Benjamin Olken
Impact in
- Economics and Econometrics top 0.1%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Taxation and Compliance Studies
- Safety Research top 0.2%
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
Papers in
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- Taxation and Compliance Studies 20
- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth 18
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion 11
- Economic Growth and Productivity 7
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- Corruption and Economic Development 11
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality 11
- Co-authors
- Benjamin F. Jones (12 shared papers)Melissa Dell (7 shared papers)Rema Hanna (30 shared papers)Abhijit Banerjee (23 shared papers)Patrick Barron (2 shared papers)Vivi Alatas (8 shared papers)Chang‐Tai Hsieh (1 shared paper)Robin Burgess (7 shared papers)
- Journals
- American Economic Review (8 papers)Journal of Political Economy (5 papers)The Quarterly Journal of Economics (4 papers)American Economic Journal Applied Economics (4 papers)The Journal of Economic Perspectives (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomIndonesia
In The Last Decade
Benjamin Olken
83 papers receiving 8.6k citations
Benjamin Olken's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 144
- Economics and Econometrics 4.5k
- Safety Research 1.3k
- Soil Science 1.1k
- Development 305
- Sociology and Political Science 3.2k
Countries citing papers authored by Benjamin Olken
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Fields of papers citing papers by Benjamin Olken
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Benjamin Olken, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What Do We Learn from the Weather? The New Climate-Economy Literature Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 1412 |
| 2 | Temperature Shocks and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Last Half Century Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 1397 |
| 3 | Monitoring Corruption: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 929 |
| 4 | Do Leaders Matter? National Leadership and Growth Since World War II Hit paper breakdown → | 2005 | 500 |
| 5 | 2009 | 358 | |
| 6 | 2005 | 322 | |
| 7 | 2012 | 308 | |
| 8 | Targeting the Poor: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 304 |
| 9 | 2005 | 264 | |
| 10 | 2010 | 231 | |
| 11 | 2010 | 223 | |
| 12 | 2009 | 212 | |
| 13 | 2004 | 198 | |
| 14 | 2009 | 187 | |
| 15 | 2008 | 182 | |
| 16 | 2014 | 169 | |
| 17 | Debunking the Stereotype of the Lazy Welfare Recipient: Evidence from Cash Transfer Programs Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 163 |
| 18 | 2015 | 155 | |
| 19 | 2015 | 142 | |
| 20 | 2018 | 140 |
About Benjamin Olken
Benjamin Olken is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, Safety Research, Gender Studies and Political Science and International Relations, having authored 87 papers that have together received 9.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (23 papers), Taxation and Compliance Studies (20 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (18 papers), Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (15 papers), Corruption and Economic Development (11 papers), Income, Poverty, and Inequality (11 papers), Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (11 papers) and Economic Growth and Productivity (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Economics and Econometrics (4.5k citations), Safety Research (1.3k citations), Soil Science (1.1k citations), Development (305 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (3.2k citations). Benjamin Olken has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Indonesia. Frequent co-authors include Benjamin F. Jones, Melissa Dell, Rema Hanna, Abhijit Banerjee, Patrick Barron, Vivi Alatas, Chang‐Tai Hsieh, Robin Burgess, Gabriel Kreindler and Adnan Khan. Their work appears in journals such as American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Journal Applied Economics and The Journal of Economic Perspectives.
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