Peer Effects in Academic Research: Senders and Receivers

Pierre-Philippe Combes, Clement Bosquet, Emeric Henry and Thierry Mayer

No 14376, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: Using an instrument based on a national contest in France determining researchers’ location, we ï¬ nd evidence of peer effects in academia, when focusing on precise groups of senders (producing the spillovers) and receivers (beneï¬ ting from the spillovers), deï¬ ned based on ï¬ eld of specialisation, gender and age. These peer effects are shown to exist even outside formal co-authorship relationships. Furthermore, the match between the characteristics of senders and receivers plays a critical role. In particular, men beneï¬ t a lot from peer effects provided by men, while all other types of gender combinations produce spillovers twice as small.

Keywords: Economics of science; Peer effects; Research productivity; Gender publication gap (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 J16 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-02
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