The Research Output of Academic Economists in Brazil

Joao Faria

No 100, Working Paper Series from Finance Discipline Group, UTS Business School, University of Technology, Sydney

Abstract: This paper presents productivity rankings of economics departments and economists in Brazil. The results are: 1) At individual level, only 9 out of 497 economists managed to publish at least one paper in the top journals of economics, and 52 economists published at least one paper in a wide list of international journals; 2) The areas in which Brazilian research is most internationally successful are: Development economics, mathematical economics, and post Keynesian economics; 3) There is a remarkable difference in academic quality among the departments; 4) The performance of departments strongly depends on the individual excellence of a very small number of people. These findings suggest that academic productivity in Brazil is poor when evaluated by international criteria. As a policy prescription it is recommended that economics departments in Brazil should establish international publications as a target for their members.

JEL-codes: A11 D29 I29 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000-01-01
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Published as: Faria, J. R., 2000, "The Research Output of Academic Economists in Brazil", Economia Aplicada, 4(1), 95–113.

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