Aging and Productivity among Economists

Economists' productivity over their careers and as measured by publication in leading journals declines very sharply with age. There is no difference by age in the probability that an article submitted to a leading journal will be accepted. Rates of declining productivity are no greater among t...

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Published in:The review of economics and statistics 1998-02, Vol.80 (1), p.154-156
Main Authors: Oster, Sharon M., Hamermesh, Daniel S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Age distribution
Age groups
Aging
Economic indices
Economic research
Economists
Journal productivity
Periodical indexing
Political economy
Productivity
Publishing industry
Studies
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Summary:Economists' productivity over their careers and as measured by publication in leading journals declines very sharply with age. There is no difference by age in the probability that an article submitted to a leading journal will be accepted. Rates of declining productivity are no greater among the very top publishers than among others, and the probability of acceptance is increasingly related to the author's quality rather than the author's age.
ISSN:0034-6535
1530-9142
DOI:10.1162/003465398557258