Life Cycle and Cohort Productivity in Economic Research: The Case of Germany

Michael Rauber and Heinrich Ursprung

No 2093, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo

Abstract: We examine the research productivity of German academic economists over their life cycles. It turns out that the career-patterns of research productivity as measured by journal publications are characterized by marked cohort effects. Moreover, the life-cycles of younger German economists are hump-shaped and closely resemble the life cycles identified for U.S. economists, whereas the life-cycles of older German economists are much flatter. Finally, we find that not only productivity, but also research quality follows distinct life cycles. Our study employs econometric techniques that are likely to produce estimates that are more trustworthy than previous estimates.

Keywords: research productivity; life cycles; cohort effects (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A14 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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