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Collaborative Production in Science: An Empirical Analysis of Coauthorships in Economics

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  • Katharine A. Anderson

    (Interos)

  • Seth Richards-Shubik

    (Lehigh University and NBER)

Abstract

This paper studies productivity and preferences in scientific research. Collaboration is increasingly important for innovation in science and other domains, but we have limited understanding of the factors researchers use to choose their collaborators and the projects they work on. Here, we use a model of strategic network formation and a recently developed econometric method to examine this question in the context of economics researchers. We learn that research teams with more collaborators tend to produce papers with higher impact, and without increasing individual costs of communication and coordination. This suggests the trend toward larger research teams in economics will continue.

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  • Katharine A. Anderson & Seth Richards-Shubik, 2022. "Collaborative Production in Science: An Empirical Analysis of Coauthorships in Economics," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 104(6), pages 1241-1255, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:restat:v:104:y:2022:i:6:p:1241-1255
    DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_01025
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