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dc.contributor.authorKissan, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorLaband, David N.
dc.contributor.authorPatil, Vivek
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-06T17:51:04Z
dc.date.available2012-11-06T17:51:04Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier.citationKissan Joseph, David N. Laband and Vivek Patil (2005). Author Order and Research Quality. Southern Economic Journal, 71 (5), 545-555. http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.10986
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/10355
dc.descriptionSouthern Economic Journal © 2005 Southern Economic Association
dc.description.abstractWe observe a great deal of heterogeneity in the manner in which author orderings are assigned both across and within academic markets. To better understand this phenomenon, we develop and analyze a stochastic model of author orderings. In our model, authors work equally hard to obtain priority in listings but final contributions are stochastic. Further, research outlets differ in their quality hurdles. In this setting, our simulation results are consistent with two empirical regularities. First, we find that the rate of alphabetization increases with the stringency with which papers are accepted for publication. Second, conditional on clearing the publication hurdle, quality increases with alphabetization. These findings arise because increases in the publication hurdle make it more likely that authors will exceed this threshold only when both contribute a high amount. This, in turn, leads to roughly equal contributions (alphabetization) and also generates a positive correlation between alphabetization and quality.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherSouthern Economic Association
dc.titleAuthor Order and Research Quality
dc.typeArticle
kusw.kuauthorKissan, Joseph
kusw.kudepartmentSchool of Business
kusw.oastatusfullparticipation
dc.identifier.doi10.1119/1.10986
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, publisher version
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