Economics in Sweden : an evaluation of Swedish research in economics /: an evaluation of Swedish research in economics. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Lars Engwall.
• Other Names: Engwall, Lars
• Contents: Pt. I. Introduction and background studies. 1. Points of departure / Lars Engwall. Background. A framework for the study. The evaluation process. The results of the evaluation. Evaluating the evaluation. 2. Economics the Swedish way 1889-1989 / Lars Jonung and Elving Gunnarsson. The development of the market for professors. Becoming a professor. Intramural activities of the professors. Extramural activities of the professors. Foreign influences on Swedish professors. Final reflections. 3. The economics of Swedish economics in the 1980s / Peter Stenkula and Lars Engwall. The Swedish system for allocating research grants. Methodological issues. Faculty grants. External research grants. Total resources to economics research. 4. Recruiting a new generation / Eskil Wadensjo. The Swedish system of postgraduate education. The small number of theses. An ageing population of Ph.D. students. Few women with Ph.D. degrees. Ph.D. degrees in economics awarded to Swedish citizens in the United States. The form and content of the theses. The faculty opponent. The topics of the theses. The labour market for doctors of economics. 5. Swedish economics on the international scene / Olle Persson, Peter Stern and Elving Gunnarsson. Data material. Publication activity and journal selection. Relations with the intellectual heritage. Research profiles -- Pt. II. The views of the international evaluation committee. 6. Swedish economics in the 1980s / Avinash K. Dixit, Seppo Honkapohja and Robert M. Solow. Swedish economics after the Stockholm school. Labour economics. Natural resources. Interregional economics. International economics. Public finance. Econometrics. Macro and monetary economics. Microeconomics. 7. Organization of research / Avinash K. Dixit, Seppo Honkapohja and Robert M. Solow. An overview. University departments. University-based research institutes. Non-university-based research institutes. Research funding. The general profile of research. 8. Postgraduate education in Sweden / Avinash K. Dixit, Seppo Honkapohja and Robert M. Solow. Scale. Incentives. Tradition. 9. Recommendations / Avinash K. Dixit, Seppo Honkapohja and Robert M. Solow. Summary of good and bad features of the system. Recommendations concerning organization of research. Recommendations concerning postgraduate training. Concluding remarks -- Appendix A: Time schedule for the evaluation project -- Appendix B: Professors of economics in Sweden 1741-1989 / Elving Gunnarsson -- Ancestors (1741-1889) -- Modern age (1889-1989) -- Appendix C: The role of institutions / Lars Jonung -- The Stockholm School of Economics -- Lund University -- The Institute for International Economic Studies -- Appendix D: Doctoral theses in economics in Sweden 1895-1989 / Eskil Wadensjo -- Old Ph.D. degrees (1895-1973) -- New Ph.D. degrees (1970-89).
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (304 pages)
• Subjects: 330/.09485; Economics -- Research -- Sweden -- Evaluation; Economics -- Sweden; Science économique; Recherche économique; Evaluation économique; Economics; Economics -- Research -- Evaluation; Wirtschaftsforschung; Evaluation; Evaluation; Wirtschaftsforschung; Wirtschaftstheorie; Suède; Sweden; Schweden; Schweden
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781134907861; 1134907869
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