The Editors and Authors of Economics Journals

A Case of Institutional Oligopoly

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9703604
AutoresG M Hodgson (0000-0002-5823-3996, University of Hertfordshire), Harry Rothman (University of the West of England)
Año1999
Volumen109
Número453
Páginas165-186
Fecha de publicación1999-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Economic Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/1468-0297.00407
OpenAlexW2079727958
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas39
Referencias citadas7

This paper examines data on the institutional backgrounds of editors and authors of the top 30 economics journals, identified by their 1995 citation impact. It is revealed, for example, that 70.8% of the journal editors were located in the United States, and twelve U.S. universities accounted for the location of more than 38.9%. Concerning journal article authors, 65.7% were located in U.S. institutions and twelve U.S. universities accounted for 21.8%. Arguably, the degree of institutional and geographical concentration of editors and authors may be unhealthy for innovative research in economics

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