| By: |
Damien Besancenot (CEPN and University Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité);
Kim Huynh (LEM and University Panthéon-Assas, Paris 2);
Francisco Serranito (Université Orléans, CNRS, LEO, UMR 7322 and IRD, LEDa, DIAL UMR 225) |
| Abstract: |
This paper estimates the relation between the size and quality of scientists’
co-author networks and individual characteristics (notably productivity) in
the context of institutional changes in French academia in the mid-1980s. The
analysis employs the Two-Stage Residual Inclusion (2SRI) framework to handle
endogeneity in individual productivity relative to the quality of co-authors.
Data is taken from a novel database of French academic economists. The main
finding is that the size and quality of authors’ networks are positively
related to their productivity; this is understood as evidence of assortative
matching. Other effects on coauthor networks (life-cycles, specialities) are
also identified. |
| Keywords: |
Co-authorship, Count Data, Zero Inflate Models, Instrumental Variables, h index |
| JEL: |
A14 C25 D83 I23 J24 |
| Date: |
2016–03 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:dia:wpaper:dt201602&r=sog |