Stephen Knack
Impact in
- Development top 0.02%
- International Development and Aid
- Demography top 0.1%
- Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
Papers in
- Development 23
- International Development and Aid 23
- Demography 12
- Culture, Economy, and Development Studies 12
- Co-authors
- Philip E. Keefer (13 shared papers)Paul J. Zak (2 shared papers)Deborah Bräutigam (1 shared paper)Omar Azfar (2 shared papers)Christopher K. Clague (3 shared papers)Young Lee (1 shared paper)Anand V. Swamy (1 shared paper)Mancur Olson (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Public Choice (4 papers)Journal of Development Economics (4 papers)Journal of Economic Growth (3 papers)The Journal of Development Studies (3 papers)American Politics Research (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesBelgiumSwitzerland
In The Last Decade
Stephen Knack
74 papers receiving 10.5k citations
Stephen Knack's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 116
- Development 1.7k
- Demography 1.4k
- Economics and Econometrics 3k
- General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1k
- Sociology and Political Science 4.7k
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INSTITUTIONS AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE: CROSS‐COUNTRY TESTS USING ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONAL MEASURES Hit paper breakdown → | 1995 | 3072 |
| 2 | Trust and Growth Hit paper breakdown → | 2001 | 1719 |
| 3 | Gender and corruption Hit paper breakdown → | 2001 | 706 |
| 4 | Foreign Aid, Institutions, and Governance in Sub‐Saharan Africa Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 655 |
| 5 | WHY DON'T POOR COUNTRIES CATCH UP? A CROSS‐NATIONAL TEST OF AN INSTITUTIONAL EXPLANATION Hit paper breakdown → | 1997 | 506 |
| 6 | Social Capital and the Quality of Government: Evidence from the States Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 471 |
| 7 | 2001 | 427 | |
| 8 | 1996 | 362 | |
| 9 | 2009 | 307 | |
| 10 | 1999 | 287 | |
| 11 | 2006 | 256 | |
| 12 | 2002 | 237 | |
| 13 | 1998 | 233 | |
| 14 | 1992 | 223 | |
| 15 | 2007 | 165 | |
| 16 | INSTITUTIONS AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE: INSTITUTIONAL MEASURES CROSS-COUNTRY TESTS USING ALTERNATIVE | 1995 | 158 |
| 17 | 2003 | 151 | |
| 18 | 2002 | 147 | |
| 19 | 2003 | 140 | |
| 20 | 2011 | 132 |
About Stephen Knack
Stephen Knack is a scholar working on Development, Demography, Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and Political Science and International Relations, having authored 78 papers that have together received 12.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include International Development and Aid (23 papers), Corruption and Economic Development (21 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (16 papers), Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (12 papers), Economic Growth and Productivity (11 papers), Social Capital and Networks (7 papers), Income, Poverty, and Inequality (6 papers) and Natural Resources and Economic Development (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Development (1.7k citations), Demography (1.4k citations), Economics and Econometrics (3k citations), General Economics, Econometrics and Finance (1k citations) and Sociology and Political Science (4.7k citations). Stephen Knack has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Philip E. Keefer, Paul J. Zak, Deborah Bräutigam, Omar Azfar, Christopher K. Clague, Young Lee, Anand V. Swamy, Mancur Olson, Laura Irwin Langbein and Aminur Rahman. Their work appears in journals such as Public Choice, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Economic Growth, The Journal of Development Studies and American Politics Research.
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