A Century of American Economic Review : Insights on Critical Factors in Journal Publishing

By using information collected from numerous American Economic Review publications from the last 100 years, Torgler and Piatti examine the top publishing institutions to determine their most renowned AER papers based on citation success. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Introduction....Pages 1-11 Top Institutions, Top Papers and Leading Economists Publishing in AER....Pages 12-34 Cooperation, Coauthorship and Alphabetical Name Ordering....Pages 35-41 Demographic Characteristics of AER Authors....Pages 42-56 AER Editors, Coeditors, and Board Members....Pages 57-80 Submission Strategies, Referees, and Awards....Pages 81-92 Paper Characteristics....Pages 93-114 Conclusion....Pages 115-123 Back Matter....Pages 124-154