Mancur Olson
Impact in
- Public Administration top 0.02%
- Public Policy and Administration Research
- Economics and Econometrics top 0.01%
- Economic Theory and Institutions
Papers in
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- Economic Theory and Institutions 24
- Economic Growth and Productivity 18
- Historical Economic and Social Studies 17
- Game Theory and Voting Systems 11
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- Economic Theory and Policy 15
- Co-authors
- Robert T. Golembiewski (1 shared paper)Sidney C. Sufrin (1 shared paper)Wilfred Beckerman (1 shared paper)William Diebold (1 shared paper)Charles B. Perrow (1 shared paper)Richard Zeckhauser (2 shared papers)Robert D. Tollison (1 shared paper)Charles Tilly (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- American Economic Review (7 papers)The Economic History Review (3 papers)Journal of Economic Growth (2 papers)The Journal of Economic Perspectives (2 papers)The Journal of Economic History (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Mancur Olson
104 papers receiving 30.7k citations
Mancur Olson's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 156
- Public Administration 2.5k
- Economics and Econometrics 10.3k
- Political Science and International Relations 12.2k
- Strategy and Management 4.3k
- Sociology and Political Science 10.9k
Countries citing papers authored by Mancur Olson
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Co-authors
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.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 111 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Logic of Collective Action Hit paper breakdown → | 1965 | 8856 |
| 2 | The Logic of Collective Action. Hit paper breakdown → | 1966 | 7572 |
| 3 | The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups. Hit paper breakdown → | 1966 | 7185 |
| 4 | Dictatorship, Democracy, and Development Hit paper breakdown → | 1993 | 2057 |
| 5 | The Rise and Decline of Nations. Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 1931 |
| 6 | The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities Hit paper breakdown → | 1982 | 1547 |
| 7 | The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups. Hit paper breakdown → | 1973 | 1362 |
| 8 | An Economic Theory of Alliances Hit paper breakdown → | 1966 | 903 |
| 9 | The Rise and Decline of Nations Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 753 |
| 10 | The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 714 |
| 11 | The Logic of Collective Action Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 553 |
| 12 | The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups Hit paper breakdown → | 1969 | 534 |
| 13 | The Economics of Autocracy and Majority Rule: The Invisible Hand and the Use of Force Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 509 |
| 14 | Distinguished Lecture on Economics in Government: Big Bills Left on the Sidewalk: Why Some Nations are Rich, and Others Poor Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 462 |
| 15 | The Principle of "Fiscal Equivalence": The Division of Responsibilities among Different Levels of Government Hit paper breakdown → | 1969 | 409 |
| 16 | 1996 | 362 | |
| 17 | 1963 | 322 | |
| 18 | 1999 | 287 | |
| 19 | 2000 | 267 | |
| 20 | 2000 | 263 |
About Mancur Olson
Mancur Olson is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Demography, having authored 111 papers that have together received 39.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Economic Theory and Institutions (24 papers), Economic Growth and Productivity (18 papers), Historical Economic and Social Studies (17 papers), Economic Theory and Policy (15 papers), Game Theory and Voting Systems (11 papers), Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (10 papers), International Relations and Foreign Policy (9 papers) and Corruption and Economic Development (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Public Administration (2.5k citations), Economics and Econometrics (10.3k citations), Political Science and International Relations (12.2k citations), Strategy and Management (4.3k citations) and Sociology and Political Science (10.9k citations). Mancur Olson has collaborated with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Robert T. Golembiewski, Sidney C. Sufrin, Wilfred Beckerman, William Diebold, Charles B. Perrow, Richard Zeckhauser, Robert D. Tollison, Charles Tilly, Louis Midgley and Martin C. McGuire. Their work appears in journals such as American Economic Review, The Economic History Review, Journal of Economic Growth, The Journal of Economic Perspectives and The Journal of Economic History.
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