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Research Networks and Publications in Economics: Evidence from a Small Developing Country

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  • Verónica Amarante

    (Instituto de Economía, Universidad de la República)

  • Marisa Bucheli

    (Universidad de la República)

  • Mariana Rodriguez

    (Instituto de Economía, Universidad de la República)

Abstract

This article addresses the relationship between international research collaboration and the performance of researchers through the focus on a specific discipline, Economics, in a small developing country, Uruguay. We map the collaboration between Uruguayan economists and non-local researchers and analyze the correlation between these collaborations and scholars’ achievements, as reflected by the quality of the publications included in Scopus-Elsevier. Our results confirm the positive and significant association between research collaboration and research output. Findings suggest that researchers involved in international collaborations get a higher impact or quality of their research, but this result only holds when international collaborations involve researchers located in northern countries.

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  • Verónica Amarante & Marisa Bucheli & Mariana Rodriguez, 2024. "Research Networks and Publications in Economics: Evidence from a Small Developing Country," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(2), pages 5571-5598, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jknowl:v:15:y:2024:i:2:d:10.1007_s13132-023-01282-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s13132-023-01282-0
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    Keywords

    Research networks; Research output; Bibliometrics;
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    JEL classification:

    • A14 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Sociology of Economics
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions

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