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Excellence in Research for Australia: An Audit of the Applied Economics Rankings

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The Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) Report attempts to quantify the quality of research undertaken in Australian universities in the field of 'Applied Economics'. The paper shows it is difficult to reconcile the ERA rankings with the underlying data drawn from the Scopus database. Since the ERA rankings cannot be replicated, and since the ERA process is non-transparent, its rankings should be treated with some caution.

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  • Sinclair Davidson, 2013. "Excellence in Research for Australia: An Audit of the Applied Economics Rankings," Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics, vol. 20(2), pages 5-20.
    • Handle: RePEc:acb:agenda:v:20:y:2013:i:2:p:5-20
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    1. Anita Doraisami & Alex Millmow, 2016. "Funding Australian economics research: Local benefits?," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 27(4), pages 511-524, December.
    2. Robert A. Buckle and John Creedy, 2018. "The Impact on Research Quality of Performance-Based Funding: The Case of New Zealand’s PBRF Scheme," Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics, vol. 24(1), pages 25-48.
    3. John Lodewijks & Tony Stokes, 2014. "Is Academic Economics Withering in Australia?," Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics, vol. 21(1), pages 69-90.
    4. Chris Berg, 2015. "Classical Liberalism in Australian Economics," Econ Journal Watch, Econ Journal Watch, vol. 12(2), pages 192–220-1, May.
    5. Lodewijks, John & Stokes, Anthony & Wright, Sarah, 2016. "Economics: An elite subject soon only available in elite universities?," International Review of Economics Education, Elsevier, vol. 23(C), pages 1-9.
    6. Robert A. Buckle and John Creedy, 2018. "The Impact on Research Quality of Performance-Based Funding: The Case of New Zealand’s PBRF Scheme," Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics, vol. 24(1), pages 25-48.

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