Name Ordering in Economics Publication

37 Pages Posted: 15 Jun 2011

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Sudipto Dasgupta

Chinese University of Hong Kong, ABFER, CEPR, and ECGI

Subrata Sarkar

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)

Kunal Sengupta

The University of Sydney - Discipline of Economics

Date Written: June 13, 2008

Abstract

Using data from an exhaustive list of journals for the 40 year period starting in 1969 we document the stylized facts in name ordering in Economics publication. We provide a theoretical model to explain the observed facts. Our model fits the data well. We show that contribution to the idea of a paper determines the name ordering of the authors rather than famous authors yielding their name to junior authors to increase the chance of publication.

Keywords: lexicographic ordering, name reversion, journal ranking, impact points

Suggested Citation

Dasgupta, Sudipto and Sarkar, Subrata and Sengupta, Kunal, Name Ordering in Economics Publication (June 13, 2008). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1865163 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1865163

Sudipto Dasgupta

Chinese University of Hong Kong, ABFER, CEPR, and ECGI ( email )

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Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) ( email )

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Kunal Sengupta

The University of Sydney - Discipline of Economics ( email )

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