Standout Papers

Africa's Growth Tragedy: Policies and Ethnic Divisions 1993 2026 2004 2015 3.1k
  1. Africa's Growth Tragedy: Policies and Ethnic Divisions (1997)
    William Easterly, Ross Levine The Quarterly Journal of Economics
  2. Fractionalization (2003)
    Alberto Alesina, William Easterly et al. Journal of Economic Growth
  3. Public Goods and Ethnic Divisions (1999)
    Alberto Alesina, Reza Baqir et al. The Quarterly Journal of Economics
  4. Fiscal policy and economic growth (1993)
    William Easterly, Sérgio Rebelo Journal of Monetary Economics
  5. Tropics, germs, and crops: how endowments influence economic development (2003)
    William Easterly, Ross Levine Journal of Monetary Economics
  6. What have we learned from a decade of empirical research on growth? It's Not Factor Accumulation: Stylized Facts and Growth Models (2001)
    William Easterly The World Bank Economic Review
  7. The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics (2002)
    Devashish Mitra, William Easterly Southern Economic Journal
  8. Can Foreign Aid Buy Growth? (2003)
    William Easterly The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  9. Inequality does cause underdevelopment: Insights from a new instrument (2006)
    William Easterly Journal of Development Economics
  10. The White Man's Burden (2006)
    William Easterly The Lancet
  11. Good policy or good luck? (1993)
    William Easterly, Michael Kremer et al. Journal of Monetary Economics

Immediate Impact

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Works of William Easterly being referenced

Fractionalization
2003 Standout
Africa's Growth Tragedy: Policies and Ethnic Divisions
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Author Peers

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William Easterly 10966 8314 4071 4253 157 21.5k
James A. Robinson 11841 10071 2181 4729 208 24.8k
Simon Johnson 12470 7405 1409 3694 112 25.6k
Aart Kraay 8729 5222 1649 3762 118 17.4k
Alberto Alesina 22224 14650 2743 7938 256 41.2k
Stephen Knack 4761 6086 2337 1356 102 11.6k
Axel Dreher 5969 5697 5568 2281 271 14.6k
Philip Keefer 5149 6317 1076 1430 110 12.3k
Dani Rodrik 11915 4284 2492 9148 212 21.4k
Guido Tabellini 12146 5333 593 4165 155 18.5k
Daniel Kaufmann 6038 5279 1190 1931 113 13.3k

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