Comment on Zigerell (2015): using Poisson inverse Gaussian regression on citation data

Fogarty, B. J. (2015) Comment on Zigerell (2015): using Poisson inverse Gaussian regression on citation data. Research and Politics, 2(4), (doi: 10.1177/2053168015617496)

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Abstract

Zigerell’s recent article in Research & Politics argues that Maliniak et al.’s findings that women are cited less than men in international relations are not robust to alternative specifications. Using Poisson inverse Gaussian (PIG) regression, in this comment, I demonstrate that both papers’ findings are sensitive to empirical specifications. In many model specifications, women are cited less than men, but other specifications either show a null effect or that women are actually cited more than men in international relations. This illustrates that substantive model selections matter a great deal for the conclusions we can make from our data.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Fogarty, Dr Brian
Authors: Fogarty, B. J.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences
Journal Name:Research and Politics
Publisher:Sage Publications
ISSN:2053-1680
ISSN (Online):2053-1680
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2015 The Authors
First Published:First published in Research and Politics
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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