In biomedical research, the first author listed on a paper is typically the one who contributed the most so being one frequently is a good measure of individual competence that is independent of collaborations.

ECONOMIST: Peer review

That was the first entry in the Bathroom category of my research files, which at the time were recorded with pen and paper.

WSJ: Jeffery Deaver on Bathrooms Around the World | Traveler's Tale

The first is Bill Martin, professor of economics at the Centre for Business Research at Cambridge, who has updated the paper I discussed in that earlier blog.

BBC: Is the Bank of England doing enough?

The details come from a report in The New York Times, which couches the news by explaining that the paper has not yet gone through peer review, an academic process by which new research is first vetted by others in the field.

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