The Benefits of Being Economics Professor A (rather than Z)

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9726762
AutoresC MIRJAM VAN PRAAG (IZA - Institute of Labor Economics), Bernard M S Van Praag (0000-0001-5220-6842, IZA - Institute of Labor Economics)
Año2008
Volumen75
Número300
Páginas782-796
Fecha de publicación2008-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEconomica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0013-0427 • E-ISSN: 1468-0335
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-0335.2007.00653.x
OpenAlexW2119849871
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas13
Referencias citadas10

Alphabetical name ordering on multi‐authored academic papers, which is the convention in economics and various other disciplines, is to the advantage of people whose last name initials are placed early in the alphabet. Professor A, who has been a first author more often than Professor Z, will have published more articles and experienced a faster productivity rate over the course of her career as a result of reputation and visibility. Authors know that name ordering matters and take ordering seriously. Several characteristics of an author‐group composition determine the decision to deviate from the default alphabetical name order to a significant extent

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