Alphabet Economics_ The link between names and reputation

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1、TheJournalofSocio-Economics37(2008)12661285AlphabetEconomics:ThelinkbetweennamesandreputationGeorgiosEfthyvoulou∗SchoolofEconomics,MathematicsandStatistics,BirkbeckCollege,UniversityofLondon,MaletStreet,LondonWC1E7HX,UKReceived26April2007;receivedinr

2、evisedform8October2007;accepted11December2007AbstractIneconomics,mostcoauthoredpapershaveallcoauthorsinalphabeticalorder.Itissometimesarguedthatthisconveysadvantagestopeoplewhosenamesstartwithlettersthatcomeearlyinthealphabet.Thispaperexamineswhether

3、thealphabeticalrankingofnamesaffectssomeonesreputation.Overall,wefindthatfacultymemberswithearlierlastnameinitialsaremorelikelytogetemploymentathighstandardresearchdepartments.Furthermore,weshowthattherelationshipbetweenalphabeticalplacementandacademi

4、csuccessremainssignificantifweuseasanalternativemeasureofreputationthenumberofpeopleshowinganinterestinthepapersofaparticularacademic.Thispaperalsoinvestigateswhetherthereportedalphabeticaleffectcreatesdifferentialincentivesforcoauthoring.Itisfoundtha

5、tthereputationaladvantageoffirst-authorshipmotivatespeopletomanipulatetheirnamessoastoobtainamorebeneficialalphabeticalpositionwithinthemajorityofarticles.©2007ElsevierInc.Allrightsreserved.JELclassification:A11;A13;J70;Z13Keywords:Alphabeticalorder;Aca

6、demicreputation;Coauthoredpapers1.IntroductionResearchisconsideredtobeveryimportantforacademicsasitisawaytoinvestigatetheories,factsandlaws,acquireanintimateexperienceandcontributetothebroadeningofknowledgeregardingtheirareaofinterest.However,researc

7、hisalsorelatedtoacademicstandingandreputation.Inacademiclabormarkets,publishedresearchrepresentsonedirectmeasureofanindividualsreputationalcapital(Mooreetal.,2001).Inotherwords,anindividualscareerdependsonbuildingasuccessfulportfolioofpublicationsinh

8、igh-classjournalsasitisthemainindicatorofasuccessfulresearcherandtheprimedeterminantofhighearnings,awardsandpromotions.Thiscanalsopartlyexplainthereasonwhythenumberofmulti-authoredpapershasincreasedrapidlyduringthelastfewdecades.1Ifprofessionalreward