The Role of Conferences on the Pathway to Academic Impact: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
The Role of Conferences on the Pathway to Academic Impact: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
de Leon, Fernanda Leite Lopez; McQuillin, Ben
2020-02-08 00:00:00
<p>ABSTRACT:</p><p>We provide evidence for the effectiveness of conferences in promoting academic impact by exploiting the cancellationâdue to Hurricane Isaacâof the 2012 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. We assembled a data set of 29,142 papers and quantified conference effects, using difference-in-differences regressions. Within four years of being presented at the conference, a paperâs likelihood of becoming cited increases by five percentage points. We decompose the effects by authorship and provide an account of the underlying mechanisms. Overall, our findings point to the role of short-term face-to-face interactions in the formation and dissemination of scientific knowledge.</p>
http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.pngJournal of Human ResourcesUniversity of Wisconsin Presshttp://www.deepdyve.com/lp/university-of-wisconsin-press/the-role-of-conferences-on-the-pathway-to-academic-impact-evidence-nNjnkVc9ae
The Role of Conferences on the Pathway to Academic Impact: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
<p>ABSTRACT:</p><p>We provide evidence for the effectiveness of conferences in promoting academic impact by exploiting the cancellationâdue to Hurricane Isaacâof the 2012 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. We assembled a data set of 29,142 papers and quantified conference effects, using difference-in-differences regressions. Within four years of being presented at the conference, a paperâs likelihood of becoming cited increases by five percentage points. We decompose the effects by authorship and provide an account of the underlying mechanisms. Overall, our findings point to the role of short-term face-to-face interactions in the formation and dissemination of scientific knowledge.</p>
Journal
Journal of Human Resources
– University of Wisconsin Press
To get new article updates from a journal on your personalized homepage, please log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one.
All DeepDyve websites use cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this website. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.