Ranking Economics Departments in Europe: A Statistical Approach

Journal of the European Economic Association, Vol. 1, No. 6, pp. 1367-1401

Posted: 8 Apr 2005

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Luc Bauwens

Université catholique de Louvain

Michel Lubrano

Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)

Alan Kirman

GREQAM

Camelia Protopopescu

University of Angers - French Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM)

Abstract

We provide a ranking of economics departments in Europe and we discuss the methods used to obtain it. The JEL CD-ROM serves as a database for a period covering 10 years. Journals are ranked using a combination of expert opinions and citation data to produce a scale from 1 to 10. The publication output and habits of fifteen European countries plus California are then compared. Individuals with a contribution greater than a predetermined minimum level are regrouped into departments which are ranked according to their total scores. A standard deviation is provided to underline the uncertainty of this ranking.

Keywords: Ranking economics departments, journal ranking

JEL Classification: C12, C14, D63, I29

Suggested Citation

Bauwens, Luc and Lubrano, Michel and Kirman, Alan and Protopopescu, Camelia, Ranking Economics Departments in Europe: A Statistical Approach. Journal of the European Economic Association, Vol. 1, No. 6, pp. 1367-1401, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=685401

Luc Bauwens (Contact Author)

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Michel Lubrano

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Alan Kirman

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Camelia Protopopescu

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