| By: |
Olga Alipova (National Research University Higher School of Economics);
Lada Litvinova (National Research University Higher School of Economics);
Andrey Lovakov (National Research University Higher School of Economics);
Maria Yudkevich (National Research University Higher School of Economics) |
| Abstract: |
This paper studies the publication productivity of inbreds and non-inbreds
among Russian academics. The literature provides ambiguous results on the
relationship between inbred status and productivity. This may be explained by
the focus on different segments of academia as well as by using different
indicators for measuring publication productivity. We exploit data from 3
datasets covering different segments of the academic population and included
different indicators of the publication productivity to see whether inbreds
and non-inbreds differ in their productivity. We did not find any difference
in current publication productivity between s and non-inbreds. We found,
however, a difference between inbreds and non-inbreds in whole career
publication productivity; non-inbreds are more productive on an individual
level. While focusing on Russian data, an analysis of the 3 datasets suggests
an explanation for the contradictory existing results on the relationship
between academic inbreeding and productivity in general. |
| Keywords: |
academic profession, academic inbreeding, academic productivity, publication activity, Russia. |
| JEL: |
I21 I23 |
| Date: |
2018 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hig:wpaper:48edu2018&r=sog |