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Qualis as a measuring stick for research output in Economics

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Qualis is the set of procedures officially used for evaluating research output in Brazil. This paper asks whether Qualis provides a good measuring stick for economic research published in international journals. The answer is not positive.

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  • Guimaraes, Bernardo, 2011. "Qualis as a measuring stick for research output in Economics," Brazilian Review of Econometrics, Sociedade Brasileira de Econometria - SBE, vol. 31(1), March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sbe:breart:v:31:y:2011:i:1:a:4060
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