The University of Sydney
School of Economics

Invites you to a seminar

presented by

Daniel S. Hamermesh

Barnard College

IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Co-authors:

Aboozar Hadavand (Minerva University)

Wesley W. Wilson (University of Oregon)

How Slow? Why Slow? Is Slow Productive? Fixing Slow? *

Thursday 19 August 2021

12.00pm – 1.00pm *

Via Zoom

Meeting ID : 85046732424

Password : 664821

* Please note change of time

Seminar Speaker is Zooming in from USA

Abstract: 

Publishing in economics proceeds much more slowly on average than in the natural sciences, and more slowly than in other social sciences and finance. It is even relatively slower at the extremes. We demonstrate that much of the lag, especially at the extremes, arises from authors’ dilatory behavior in revising their work. The marginal product of an additional round of re-submission at the top economics journals is productive of additional subsequent citations; but conditional on re-submission, journals taking more time is not productive, and authors spending more time is associated with reduced scholarly impact. We offer several proposals to speed up the publication process. These include no-revisions policies, such as Economic Inquiry’s; limits on authors’ time revising articles, and limits on editors waiting for dilatory referees.

For further information contact:

Alastair Fraser | ph: 9351 5689 |email: alastair.fraser@sydney.edu.au

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