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The relationship between research productivity and teaching effectiveness has long been a controversial topic among university professors. This study utilizes a nationwide survey of economics faculty to examine the relationship between research productivity and classroom performance, using self-reported measures of research output and teaching evaluation scores, and to solicit the participants' opinions on this issue. Findings indicate a very weak relationship between research output and teaching effectiveness. However, individual and institutional characteristics seem to explain some differences in research output and teaching evaluation scores. Further, faculty opinions on the research-teaching relationship seem to be influenced by institutional and individual characteristics.
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Noser, T.C., Manakyan, H. & Tanner, J.R. Research productivity and perceived teaching effectiveness: A survey of economics faculty. Res High Educ 37, 199–221 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01730119
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