Nobel begets Nobel in economics

Richard Tol

Journal of Informetrics, 2023, vol. 17, issue 4

Abstract: I construct the professor-student network for laureates of and candidates for the Nobel Prize in Economics. I study the effect of proximity to previous Nobelists on winning the Nobel Prize. Conditional on being Nobel-worthy, students and grandstudents of Nobel laureates are significantly less likely to win. Professors and fellow students of Nobel Prize winners, however, are significantly more likely to win.

Keywords: Network formation; Research training; Nobel prize (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2023.101457

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