The External Funding of Academic Finance Research

Posted: 14 Sep 2008

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David R. Kuipers

University of Missouri at Kansas City - Department of Finance, Information Management, and Strategy

Stephen W. Pruitt

University of Missouri at Kansas City - Department of Finance, Information Management, and Strategy

Date Written: September 12, 2008

Abstract

We analyze the external funding of academic finance research. We show that funding is uncommon, particularly for U.S.-based faculty, and is related to predictable attributes of an author's reputational capital. Further, when research is funded we find it is associated with better articles, as measured by publication in the most prestigious journals and the receipt of increased citations over time. Our study has relevance for every stakeholder in the university's research mission in finance.

Keywords: research productivity, signaling, funding, reputational capital, citations, grants

JEL Classification: G00, G29

Suggested Citation

Kuipers, David R. and Pruitt, Stephen W., The External Funding of Academic Finance Research (September 12, 2008). Financial Review, Vol. 43, No. 4, November 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1267441

David R. Kuipers (Contact Author)

University of Missouri at Kansas City - Department of Finance, Information Management, and Strategy ( email )

Kansas City, MO 64110
United States

Stephen W. Pruitt

University of Missouri at Kansas City - Department of Finance, Information Management, and Strategy ( email )

United States

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