The impact of using blogs and site on Academic reputation

I reproduce a post from the LSE British Politics and Policy

With large impacts on dissemination of research and significant benefits in terms of individual reputations, David McKenzie and Berk Özler conclude that blogging academic or research work results in positive spillover effects for academic bloggers and their institutions while also influencing attitudes and knowledge amongst readers.

This article is cross-posted from the LSE’s Impact of Social Sciences blog.

A measure of Bias in academia

Check this post in Freakonomics for a great study by Christis Tombazos and Matthew Dobra, who looked for bias within Australian academics.