Nobel begets Nobel in economics

Richard S.J. Tol*

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Abstract

I construct the professor-student network for laureates of and candidates for the Nobel Prize in Economics. I study the effect of proximity to previous Nobelists on winning the Nobel Prize. Conditional on being Nobel-worthy, students and grandstudents of Nobel laureates are significantly less likely to win. Professors and fellow students of Nobel Prize winners, however, are significantly more likely to win.

Original languageEnglish
Article number101457
Pages (from-to)1-18
Number of pages18
JournalJournal of Informetrics
Volume17
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2023

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Keywords

  • Network formation
  • Nobel prize
  • Research training

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