近亲繁殖与学术退化──基于中国高校经济学院系的实证研究

Faculty Inbreeding and Academic Decline: A Case Study of Departments of Economics in Chinese Universities

本文通过国内部分经济学院系的师资数据，考察国内高校的近亲繁殖特征及其对学术创新能力的影响。结果发现：第一，国内高校之间的毕业生流动存在显著的区域性特征，知名大学之间没有形成一个师资交换圈；第二，从总体看，海归师资的引进力度与本地优质高校资源的丰富程度是影响近亲繁殖率的决定性因素；第三，一个机构的近亲繁殖率过高有可能会因为降低近亲繁殖的质量而导致学术退化。

This article investigates faculty inbreeding and its impact on academic creativity based on data collected from departments of economics in Chinese universities. The findings suggest restricted mobility of faculty-aspiring college graduates between top Chinese universities. In addition， recruitment of college graduates from abroad as well as availability of high quality local universities are two determining factors to faculty inbreeding. The author argues that a higher degree of faculty inbreeding is detrimental to academic quality and pe1formance.