How Does the Market Use Citation Data? The Hirsch Index in Economics

A large literature following Hirsch (2005) has proposed citation- based indexes of individuals' research output. This paper views Hirsch's index as one member of a larger class and examines how well different indexes align with labor market outcomes for young, tenured economists at 50 US d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ellison, Glenn
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Economic Association 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/82642
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3164-0855