Academic Economists (academic + economist)

Distribution by Scientific Domains
Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting88%

Selected Abstracts

RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY OF AUSTRALIAN ACADEMIC ECONOMISTS: HUMAN-CAPITAL AND FIXED EFFECTS,

AUSTRALIAN ECONOMIC PAPERS, Issue 1 2007
JOAN R. RODGERS
This study investigates why some economics departments in Australian universities are more research productive than others. The hypothesis is simple: research productivity depends upon the human capital of department members and the department-specific conditions under which they work. A Tobit model is used to estimate the magnitude of the two effects. Both are found to be important. Our results help explain why a small number of departments consistently outperform the others in studies that rank Australian economics departments according to research output. [source]

Effects of government programs to raise milk prices: Academic economists and public policy

AGRIBUSINESS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, Issue 4 2005
Daniel A. Sumner
The Northeast Dairy Compact benefited milk suppliers (and allied input suppliers) and harmed those on the fluid milk demand side in the Compact region, while having opposite impacts on these groups outside the Compact region. These simulation results leave many questions unanswered, but seem relatively robust. Simulations require many assumptions, but so do all other approaches to policy analysis. The specific policy question addressed and available data determine the most promising approach. In some cases, as with the evaluating effects of the Compact, a variety of approaches to policy analysis are complementary. [EconLit citations: Q18, Q13, L10, L43]. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Agribusiness 21: 473,476, 2005. [source]

What Do We Know about Ourselves? on the Economics of Economics

KYKLOS INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, Issue 2 2004
Tom Coupé
Summary Since quite some time, economists have been aware of the fact that also the behavior of economists generates questions that need to be answered. Why, for example, do economists use an alphabetic ordering of names when they co-author an article? And what determines the success of an academic economist? Or, how does studying economics affect behavior? At the same time, economists have also noticed that the economics profession generates data that can be used to test theoretical ideas proposed by economists. In this paper, the author gives an overview of such research that takes economists and their behavior as a subject of study. He will focus on three topics: the education of economists, the publication habits of economists and the labor market of economists. Zusammenfassung Seit einiger Zeit sind Wirtschaftswissenschaftler sich bewusst, dass auch ihr Verhalten Fragen hervorruft, die geklärt werden müssen. Warum pflegen Wirtschaftwissenschaftler beispielsweise ihre Namen bei gemeinsam verfassten Artikeln alphabetisch zu ordnen? Und was bestimmt den Erfolg eines akademischen Wirtschaftswissenschaftlers? Oder wie beeinflusst das Studium der Volkswirtschaftslehre das Verhalten? Gleichzeitig haben Wirtschaftswissenschaftler festgestellt, dass der volkswirtschaftliche Beruf Daten liefert, die zur Kontrolle theoretischer Ideen von Wirtschaftswissenschaftlern dienen können. In dieser Arbeit werden die Untersuchungen betrachtet, in denen Wirtschaftswissenschaftler das Forschungsobjekt sind. Der Autor konzentriert sich auf die Ausbildung der Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, ihre Veröffentlichungen und ihren Arbeitsmarkt. Résumé Depuis un certain temps, les économistes ont pris conscience du fait que leur propre comportement générait des questions appelant une réponse. Pourquoi, par exemple, les économistes utilisent-ils l'ordre alphabétique des noms lorsqu'ils écrivent un article en collaboration? Par ailleurs, qu'est-ce qui détermine le succès d'un économiste du secteur académique? Ou bien, en quoi étudier l'économie affecte-t-il le comportement? En même temps, les économistes ont également remarqué que la profession générait des données susceptibles d'être utilisées en vue de tester des idées théoriques proposées par les économistes. Dans cet article, l'auteur analyse les travaux de recherche dont l'objet d'étude n'est autre que les économistes. Il s'intéresse en particulier à la formation des économistes, à leurs habitudes en matière de publication ainsi qu'à leur marché du travail. [source]

Life Cycle and Cohort Productivity in Economic Research: The Case of Germany

GERMAN ECONOMIC REVIEW, Issue 4 2008
Michael Rauber
Research productivity; life cycles; cohort effects Abstract. We examine the research productivity of German academic economists over their life cycles. It turns out that the career patterns of research productivity as measured by journal publications are characterized by marked cohort effects. Moreover, the life cycles of younger German economists are hump shaped and resemble the life cycles identified for US economists, whereas the life cycles of older German economists are much flatter. Finally, we find that not only productivity, but also research quality follows distinct life cycles. Our study employs econometric techniques that are likely to produce estimates that are more trustworthy than previous estimates. [source]

Die Vorteile des Staatsmonopols in der Gebäudeversicherung: Erfahrungen aus Deutschland und der Schweiz

PERSPEKTIVEN DER WIRTSCHAFTSPOLITIK, Issue 1 2001
Thomas Von Ungern-Sternberg
This paper compares the prices charged and the quality of service provided by state monopolies and private insurance companies on the property insurance market. Both the cross-section data from Switzerland and the time-series evidence from Germany strongly suggest that in this specific market the presence of state monopolies is very advantageous for the customers. This raises the question why German academic economists made practically no effort to defend their state insurance monopolies in the debate about the 3rd EU directive on property insurance. Is it possible that peer pressure prevents academic economists from standing up to defend state monopolies, even if these are clearly to the benefit of consumers? [source]

Economics Teaching in Australian Universities: Rewards and Outcomes

THE ECONOMIC RECORD, Issue 241 2002
Ross Guest
This paper presents evidence from two surveys to help explain the poor ratings consistently given to the teaching of economics at Australian universities. The evidence suggests that the poor ratings of economics teaching can be attributed to two related factors: inappropriate pedagogical practices and lack of rewards for allocating additional time to teaching. The survey data on pedagogy in economics consist of 205 responses from graduates from two Queensland universities. The time elapsed since graduation ranges from 1 to 10 years. The survey data on academics' time allocation consist of 290 responses from academic economists across a wide range of Australian universities. [source]

Housing Markets And Regional Unemployment Flows In Great Britain

THE MANCHESTER SCHOOL, Issue 2 2003
Martin T. Robson
Over the past 20 years, there has been a great deal of interest from academic economists and policymakers in the UK in the contribution of the housing market to regional disparities in unemployment. However, despite a considerable body of research, there remains a great deal of uncertainty concerning the role played by different features of the housing market in shaping the regional pattern of unemployment. In this study, we aim to gain a deeper understanding of this issue by examining the relationship between housing market variables and the flows into and out of regional unemployment. Our findings indicate that both the level of regional house prices and the housing tenure mix have significant effects on the rate of flows into and out of regional unemployment and hence upon the equilibrium rate of unemployment in a region. In particular, we find that regions with a relatively high level of house prices and/or a low proportion of social rented housing will tend to have a relatively low equilibrium rate of unemployment, other things equal. [source]

NIEMEYER, SCULLIN AND THE AUSTRALIAN ECONOMISTS

AUSTRALIAN ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW, Issue 2 2004
Alex Millmow
This article revisits the Niemeyer mission to Australia in 1930 and shows how it facilitated the entry of local economists into the art of policy making. Until then the Scullin government had little regard for the worth of academic economists, a view shared by bankers and central bankers alike. With Niemeyer's dogmatic advice considered too draconian by a vacillating government, Australian economists, led by L. F. Giblin and D. B. Copland, were galvanised into providing a more palatable alternative. This advice eventually transformed into the Premiers' Plan which complemented the devaluation and wage cut, both of which had been implemented in January 1931. While the Plan in its entirety was deflationary it was a more equitable and imaginative blueprint than Niemeyer's. [source]