Can European economics compete with US economics? And should it?

Colander, David

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“…Moreover, reliance on evaluation criteria based mainly on international visibility may disproportionately favor consolidated research areas (Geuna 2001; Frey 2003), hindering the development of new fields by young researchers. More generally, a serious threat is posed for “periphery” countries, where such criteria may undermine the diffusion of country‐specific analyses, thus reducing the (external) relevance of research in terms of impact on society and the economy (Colander 2008).…”

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Pluralism at Risk? Heterodox Economic Approaches and the Evaluation of Economic Research in Italy

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D’Ippoliti

Lucidi

2010

American J Econ Sociol

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We analyze Italy's recent research evaluation exercise (VTR) as a salient example in discussing some internationally relevant issues emerging from the evaluation of research in economics. We claim that evaluation and its criteria, together with its linkage to research institutions' financing, are likely to affect the direction of research in a problematic way. As the Italian case documents, it is specifically economists who adopt unorthodox paradigms or pursue less diffused topics of research that should be concerned about research evaluation and its criteria. After outlining the recent practice of economic research in Italy and highlighting the relevant scope for pluralism that traditionally characterizes it, we analyze the publications submitted for evaluation to the VTR. By comparing these publications to all the entries in the EconLit database authored by economists located in Italy, we find a risk that the adopted ranking criteria may lead to disregarding historical methods in favor of quantitative and econometric methods, and heterodox schools in favor of mainstream approaches. Finally, by summarizing the current debate in Italy, we claim that evaluation should not be refused by heterodox economists, but rather that a reflection on the criteria of evaluation should be put forward at an international level in order to establish fair competition among research paradigms, thus, preserving pluralism in the discipline. © 2010 American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Inc

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Pluralism at Risk? Heterodox Economic Approaches and the Evaluation of Economic Research in Italy

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Lucidi

2010

American J Econ Sociol

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“…Cria-se entre nós aquilo que Alfredo Bosi (1992) chamou de "obsessão pelo descompasso". Se a adesão for baseada nas métricas de publicação de artigos em periódicos internacionais, o agravante é o fato de que quando um artigo sai em um periódico, ele já teve grande parte da influência que terá sobre os pesquisadores "de ponta" 13 , isso porque muito do debate sobre uma ideia (Estados Unidos) acontece no estágio anterior, nos workshops de pesquisa das melhores universidades (Colander 2014).…”

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Sobre a prática científica dos economistas brasileiros: entre a virtude epistêmica e a administração da irrelevância

Aguilar Filho,

Neves

2023

Soc. estado.

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Resumo Os economistas justificam a internacionalização da ciência econômica recorrendo à metalinguagem, de tal modo que a competição é apresentada como o mecanismo “exemplar” de estímulo à qualidade (credibilidade epistêmica) e produtividade da ciência (novos conhecimentos). Entretanto, a competição dos mercados perfeitos da teoria econômica raramente é encontrada no mundo real, muito menos na ciência, onde uma combinação de fatores materiais e simbólicos reforça o caráter desigual e hierárquico da produção científica. Partindo desse entendimento, o presente trabalho lança mão do conceito de “regime de administração da irrelevância” para compreender a ordem indutora de processos científicos nos quais o conhecimento produzido é diminuído a uma condição de inferioridade ante outros contextos. Mais especificamente, o objetivo será evidenciar, a partir de procedimentos conscientes ou não, a prática científica cotidiana dos economistas, elementos que contribuem para a existência de uma dinâmica atencional autodepreciada.

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Economics, Facsimile Science and Societal Harm

Muller

2021

The Incentivised University

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Can European economics compete with US economics? And should it?

Cited by 5 publications

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Pluralism at Risk? Heterodox Economic Approaches and the Evaluation of Economic Research in Italy

Pluralism at Risk? Heterodox Economic Approaches and the Evaluation of Economic Research in Italy

Sobre a prática científica dos economistas brasileiros: entre a virtude epistêmica e a administração da irrelevância

Economics, Facsimile Science and Societal Harm

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