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The Master in the Economics of Science and Innovation program examines the economic challenges faced by science and technology, the anticipated difficulties, and offers solutions while considering the...
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Towards measuring research supervision quality
Towards measuring research supervision quality Richard Tol20 April 2014Research supervision, unlike the quality of academic research, is rarely assessed. This column proposes an index that quantifies...
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Differences in citation patterns across journal tiers in economics
Differences in citation patterns across journal tiers in economics Maria Victoria Anauati, Sebastian Galiani, Ramiro Gálvez09 October 2018Economics places a strong emphasis on publishing in a narrow...
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Using co-authorship networks to improve research rankings and funding...
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Marianne Bertrand talks about the importance of making economics accessible to the general populationTopics: Frontiers of economic researchTags: economic research, surveys, general publicDate...
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"Covid Economics": A new kind of publication
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Economists want to see changes to their peer review system. Let’s do...
Economists want to see changes to their peer review system. Let’s do something about it. Gary Charness, Anna Dreber, Daniel Evans, Adam Gill, Severine Toussaert24 April 2022Peer review is central to...
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