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| Translated title of the contribution | The relevance of resource differences for research performance assessments: A contribution to the discussion within economics in Germany |
|---|---|
| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 53-75 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | List Forum fur Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| Early online date | 16 Mar 2022 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2022 |
Abstract
Research performance is not independent of the given conditions. However, performance comparisons often disregard these conditions. On the basis of personnel and financial resources provided by the government, we identify four groups of economics departments in Germany. For these groups, we compare doctoral degrees awarded, third-party funding, publications and the position in the ranking of the platform Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) as common research performance indicators. The results confirm, as expected, correlations between inputs and outputs. The endowment of professorships with scientific staff is particularly important. Top publications and high RePEc ranks are found mostly at larger departments with younger professors. Other departments nevertheless conduct highly cited research. The analysis underlines the necessity of differentiating in performance assessments and intends to encourage discussions on the further development of economics in Germany.
Keywords
- Basic funding, Cluster analysis, Performance indicators, Ranking, Teaching load
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
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In: List Forum fur Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik, Vol. 48, No. 1-2, 06.2022, p. 53-75.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Zur Relevanz von Ausstattungsunterschieden für Forschungsleistungsvergleiche
T2 - Ein Diskussionsbeitrag für die Wirtschaftswissenschaften in Deutschland
AU - Püttmann, Vitus
AU - Thomsen, Stephan L.
AU - Trunzer, Johannes
N1 - Funding Information: Unser besonderer Dank gilt Eva Barlösius, Bruno Frey, Olaf Hübler, Christian Zimmermann, Michael Leyer, Stephan Kaiser, Peter Letmathe und Burkhard Pedell für wertvolle Anmerkungen zu einer früheren Form des Manuskripts. Wir danken zudem Huu Son Bach Dang, Verena Mlinaric und Celine Schoe für ihre Unterstützung bei der Datenrecherche und -aufbereitung sowie einem/-r anonymen Gutachter/-in für wertvolle Hinweise.
PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - Research performance is not independent of the given conditions. However, performance comparisons often disregard these conditions. On the basis of personnel and financial resources provided by the government, we identify four groups of economics departments in Germany. For these groups, we compare doctoral degrees awarded, third-party funding, publications and the position in the ranking of the platform Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) as common research performance indicators. The results confirm, as expected, correlations between inputs and outputs. The endowment of professorships with scientific staff is particularly important. Top publications and high RePEc ranks are found mostly at larger departments with younger professors. Other departments nevertheless conduct highly cited research. The analysis underlines the necessity of differentiating in performance assessments and intends to encourage discussions on the further development of economics in Germany.
AB - Research performance is not independent of the given conditions. However, performance comparisons often disregard these conditions. On the basis of personnel and financial resources provided by the government, we identify four groups of economics departments in Germany. For these groups, we compare doctoral degrees awarded, third-party funding, publications and the position in the ranking of the platform Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) as common research performance indicators. The results confirm, as expected, correlations between inputs and outputs. The endowment of professorships with scientific staff is particularly important. Top publications and high RePEc ranks are found mostly at larger departments with younger professors. Other departments nevertheless conduct highly cited research. The analysis underlines the necessity of differentiating in performance assessments and intends to encourage discussions on the further development of economics in Germany.
KW - Basic funding
KW - Cluster analysis
KW - Performance indicators
KW - Ranking
KW - Teaching load
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U2 - 10.1007/s41025-022-00238-7
DO - 10.1007/s41025-022-00238-7
M3 - Artikel
AN - SCOPUS:85126309577
VL - 48
SP - 53
EP - 75
JO - List Forum fur Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
JF - List Forum fur Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
SN - 0937-0862
IS - 1-2
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