Do the best scholars attract the highest speaking fees? An exploration of internal and external influence

Ho Fai Chan, Bruno Frey, Jana Gallus, Markus Schaffner, Benno Torgler () and Stephen Whyte
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Jana Gallus: University of Zurich
Markus Schaffner: Queensland University of Technology
Benno Torgler: Queensland University of Technology
Stephen Whyte: Queensland University of Technology

Scientometrics, 2014, vol. 101, issue 1, No 37, 793-817

Abstract: Abstract This study investigates whether academics can capitalize on their external prominence (measured by the number of pages indexed on Google, TED talk invitations or New York Times bestselling book successes) and internal success within academia (measured by publication and citation performance) in the speakers’ market. The results indicate that the larger the number of web pages indexing a particular scholar, the higher the minimum speaking fee. Invitations to speak at a TED event, or making the New York Times Best Seller list is also positively correlated with speaking fees. Scholars with a stronger internal impact or success also achieve higher speaking fees. However, once external impact is controlled, most metrics used to measure internal impact are no longer statistically significant.

Keywords: Academic performance; Scholarly Importance; Social importance of scientists; External and internal influence; Book prizes; Book bestsellers; TED talks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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