This paper examines the relationship between placement of publications in Top Five (T5) journals and receipt of tenure in academic economics departments. Analyzing the job histories of tenure-track economists hired by the top 35 U.S. economics departments, we find that T5 publications have a powerful influence on tenure decisions and rates of transition to tenure. A survey of the perceptions of young economists supports the formal statistical analysis. Pursuit of T5 publications has become the obsession of the next generation of economists. However, the T5 screen is far from reliable. A substantial share of influential publications appear in non-T5 outlets. Reliance on the T5 to screen talent incentivizes careerism over creativity.

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经济学的出版与推广：前五名的暴政

本文研究了排名前五（T5）期刊中出版物的刊登位置与学术经济学部门的任期之间的关系。通过对美国前35名经济学系聘用的终身制经济学家的工作历史进行分析，我们发现T5出版物对权属决策和向权属过渡的速度具有强大的影响力。对年轻经济学家的看法的调查支持正式的统计分析。追求T5出版物已成为下一代经济学家的痴迷。但是，T5屏幕远非可靠。有影响力的出版物中有很大一部分出现在非T5商店中。依靠T5筛选人才可以激励职业主义而不是创造力。