Mancur Olson

63.5k citations
85 papers · 35.7k · 13 hit papers · h-index 32

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Mancur Olson

83 papers receiving 29.4k citations

Mancur Olson's Hit Papers

The Logic of Collective Action 2009 · 509 citations
5090+20+40Years since publication2.5k5.0k7.5k

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Mancur Olson
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  • Public Administration 2.2k
  • Development 2.0k
  • Political Science and International Relations 11.2k
  • Economics and Econometrics 12.1k
  • Strategy and Management 5.6k
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Mancur Olson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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The Logic of Collective Action
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19657854
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The Logic of Collective Action.
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19667209
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The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups.
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19666911
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Dictatorship, Democracy, and Development
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19932088
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The Rise and Decline of Nations.
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19831850
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The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities
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19821427
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The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups.
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19731291
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An Economic Theory of Alliances
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1966833
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The Rise and Decline of Nations
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1983709
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The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities
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1983706
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Perspectives on Positive Political Economy
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1990521
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The Logic of Collective Action
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2009509
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The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups
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1969499
14 1996435
15 1996378
16 2000314
17 1963293
18 1999279
19 1983193
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The Swedish Experiment
1997156

About Mancur Olson

Mancur Olson is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Political Science and International Relations and Urban Studies, having authored 85 papers that have together received 35.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Economic Theory and Policy (9 papers), Economic theories and models (8 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (6 papers), Economic Growth and Productivity (6 papers), Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (4 papers), Economic Theory and Institutions (4 papers), Monetary Policy and Economic Impact (3 papers) and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Public Administration (2.2k citations), Development (2.0k citations), Political Science and International Relations (11.2k citations), Economics and Econometrics (12.1k citations) and Strategy and Management (5.6k citations). Mancur Olson has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Robert T. Golembiewski, Sidney C. Sufrin, Wilfred Beckerman, William Diebold, Charles Perrow, Richard Zeckhauser, Robert D. Tollison, Charles Tilly, Louis Midgley and Philip Keefer. Their work appears in journals such as American Economic Review, The Economic History Review, Journal of Economic Growth, Population and Development Review and The Journal of Economic Perspectives.

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