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  "title": "Network Effects and Research Collaborations",
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  "summary": "We study the determinants of new and repeated research collaborations, drawing on the co-authorship network of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Working Papers series.",
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      "content": "- Authors: Dennis Essers, Francesco Grigoli, Evgenia Pugacheva\n- Date: July 24, 2020\n- Core objective: Study the determinants of new and repeated research collaborations using the co-authorship network of the IMF Working Papers series.\n- Key context: The IMF Working Papers series is an outlet where authors express their views on topics of interest and IMF staff are not subject to “publish-or-perish” conditions, making it an appropriate testing ground to examine the endogenous nature of co-authorship formation."
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      "content": "- Network structure:\n  - The co-authorship network is characterized by many authors with few direct co-authors, yet indirectly connected to each other through short co-authorship chains.\n- Determinants of starting collaborations:\n  - A shorter distance in the co-authorship network is key for starting research collaborations.\n  - Higher research productivity helps to start collaborations.\n  - Being employed in the same department helps to start collaborations.\n  - Having citizenship of the same region helps to start collaborations.\n- Determinants of repeating collaborations:\n  - Higher research productivity helps to repeat collaborations.\n  - Being employed in the same department helps to repeat collaborations.\n  - Having citizenship of the same region helps to repeat collaborations.\n- Cross-network-size collaborations:\n  - Authors with different co-authorship network sizes are more likely to collaborate, possibly reflecting synergies between senior and junior staff members.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Working Paper\n  - Working Paper (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Working Paper (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2020/07/24/network-effects-and-research-collaborations-49596"
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    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513550879.001",
    "Authors: Dennis Essers, Francesco Grigoli, Evgenia Pugacheva",
    "Date: July 24, 2020",
    "Core objective: Study the determinants of new and repeated research collaborations using the co-authorship network of the IMF Working Papers series.",
    "Key context: The IMF Working Papers series is an outlet where authors express their views on topics of interest and IMF staff are not subject to “publish-or-perish” conditions, making it an appropriate testing ground to examine the endogenous nature of co-authorship formation.",
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