The expanding field of economics into many subfields should be considered a positive development for a maturing science. Yet, the close connection between economics and politics, and thus current economic circumstances, does present a temptation to allocate scholarly efforts to fashionable areas that tend to bring fame and prominence to the individual researcher, over scholarly pursuits that bring less personal accolades but advance the core propositions of the discipline. The study find that those scholars who allocate their scholarly activities to advancing the our understanding of the core ideas of the discipline, first advanced by Adam Smith and David Hume, are the scholars that maintain the largest enduring impact on the profession.
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID1949838_code1309874.pdf?abstractid=1949838&mirid=1--
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