Working Paper: NBER ID: w26240
Authors: Yuriy Gorodnichenko; Tho Pham; Oleksandr Talavera
Abstract: We quantify the contribution of conferences to publication success of more than 4,000 papers presented at three leading economics conferences over the 2006-2012 period. We show a positive link between conference presentation and the publishing probability in high-quality journals. Participating in major conferences is also associated with improved metrics for other measures of academic success such as the number of citations or abstract views. While the results are broadly similar across fields, annual meetings of the American Economic Association are particularly valuable in these dimensions. We also find that female authors appear to gain less from conferences than male authors.
Keywords: conferences; academic publishing; publication success; gender disparities
JEL Codes: A11; I23; O29
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| participation in major conferences (F53) | likelihood of publication in high-quality journals (A14) |
| participation in major conferences (F53) | increased citations (A14) |
| participation in major conferences (F53) | increased abstract views (C60) |
| female authors (Y92) | benefits from conference participation (O36) |
| conference presentations (A32) | higher publication probabilities (C46) |
| author and paper characteristics (A14) | effect of conference presentations on publication probabilities (A32) |
| participation in AEA conferences (A14) | publication in top-tier journals (A14) |
| participation in other conferences (F53) | publication in academic journals (A19) |