Superstar economists

Michael König interviewed by Tim Phillips, 28 December 2018

We measure the effectiveness of economists by how many papers they publish, or how many citations they get. But a new measure ranks them by their influence on the work of their colleagues too. Michael König explains to Tim Phillips how this works, and who gets to be number one.

Topics: Frontiers of economic research Institutions and economics

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Michael König

Senior Research Associate, Department of Economics, University of Zurich

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