Conference presentations and academic publishing

This study contributes to the existing literature on impact of conference presentations career progression by quantifying predictive power conferences for publication success. Examining outcomes more than 4000 papers presented at three leading economics over 2006–2012 period, we find a positive link between and publishing probability in high-quality journals. is most profound prominent authors male authors. In contrast, lesser known female appear gain less from conferences. Additionally, participating major also associated with improved metrics other measures academic success such as number citations or abstract views. Further examination shows that annual meetings American Economic Association are particularly valuable these dimensions.