Global ranking of accounting programmes and the elite effect in accounting research

Kam C. Chan; Carl R. Chen; Tsz Wan Cheng

doi:10.1111/j.1467-629X.2007.00234.x

Global ranking of accounting programmes and the elite effect in accounting research

Kam C. Chan, Carl R. Chen, Tsz Wan Cheng

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Abstract

We provide a global ranking of accounting research and examine the elite degree and elite affiliation effect. Based on 24 accounting journals during the period 1991-2005, the top 5 most productive countries in accounting research are in the following order: the USA, the UK, Australia, Canada and Hong Kong. We find a significant elite degree effect, indicating that authors who graduated from elite accounting programmes have a disproportionate share of publications in top-notch journals. The same conclusion is also supported by the elite affiliation effect in which leading accounting journals have higher concentration of authors who are affiliated with elite institutions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	187-220
Number of pages	34
Journal	Accounting and Finance
Volume	47
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-629X.2007.00234.x
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2007

Keywords

Accounting research
Elite effect
Institutional ranking

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Accounting
Finance
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)

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