Title: U.S. And Them: The Geography Of Academic Research
Abstract: No AccessPolicy Research Working Papers22 Jun 2013U.S. And Them: The Geography Of Academic ResearchAuthors/Editors: Jishnu Das, Quy-Toan Do, Karen Shaines, Sowmya SrinivasanJishnu Das, Quy-Toan Do, Karen Shaines, Sowmya Srinivasanhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-5152SectionsSupplemental MaterialAboutPDF (1 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:Using a database of 76,046 empirical economics papers published between 1985 and 2004 in the top 202 economics journals, the authors report two associations. First, per-capita research output on a given country increases with the country's per capita gross domestic product (GDP). Regressions controlling for data availability and quality in the country, indicators of governance and the use of English yield an estimated research-GDP elasticity of 0.37; surprisingly, the United States (US) is not an outlier in the production of empirical research. Second, papers written about the US are far more likely to be published in the top five economics journals, even after the quality of research has been partially controlled for through fixed-effects for the authors' institutional affiliations; the estimates suggest that papers on the US are 2.6 percentage points more likely to be published in the top-five journals. This is a large effect because only 1.5 percent of all papers written about countries other than the US are published in the top-five journals. The authors speculate about the interpretations of these facts, and invite further analysis and additions to the public release of the database that accompanies this paper. Previous bookNext book FiguresReferencesRecommendedDetailsCited ByAn emic-etic-emic research cycle for understanding context in under-researched countriesInternational Journal of Cross Cultural Management, Vol.22, No.18 March 2022Underrepresentation of developing country researchers in development researchApplied Economics Letters12 August 2021Development and validation of the Leadership Effectiveness in Africa and the Diaspora (LEAD) scaleInternational Journal of Cross Cultural Management, Vol.20, No.38 December 2020Home-based rehabilitation interventions for adults living with HIV: a scoping reviewAfrican Journal of AIDS Research, Vol.15, No.122 March 2016Zum Verhältnis von Spitzenforschung und Politikberatung: Eine empirische Analyse vor dem Hintergrund des ÖkonomenstreitsPerspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, Vol.14, No.3-416 December 2013The Use and Management of Mangrove Ecosystems in PakistanThe Journal of Environment & Development, Vol.19, No.41 October 2010 View Published: December 2009 Copyright & Permissions Related TopicsAgricultureEducationInformation and Communication TechnologiesMacroeconomics and Economic GrowthSocial Protections and Labor KeywordsARTICLEARTICLESCITATIONCITATION INDEXCITATION INDICESCITATIONSCLASSIFICATIONCLASSIFICATIONSDESCRIPTIONDOCUMENTSDOMAINENTRYKNOWLEDGE BASEPROBABILITYPUBLISHINGRESEARCHERRESEARCHERSSOCIAL SCIENCESOCIAL SCIENCESWEB PDF DownloadLoading ...