First‐Author Conditions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10172827 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maxim Engers (University of Virginia), Joshua S Gans (0000-0001-6567-5859, The University of Melbourne), Simon Grant (0000-0002-9543-8536, Australian National University), Stephen King (0000-0003-3386-9151, The University of Melbourne), Stephen P King |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 859-883 |
| Publication date | 1999-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3808 • E-ISSN: 1537-534X |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/250082 |
| OpenAlex | W3121335404 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper provides a theoretical explanation for the persistent use of alphabetical name ordering on academic papers in economics. In a context in which market participants are interested in evaluating the relative individual contribution of authors, it is an equilibrium for papers to use alphabetical ordering. Moreover, it is never an equilibrium for authors always to be listed in order of relative contribution. In fact, we show via an example that the alphabetical name ordering norm may be the unique equilibrium, althoug multiple equilibria are also possible. Finally, we charaterize the welfare properties of the noncooperative equilibrium and show it to produce research of lower quality than is optimal and than would be achieved if coauthors were forced to use name ordering to signal relative contribution
Context (archaeology · Econometrics · Economics · Epistemology · Mathematical economics · Norm (philosophy · Order (exchange · Auction Theory and Applications · Computer Science · Game Theory and Applications · Game Theory and Voting Systems · History · Philosophy
A Systematic Review of Research on the Meaning, Ethics and Practices of Authorship across Scholarly Disciplines
Alphabetized co-authorship in economics reconsidered
The evolution of order of authorship based on researchers’ age
Do prolific arts and humanities authors have publishing preferences
How transformative are transformative agreements? Evidence from Germany across disciplines
Gender disparities in the field of economics
Author placement in Computer Science
Bayesian Persuasion with Lie Detection
Intellectual Collaboration
Ranking multiple authors in criminal justice scholarship
Intellectual leaders of regional science
A contrastive analysis of the main benchmarking tools for research assessment in translation and interpreting
Forty years of the rural tourism research
The Benefits of Being Economics Professor A (rather than Z)
Who's on First? Listing Authors by Relative Contribution Trumps the Alphabet
What's in a Surname? The Effects of Surname Initials on Academic Success
Does economics have an 'Africa problem
| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,65 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2025 (26) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |