Graphs in Economics

Ibrahim Demir () and Robert Tollison
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Ibrahim Demir: University of South Carolina

Economics Bulletin, 2015, vol. 35, issue 3, 1834-1847

Abstract: This study explores how economists present their ideas and findings in journal articles with a particular focus on the use of graphs. The study analyzes producing economics articles within a production theory framework and develops an economics article production function, in which graphs and words are inputs. Analyzing the articles published in American Economic Review between 1911 and 2010, the study finds that number of words, time, editors, number of chart displays, number of equation lines, presence of female authors, and female-only authorship are the significant determinants of the use of graphs. The study also finds that graphs and words complement each other.

Keywords: Graphs; graphs in economics. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A0 B4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-08-26
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