Ability and specialization among economic researchers

Todd D. Kendall
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Todd D. Kendall: The John E. Walker, Department of Economics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA, Postal: The John E. Walker, Department of Economics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA

Managerial and Decision Economics, 2008, vol. 29, issue 8, 609-618

Abstract: It is not obvious whether a firm's more talented workers should be more specialized, and in fact, the relationship between ability and specialization seems to differ across industries. In this paper, I examine the case of knowledge production in economic research, and find that abler economists tend to publish more general research. This result suggests substitutability between general and specialized skill in research. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1002/mde.1424

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