Gay Fung

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We examine pedigree and placement effects of research productivity in finance and find a notable placement effect: authors who are currently affiliated with “elite” institutions tend to be more productive, especially among the top three finance journals. The placement effect, however, weakens in more recent years. We also observe a pedigree effect in the top three journals, where there is a higher concentration of publications by authors with degrees from “elite” institutions. We provide rankings of the institutions that are best at developing and training scholars.

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  • Kam C. Chan & Carl R. Chen & Hung‐Gay Fung, 2009. "Pedigree or Placement? An Analysis of Research Productivity in Finance," The Financial Review, Eastern Finance Association, vol. 44(1), pages 87-111, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:finrev:v:44:y:2009:i:1:p:87-111
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6288.2008.00211.x
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    1. Kam C. Chan & Chih†Hsiang Chang & Carl R. Chen, 2011. "Financial Research in the European Region: a Long†Term Assessment (1990–2008)," European Financial Management, European Financial Management Association, vol. 17(2), pages 391-411, March.
    2. Matthew D. Crook & Brian R. Walkup, 2016. "Rankings And Trends In Finance Publishing: An Iterative Approach," Journal of Financial Research, Southern Finance Association;Southwestern Finance Association, vol. 39(3), pages 291-322, September.
    3. Chan, Kam C. & Chen, Carl R. & Lee, Tan (Charlene), 2011. "A long-term assessment of finance research performance among Asia-Pacific academic institutions (1990-2008)," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 19(1), pages 157-171, January.
    4. Chan, Kam C. & Chang, Chih-Hsiang & Chang, Yuanchen, 2015. "The network effects of publishing in finance," The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 33(C), pages 305-316.
    5. John Manuel Barrios & Laura Giuliano & Andrew J. Leone, 2020. "In Living Color: Does In-Person Screening Affect Who Gets Hired?," Working Papers 2020-38, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics.
    6. Guy Assaker & Wassim Shahin, 2022. "What Drives Faculty Publication Citations in the Business Field? Empirical Results from an AACSB Middle Eastern Institution," Publications, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-29, November.
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    8. Juliano Lima Pinheiro & Christian Moisés Tomaz & Natália Xavier Bueno & Wendel Alex Castro Silva, 2018. "Half century of academic production in Capital Market in Brazil in high impact journals," Brazilian Business Review, Fucape Business School, vol. 15(3), pages 209-225, May.

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