Most cited papers in Corruption and Economic Development
What are the most cited papers in Corruption and Economic Development?
The most cited paper in Corruption and Economic Development is "The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation" (Daron Acemoğlu, Simon Johnson, James A. Robinson, 2001), with 8,584 citations. Next come "Corruption and Growth" (8,502) and "The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation: Reply" (6,126).
Showing 50 of 98 papers. Every paper with more than 792 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation Daron Acemoğlu, Simon Johnson, James A. Robinson · American Economic Review | Dec 2001 | 8,584 |
| 2 | Corruption and Growth Paolo Mauro · The Quarterly Journal of Economics | Aug 1995 | 8,502 |
| 3 | The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation: Reply Daron Acemoğlu, Simon Johnson, James A. Robinson · American Economic Review | Oct 2012 | 6,126 |
| 4 | The causes of corruption: a cross-national study Daniel S. Treisman · Journal of Public Economics | Jun 2000 | 3,968 |
| 5 | Corruption Andrei Shleifer, Robert W. Vishny · The Quarterly Journal of Economics | Aug 1993 | 3,846 |
| 6 | Dictatorship, Democracy, and Development Mancur Olson · American Political Science Review | Sep 1993 | 3,845 |
| 7 | The law and economics of self-dealing Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio López‐de‐Silanes et al. · Journal of Financial Economics | 30 Jan 2008 | 3,656 |
| 8 | The Economic Consequences of Legal Origins Rafael La Porta, Florencio López‐de‐Silanes, Andrei Shleifer · Journal of Economic Literature | May 2008 | 3,306 |
| 9 | What Should Be Done with Equity Theory? Gerald S. Leventhal | 1980 | 2,979 |
| 10 | Financial and Legal Constraints to Growth: Does Firm Size Matter? Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt, Vojislav Maksimovic · The Journal of Finance | 7 Jan 2005 | 2,542 |
| 11 | On economic causes of civil war Paul Collier · Oxford Economic Papers | Oct 1998 | 2,506 |
| 12 | Chapter 6 Institutions as a Fundamental Cause of Long-Run Growth Daron Acemoğlu, Simon Johnson, James A. Robinson · Elsevier eBooks | 2005 | 2,457 |
| 13 | Do Lenders Favor Politically Connected Firms? Rent Provision in an Emerging Financial Market A.I. Khwaja, Ajmal Saeed Mian · The Quarterly Journal of Economics | Nov 2005 | 2,442 |
| 14 | Using ICTs to create a culture of transparency: E-government and social media as openness and anti-corruption tools for societies John Carlo Bertot, Paul T. Jaeger, Justin M. Grimes · Government Information Quarterly | 28 Apr 2010 | 2,292 |
| 15 | Measuring Trust* Edward L. Glaeser, David Laibson, Jose Alexandre Scheinkman et al. · The Quarterly Journal of Economics | Aug 2000 | 2,146 |
| 16 | What Determines Corporate Transparency? Robert M. Bushman, Joseph D. Piotroski, Abbie J. Smith · Journal of Accounting Research | 15 Apr 2004 | 2,101 |
| 17 | Modernization: Theories and Facts Adam Przeworski, Fernando Limongi · World Politics | 1997 | 1,999 |
| 18 | Determinants of Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Empirical Study Richard N. Cooper, Robert J. Barro · Foreign Affairs | 1997 | 1,984 |
| 19 | Who Blows the Whistle on Corporate Fraud? Alexander Dyck, Adair Morse, Luigi Zingales · The Journal of Finance | 9 Nov 2010 | 1,932 |
| 20 | Rents, Competition, and Corruption Alberto F. Ades, Rafael Di Tella · American Economic Review | Sep 1999 | 1,804 |
| 21 | The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Methodology and Analytical Issues Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay, Massimo Mastruzzi · Hague Journal on the Rule of Law | Sep 2010 | 1,800 |
| 22 | Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty Zia Obaid · International Review of Public Administration | Apr 2013 | 1,761 |
| 23 | Culture, openness, and finance René M. Stulz, Rohan G. Williamson · Journal of Financial Economics | 12 Sep 2003 | 1,756 |
