Joshua Gans

2 months ago | nber.org | Joshua Gans

Skip to main content Thanks to Claude Sonnet 3.7 and Gemini 2.5 Pro (Experimental) for helpful research assistance. Responsibility for all errors remains my own. The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Related

2 months ago | ourlongwalk.com | Johan Fourie |Joshua Gans

South African scientists are rewarded for every paper published. At some universities, the rewards are rather attractive: R50,000 (or $2500) per paper, as long as it is on the list of subsidised journals maintained by the Department of Higher Education. So, in theory, a productive researcher could earn a nice annual bonus if they publish five or six papers. In fact, there are already a handful of authors producing more than 50 papers annually.

2 months ago | nber.org | Joshua Gans

Skip to main content Thanks to Steven Callandar and Johannes Schneider for helpful discussions and to chatgpt-o3-mini-high and Claude 3.7 (at least when it was willing to work) for excellent research assistance. And, yes, I am aware there is something ‘meta’ about all this. Responsibility for all errors remains my own. The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Joshua S.

Feb 28, 2025 | joshuagans.substack.com | Joshua Gans

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Feb 27, 2025 | nber.org | Ajay Agrawal |Joshua Gans |Avi Goldfarb |Catherine Tucker

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