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The study reports an empirical comparison of quality of collaborative research with the quality of individual research. Quality of a paper is measured by the citation rate over the four years following the year of publication. Papers published in fourteen Finance journals between 1987–1991 are sampled. There is no significant difference between the quality of collaborative and individual research. Decision-makers should hesitate in interpreting collaborative research as a definitive sign of ability to produce better research.
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Avkiran, N.K. Scientific collaboration in finance does not lead to better quality research. Scientometrics 39, 173–184 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02457446
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