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Reputation versus Influence: The Evidence from Textbook References

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  • William Breit

    (Trinity University)

  • John H. Huston

    (Trinity University)

Abstract

This paper suggests a new tool for evaluating the influence of living economists: references in recent introductory economics textbooks. A distinction is made between influence and reputation. Lists of names generated by standard citation indexes may be useful as a proxy for "reputation." Using references in recent introductory textbooks the authors generate a list of names that deviates in significant ways from lists derived from the Social Science Citation Index. It is argued that textbook references are the better test of an economist's influence. Empirically distinguishing between reputation and influence demonstrates that influence may be and often is distinct from reputation.

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  • William Breit & John H. Huston, 1997. "Reputation versus Influence: The Evidence from Textbook References," Eastern Economic Journal, Eastern Economic Association, vol. 23(4), pages 451-456, Fall.
    • Handle: RePEc:eej:eeconj:v:23:y:1997:i:4:p:451-456
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    Cited by:

    1. Philipp Korom, 2018. "Does scientific eminence endure? Making sense of the most cited economists, psychologists and sociologists in textbooks (1970–2010)," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 116(2), pages 909-939, August.
    2. John H. Huston & Roger W. Spencer, 2018. "Using Network Centrality to Inform Our View of Nobel Economists," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 44(4), pages 616-628, September.
    3. Roger W. Spencer & John H. Huston & Rachel Branyan, 2009. "Influential Macromonetary Publications and Economists," The American Economist, Sage Publications, vol. 54(2), pages 91-106, October.

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    Keywords

    Citations; Economics; Economists;
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    JEL classification:

    • A11 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Role of Economics; Role of Economists
    • A14 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Sociology of Economics

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