Are returns to research quality lower in agricultural economics than in economics?

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 498-514

  Gibson, John ^a   Burton McKenzie, Ethan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

academic salary; citations; journal rankings; research quality

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INCENTIVE; INCOME; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 85020747732     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.12216     Document Type: Article

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