Nobel begets Nobel
General Economics
2023-03-13 v2 Economics
Abstract
I construct the professor-student network for laureates of and candidates for the Nobel Prize in Economics. I study the effect of proximity to previous Nobelists on winning the Nobel Prize. Conditional on being Nobel-worthy, students and grandstudents of Nobel laureates are significantly less likely to win. Professors and fellow students of Nobel Prize winners, however, are significantly more likely to win.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2207.04441,
title = {Nobel begets Nobel},
author = {Richard S. J. Tol},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2207.04441},
year = {2023}
}