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Publications over the Academic Life-cycle: Evidence for Academic Economists

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Onur Baser () (The MEDSTAT Group)
Elda Pema () (Naval Postgraduate School)
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It is widely assumed that the productivity of academic specialists declines with academic age. This paper provides empirical evidence of this phenomenon among economists using a panel data set from the departments of nine major midwestern universities.

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Article provided by Economics Bulletin in its journal Economics Bulletin.

Volume (Year): 1 (2004)
Issue (Month): 1 ()
Pages: 1-8
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Keywords: human capital Productivity measures

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A1 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics
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  1. Levin, Sharon G & Stephan, Paula E, 1991. "Research Productivity over the Life Cycle: Evidence for Academic Scientists," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 81(1), pages 114-32, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Sharon M. Oster & Daniel S. Hamermesh, 1998. "Aging And Productivity Among Economists," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 80(1), pages 154-156, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Liebowitz, S J & Palmer, J P, 1984. "Assessing the Relative Impacts of Economic Journals," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 22(1), pages 77-88, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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