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<strong>Abstract: </strong>This study uses cluster analysis to classify Australian economics departments into groups that have similar quantities of research output, measured by two publication counts, and similar quality of research output, measured by a citation count. Three groups of departments are identified and factor analysis is used to rank the groups. Whether research output is measured in total or on a per staff basis, Melbourne is in the group that ranks first, the remaining members of the 'group of eight' are in one or other of the top two groups, and at least 15 other departments are in the third-ranked group.<br/><br/><b>Full Text: </b>COPYRIGHT 2006 Blackwell Publishers Ltd.<br/><p>I Introduction </p><p></p><p>Economics departments should be judged according to the extent to which they contribute to the discipline of economics. They do this in three main ways: by contributing to knowledge within the discipline (research), by advancing the formation of human capital (teaching), and by facilitating the useful application of economics in the wider community (service and extension). There are synergies between these activities, most obviously between research and teaching at the postgraduate level. Research is also necessary for certain types of service activities, such as the provision of various forms of expert advice. The relationship between research and undergraduate teaching is more tenuous. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br/></p>

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<p>谢谢应助,已加分</p><p>另:3楼应助已超时,不加分</p>