COWLES FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS
AT YALE UNIVERSITY

Box 208281
New Haven, CT 06520-8281

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COWLES FOUNDATION DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 1396

Who Refers To Whom: A Study of Research References and
the Relationship between Research Reports and Final Publication

Samuel McCarthy, Martin Shubik, Jianfeng Yu

January 2003

The size and style of referencing for a large sample of 60 years of publications of the Cowles Foundation are examined. The influence of computerization is considered. Self-referencing is noted and some observations are made on the costs and distribution of research papers.

Keywords: Referencing, Cost of publication

JEL Classification: A14, D89