| 24 | Tropics, germs, and crops: how endowments influence economic development William Russell Easterly, Ross Eric Levine · Journal of Monetary Economics | 2003 | 1,742 |
| 25 | Preferences, Property Rights, and Anonymity in Bargaining Games Elizabeth N. Hoffman, Kevin McCabe, Keith Shachat et al. · Games and Economic Behavior | Nov 1994 | 1,735 |
| 26 | Corruption and Political Development: A Cost-Benefit Analysis Joseph S. Nye · American Political Science Review | Jun 1967 | 1,726 |
| 27 | Frame Reflection: Toward the Resolution of Intractable Policy Controversies Peter Benjamin Meyer · Journal of Economic Issues | Sep 1995 | 1,720 |
| 28 | Are corruption and taxation really harmful to growth? Firm level evidence Raymond J. Fisman, Jakob Svensson · Journal of Development Economics | 12 Sep 2006 | 1,720 |
| 29 | Background on the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework Элинор Остром · Policy Studies Journal | Feb 2011 | 1,714 |
| 30 | Monitoring Corruption: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia Benjamin Olken · Journal of Political Economy | Apr 2007 | 1,630 |
| 31 | The control of politicians: An economic model Robert J. Barro · Public Choice | Mar 1973 | 1,614 |
| 32 | Political risk, institutions and foreign direct investment Matthias Busse, Carsten Hefeker · European Journal of Political Economy | 19 May 2006 | 1,600 |
| 33 | Corruption and the composition of government expenditure Paolo Mauro · Journal of Public Economics | Jun 1998 | 1,552 |
| 34 | Democracy Does Cause Growth Daron Acemoğlu, Suresh Babu Krishna Naidu, Pascual Restrepo et al. · Journal of Political Economy | 27 Sep 2018 | 1,539 |
| 35 | Authoritarian Institutions and the Survival of Autocrats Jennifer Gandhi, Adam Przeworski · Comparative Political Studies | 17 Sep 2007 | 1,534 |
| 36 | THE NORMALIZATION OF CORRUPTION IN ORGANIZATIONS Blake E. Ashforth, Vikas Anand · Research in Organizational Behavior | 2003 | 1,529 |
| 37 | What Have We Learned About the Causes of Corruption from Ten Years of Cross-National Empirical Research? Daniel S. Treisman · Annual Review of Political Science | 4 May 2007 | 1,508 |
| 38 | Corruption and Economic Growth Pak Hung Mo · Journal of Comparative Economics | Mar 2001 | 1,442 |
| 39 | What Is Quality of Government? A Theory of Impartial Government Institutions Bo Rothstein, Jan Teorell · Governance | Apr 2008 | 1,442 |
| 40 | Does flattening government improve economic performance? Evidence from China Pei Li, Yi Lu, Wang Jin · Journal of Development Economics | 26 Jul 2016 | 1,433 |
| 41 | On the Foundations of Corporate Social Responsibility Hao Liang, Luc D. R. Renneboog · The Journal of Finance | 6 Dec 2016 | 1,422 |
| 42 | Ethnic Polarization, Potential Conflict, and Civil Wars José García Montalvo, Marta Reynal‐Querol · American Economic Review | Jun 2005 | 1,416 |
| 43 | Corruption: A Review Arvind Kumar Jain · Journal of Economic Surveys | Feb 2001 | 1,400 |
| 44 | Dodging the grabbing hand: the determinants of unofficial activity in 69 countries Eric Friedman, Simon Johnson, Daniel Kaufmann et al. · Journal of Public Economics | Jun 2000 | 1,395 |
| 45 | Decentralization and corruption: evidence across countries Raymond J. Fisman, Roberta V. Gatti · Journal of Public Economics | Mar 2002 | 1,337 |
| 46 | Exposing Corrupt Politicians: The Effects of Brazil's Publicly Released Audits on Electoral Outcomes * CLÁUDIO BENITO OLIVEIRA FERRAZ, Frederico Finan · The Quarterly Journal of Economics | 10 Apr 2008 | 1,328 |
| 47 | Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment Mohsin Habib, Leon Żurawicki · Journal of International Business Studies | Jun 2002 | 1,328 |
| 48 | HISTORICAL INSTITUTIONALISM IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS Kathleen Thelen · Annual Review of Political Science | Jun 1999 | 1,325 |
| 49 | Courts Simeon Djankov, R. La Porta, Florencio López‐de‐Silanes et al. · The Quarterly Journal of Economics | May 2003 | 1,258 |
| 50 | What Is Governance? Francis Fukuyama · Governance | 3 Mar 2013 | 1,257 |
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