Working Paper: NBER ID: w23404
Authors: Andrew Seltzer; Daniel S. Hamermesh
Abstract: Over the last six decades articles published in leading economic history journals have been less likely to be co-authored than articles published in leading general economics journals. However, in both economic history and general economics journals there have been strong, monotonic increases in the number of authors per article and the fraction of co-authored papers. Economics and economic history differ in the nature of collaboration, in that co-authorships in economic history are more likely to be formed of individuals of different seniority as compared to economics generally.
Keywords: Coauthorship; Economic History; Economics; Research Styles
JEL Codes: B41; N01
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| coauthorship in economic history journals (A14) | less frequent coauthorship compared to general economics journals (A14) |
| coauthorship in general economics journals (A14) | more frequent coauthorship compared to economic history journals (A14) |
| coauthorship in economic history (B31) | different seniority levels among coauthors (A14) |
| coauthorship in general economics (A14) | less different seniority levels among coauthors (A14) |
| nature of research in economic history (N01) | formation of coauthor relationships (L14) |
| shift in coauthorship dynamics over time (C69) | economic historians conforming to economics profession-wide norms (N01) |