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Dry Holes in Economic Research: Comment.
- Source :
- Kyklos; Nov2004, Vol. 57 Issue 4, p621-625, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- Comments on David Laband and Robert Tollison's (2003) analysis of the productivity of economic research. Suggestion that the increased investment made in economic research since the mid-1970s has gone to reward rent-seeking and is therefore wasted; Failure of the evidence to support the hypothesis; Investment in research and the proportion of dry holes; Determination of how often a paper is cited during the five years immediately following its publication.
- Subjects :
- ECONOMICS
RESEARCH
PUBLISHING
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00235962
- Volume :
- 57
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Kyklos
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 15373393
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0023-5962.2004.00271.x