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\"Uber wissenschaftliche Exzellenz und Wettbewerb

General Economics 2023-10-19 v3 Economics
Authors: Gerald Schweiger
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Abstract

The pursuit of excellence seems to be the True North of academia. What is meant by excellence? Can excellence be measured? This article discusses the concept of excellence in the context of research and competition.

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scientific excellence competition research evaluation academia

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@article{arxiv.2310.09588,
  title  = {\"Uber wissenschaftliche Exzellenz und Wettbewerb},
  author = {Gerald Schweiger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.09588},
  year   = {2023}
}

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