Does the John Bates Clark Medal boost subsequent productivity and citation success?

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Despite the social importance of awards, they have been largely disregarded by academic research in economics. This paper investigates whether a specific, yet important, award in economics, the John Bates Clark Medal, raises recipients' subsequent research activity and status compared to a synthetic control group of nonrecipient scholars with similar previous research performance. We find evidence of positive incentive and status effects that raise both productivity and citation levels.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working Paper ; No. 111

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Relation of Economics to Social Values ; Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models ; Personnel Economics: Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects
• Subject: awards ; incentives ; research ; John Bates Clark Medal ; synthetic control method ; Wirtschaftswissenschaft ; Preisverleihung ; Sozialer Status ; Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten ; Ökonomen ; Vergleich

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Chan, Ho Fai ; Frey, Bruno S. ; Gallus, Jana ; Torgler, Benno
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): University of Zurich, Department of Economics
• (where): Zurich
• (when): 2013

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.5167/uzh-74222
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/77563
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET