Academic endogamy or immobility? The impact on scholarly productivity in a developing country

Luís Filipe de Miranda Grochocki and Andrea Felippe Cabello

International Journal of Educational Development, 2022, vol. 94, issue C

Abstract: Studies often associate endogamy with lower academic performance. Alternatively, external exposure seems to be correlated with higher research quality. Consequently, when measuring the effects of endogamy, authors should account for academic inertia as well as the different types of mobility. In this study, a large longitudinal database on the Brazilian higher education system is used to measure the effects of endogamy and mobility on scientific production. This paper examines whether types of scholars–such as those who never leave their doctoral institution or those that have some experience elsewhere, especially abroad, show differential results. Furthermore, it measures the changes in scholars’ productivity when controlling for the distinct types of academic mobility throughout their careers. Results suggest that information about how mobile an academic is before and during its career is relevant when estimating the effects of endogamy on academic productivity and international academic experiences are correlated with higher likelihood of publishing.

Keywords: Academic inbreeding; Endogamy; Higher education; Academic productivity; International mobility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2022.102652

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