Is economics a house divided? Analysis of citation networks

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We investigate divisions within the citation network in economics using citation data between 1990 and 2010. We consider all partitions of top institutions into two equal-sized clusters, and pick the one that minimizes cross-cluster citations. The strongest division is much stronger than could be expected to be found under idiosyncratic citation patterns, and is consistent with the reputed freshwater/saltwater division in macroeconomics. The division is stable over time, but varies across the fields of economics.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working Paper ; No. 2013:5

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Role of Economics; Role of Economists; Market for Economists ; Network Formation and Analysis: Theory ; Higher Education; Research Institutions
• Subject: citations ; clustering ; influence ; schools of thought

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Önder, Ali Sina ; Terviö, Marko
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Uppsala University, Department of Economics
• (where): Uppsala
• (when): 2013

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/82555
• URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-195656
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET