1/2 As promised:
1. About 60% of
@nberpubs
WP make it to a journal.
2. An additional 7% end as book chapters.
3. A peak in 2013 with 70% published in journals.
4. Later years are downwards biased, as Econ publishing takes time. But 15% in <1 year + 30 in <2 years is remarkable.
2/2
5. Seems like there was a huge COVID boost; for now, not many made it passed the WP phase.
NOT in the graph:
6. Interesting dynamics in outlets - what is the share of NBER papers that make it into the top 5 Econ journals?
7. Differences between NBER programs.
More to come!