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Global ranking of accounting programmes and the elite effect in accounting research

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  • Kam C. Chan
  • Carl R. Chen
  • Louis T. W. Cheng

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We provide a global ranking of accounting research and examine the elite degree and elite affiliation effect. Based on 24 accounting journals during the period 1991–2005, the top 5 most productive countries in accounting research are in the following order: the USA, the UK, Australia, Canada and Hong Kong. We find a significant elite degree effect, indicating that authors who graduated from elite accounting programmes have a disproportionate share of publications in top‐notch journals. The same conclusion is also supported by the elite affiliation effect in which leading accounting journals have higher concentration of authors who are affiliated with elite institutions.

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  • Kam C. Chan & Carl R. Chen & Louis T. W. Cheng, 2007. "Global ranking of accounting programmes and the elite effect in accounting research," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 47(2), pages 187-220, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:acctfi:v:47:y:2007:i:2:p:187-220
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-629X.2007.00234.x
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