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on Sociology of Economics |
| By: | Dennis Essers; Francesco Grigoli; Evgenia Pugacheva |
| Abstract: | We study the determinants of new and repeated research collaborations, drawing on the co-authorship network of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Working Papers series. Being an outlet where authors express their views on topics of interest, and given that IMF staff is not subject to the “publish-or-perish” conditions of the academia, the IMF Working Papers series constitutes an appropriate testing ground to examine the endogenous nature of co-authorship formation. We show that the co-authorship network is characterized by many authors with few direct co-authors, yet indirectly connected to each other through short co-authorship chains. We find that a shorter distance in the co-authorship network is key for starting research collaborations. Also, higher research productivity, being employed in the same department, and having citizenship of the same region help to start and repeat collaborations. Furthermore, authors with different co-authorship network sizes are more likely to collaborate, possibly reflecting synergies between senior and junior staff members. |
| Keywords: | Labor;International organization;Productivity;Women;Gender;WP,author pair,affiliation category,IMF author,IMF working papers,author characteristic |
| Date: | 2020–07–24 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:imf:imfwpa:2020/144&r=all |
| By: | Christophe Bontemps (TSE - Toulouse School of Economics - UT1 - Université Toulouse 1 Capitole - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement); Valérie Orozco (TSE - Toulouse School of Economics - UT1 - Université Toulouse 1 Capitole - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement) |
| Abstract: | Two major movements are actively at work to change the way research is done, shared and reproduced. The _rst is the reproducible research (RR) approach, which has never been easier to implement given the current availability of tools and DIY manuals. The second is the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) approach, which aims to support the availability and sharing of research ma- terials. We show here that despite the e_orts made by re- searchers to improve the reproducibility of their research, the initial goals of RR remain mostly unmet. There is great demand, bothwithinthescienti_ccommunityandfromthe generalpublic,forgreatertransparencyandfortrustedpub- lished results. As a scienti_c community, we need to reor- ganize the di_usion of all materials used in a study and to rethinkthepublicationprocess. Researchersandjournalre- viewers should be able to easily use research materials for reproducibility, replicability or reusability purposes or for exploration of new research paths. Here we present how the research process, from data collection to paper publi- cation, could be reorganized and introduce some already available tools and initiatives. We show that even in cases in which data are con_dential, journals and institutions can organize and promote "FAIR-like RR" solutions where not only the published paper but also all related materials can be used by any researcher.. |
| Keywords: | Reproducible Research,FAIR,Trusted Science,Confidential Data |
| Date: | 2021–01–29 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:wpaper:hal-03018653&r=all |