Is economics a house divided? Analysis of citation networks

Ali Önder; Marko Terviö

doi:10.1111/ecin.12164

Is economics a house divided? Analysis of citation networks

Ali Önder, Marko Terviö

Aalto University

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Abstract

We investigate divisions within the citation network in economics using citation data between 1990 and 2010. We consider all partitions of top institutions into two equal-sized clusters and pick the one that minimizes cross-cluster citations. The strongest division is much stronger than could be expected to be found under idiosyncratic citation patterns and is consistent with the reputed freshwater/saltwater division in macroeconomics. The division is stable over time but varies across the fields of economics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1491-1505
Number of pages	15
Journal	Economic Inquiry
Volume	53
Issue number	3
Early online date	9 Nov 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.12164
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2015

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citations
clustering
influence
schools of thought

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Is Economics House Divided
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Önder, A. S. and Terviö, M. (2015), IS ECONOMICS A HOUSE DIVIDED? ANALYSIS OF CITATION NETWORKS. Econ Inq, 53: 1491-1505, which has been published in final form at doi:10.1111/ecin.12164. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
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