Davies, JB; Kocher, MG; Sutter, M Economics research in Canada: a long-run assessment of journal publications CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE, 41 (1): 22-45 FEB 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: jdavies at uwo.ca 

Author(s): Davies, JB (Davies, James B.); Kocher, MG (Kocher, Martin G.); 
Sutter, M (Sutter, Matthias) 

Title: Economics research in Canada: a long-run assessment of journal 
publications 

Source: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE, 41 
(1): 22-45 FEB 2008 

Language: English 
Document Type: Article 

Keywords Plus: CORE JOURNALS; DEPARTMENTS; RANKINGS; US 

Abstract: We examine the publications of authors affiliated with an 
economics research institution in Canada in (1) the Top-10 journals in 
economics according to journals' impact factors, and (2) the Canadian 
Journal of Economics. We consider all publications in the even years from 
1980 to 2000. Canadian economists contributed about 5% of publications in 
the Top-10 journals and about 55% of publications in the Canadian Journal 
of Economics over this period. We identify the most active research 
centres and identify trends in their relative outputs over time. Those 
research centres successful in publishing in the Top-10 journals are found 
to also dominate the Canadian Journal of Economics. Additionally, we check 
the robustness of our findings with respect to journal selection, and we 
present data on authors' PhD origin, thereby indicating output and its 
concentration in graduate education. 

Addresses: Univ Western Ontario, Dept Econ, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada; 
Univ Munich, Dept Econ, D-80539 Munich, Germany; Innsbruck Univ, Dept 
Econ, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; Univ Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden 

Reprint Address: Davies, JB, Univ Western Ontario, Dept Econ, London, ON 
N6A 3K7, Canada. 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: BLACKWELL PUBLISHING 

Publisher Address: 9600 GARSINGTON RD, OXFORD OX4 2ZG, OXON, ENGLAND 

ISSN: 0008-4085 

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