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on Sociology of Economics |
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Issue of 2013‒09‒28
four papers chosen by Jonas Holmström Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration |
| By: | Bandyopadhyay, Arindam |
| Abstract: | Rating of research journals enables academic institutions to evaluate research quality of scholars in a more transparent manner. An indicative Journal Quality Ranking List has been compiled in this piece of work to assist researchers to understand the academic standards of various business journals. It is a collation of journal rankings in a master scale from a variety of sources. This list may also be helpful Business schools to encourage faculty publications & conduct academic performance evaluation. |
| Keywords: | Journal Ranking, Business School Research |
| JEL: | A1 G00 M00 |
| Date: | 2013–04–18 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:49608&r=sog |
| By: | Thomas Bolli (KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich, Switzerland); Jörg Schläpfer (KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich, Switzerland) |
| Abstract: | Analysing a comprehensive panel dataset of economists working at Austrian, German, and Swiss universities, we investigate how the local environment influences a scientist’s research productivity. The research environment varies if a scientist joins another department or if the characteristics of his colleagues change. We find no influence of the research environment on the average researcher’s productivity, if we control for individual characteristics. This result indicates that with today’s communication technologies spillovers are not bounded locally. |
| Keywords: | University, economics, productivity, mobility, peer effects, bibliometrics |
| JEL: | I23 J62 |
| Date: | 2013–09 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:kof:wpskof:13-342&r=sog |
| By: | Novarese, Marco; Di Giovinazzo, Viviana |
| Abstract: | This article uses university administration data to investigate the relation between student behavior (rapid response in finalizing enrolment procedures) and academic performance. It shows how student promptness in enrolling, or lack of it, can prove a useful forecast of academic success. Several explanations can be given, including simply the greater or lesser tendency to procrastinate. |
| Keywords: | procrastination, academic performance, motivation |
| JEL: | D83 D99 I21 |
| Date: | 2013–09 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:49746&r=sog |
| By: | OECD |
| Abstract: | On average across OECD countries, around 4% of students are top performers in reading, mathematics and science (all-rounders). Australia, Finland, Hong Kong-China, Japan, New Zealand, Shanghai-China and Singapore have larger proportions of these students than any other country or economy. |
| Date: | 2013–09 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:oec:eduddd:31-en&r=sog |