Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/104265 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
Munich Discussion Paper No. 2008-26
Publisher: 
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, München
Abstract (Translated): 
The Annual Congress of the German Economic Association has become one of the largest national meetings of professional economists. The contributed papers at the Congress undergo a rigorous and competitive selection procedure where only about one half of all submissions are accepted for presentation. We analyze this selection process based on data from the Congresses held between 2005 and 2008. We find that the acceptance decision depends on the previous publication record of the submitting author and on the institution with which (s)he is affiliated. Moreover, the status of being a professor increases the likelihood of acceptance, whereas completion of a Ph.D.~degree, or even a habilitation, does not.
Subjects: 
German Economic Association
selection process
JEL: 
A11
A14
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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