Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/282146 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
Discussion Paper No. 455
Publisher: 
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München und Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Collaborative Research Center Transregio 190 - Rationality and Competition, München und Berlin
Abstract: 
We study how performance metrics affect the allocation of talent. We exploit the introduction of a new measure of scientific performance: citation metrics. For technical reasons, the first citation database only covered citations from certain journals and years. Thus, only a subset of citations became visible, while others remained invisible. We identify the effects of citation metrics by comparing the predictiveness of visible to invisible citations. Citation metrics increased assortative matching between scientists and departments. We also find that highly-cited scientists in lower-ranked departments ("hidden stars") benefited from citation metrics, while minorities did not. Citation metrics also affected promotion decisions.
Subjects: 
performance metrics
allocation of talent
citations
scientists
JEL: 
J62
O31
J45
O31
J45
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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