Alexander W. Cappelen

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
121 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Alexander W. Cappelen is a scholar working on Safety Research, Economics and Econometrics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander W. Cappelen has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Safety Research, 39 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 30 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Alexander W. Cappelen's work include Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (59 papers), Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (27 papers) and Political Philosophy and Ethics (16 papers). Alexander W. Cappelen is often cited by papers focused on Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (59 papers), Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (27 papers) and Political Philosophy and Ethics (16 papers). Alexander W. Cappelen collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Germany and Sweden. Alexander W. Cappelen's co-authors include Bertil Tungodden, Erik Ø. Sørensen, Ingvild Almås, Astri Drange Hole, Ole Frithjof Norheim, Kjetil Bjorvatn, Kjell G. Salvanes, Jean‐Robert Tyran, Karl Ove Moene and Bjørn‐Atle Reme and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Alexander W. Cappelen

114 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Pluralism of Fairness Ideals: An Experimental Approach

2007 535 citations Alexander W. Cappelen, Erik Ø. Sørensen et al. profile →
Cutthroat Capitalism versus Cuddly Socialism: Are Americans More Meritocratic and Efficiency-Seeking than Scandinavians?

2019 168 citations Ingvild Almås, Alexander W. Cappelen et al. Journal of Political Economy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander W. Cappelen Norway	28	1.6k	1.2k	1.1k	620	470	121	3.3k
Bertil Tungodden Norway	35	1.8k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.2×	668 1.1×	567 1.2×	150	4.0k
Erik Ø. Sørensen Norway	25	1.4k 0.9×	926 0.8×	904 0.8×	542 0.9×	442 0.9×	61	2.6k
Marie Claire Villeval France	30	2.7k 1.7×	1.4k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	724 1.2×	866 1.8×	222	4.1k
Ernesto Reuben United States	22	1.0k 0.6×	544 0.5×	719 0.7×	376 0.6×	225 0.5×	67	2.0k
Anke Becker Germany	11	672 0.4×	626 0.5×	644 0.6×	309 0.5×	400 0.9×	17	2.0k
Sherry Xin Li United States	12	975 0.6×	410 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	516 0.8×	172 0.4×	28	2.0k
Mari Rege Norway	21	588 0.4×	490 0.4×	658 0.6×	338 0.5×	161 0.3×	48	1.9k
Benjamin Enke United States	16	468 0.3×	542 0.5×	632 0.6×	406 0.7×	328 0.7×	50	1.8k
René Bekkers Netherlands	28	714 0.4×	533 0.5×	3.2k 3.0×	381 0.6×	82 0.2×	123	4.5k
Paul Webley United Kingdom	34	379 0.2×	1.3k 1.1×	811 0.8×	280 0.5×	365 0.8×	95	3.8k

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All Works

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Almås, Ingvild, et al.. (2025). Inequality acceptance in China: fairness views, inequality beliefs, and policy attitudes in a socialist market economy. The Journal of Economic Inequality. 23(3). 623–636. 1 indexed citations

Cappelen, Alexander W., et al.. (2025). Experimental Evidence on the Acceptance of Males Falling Behind. Journal of the European Economic Association. 23(6). 2212–2240. 1 indexed citations

Cappelen, Alexander W., et al.. (2025). Exercise Improves Academic Performance. Journal of Political Economy. 134(1). 397–434.

Cappelen, Alexander W., et al.. (2024). Acceptance of Inequality Between Children: Large-Scale Experimental Evidence from China and Norway. The Economic Journal. 135(667). 999–1020. 1 indexed citations

Bartling, Björn, et al.. (2023). Free to Fail? Paternalistic Preferences in the United States. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

Bursztyn, Leonardo, Alexander W. Cappelen, Bertil Tungodden, Alessandra Voena, & David Yanagizawa-Drott. (2023). How are Gender Norms Perceived?. SSRN Electronic Journal.

Bursztyn, Leonardo, Alexander W. Cappelen, Bertil Tungodden, Alessandra Voena, & David Yanagizawa-Drott. (2023). How Are Gender Norms Perceived?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations

Cappelen, Alexander W., Benjamin Enke, & Bertil Tungodden. (2022). Moral Universalism: Global Evidence. SSRN Electronic Journal.

Cappelen, Alexander W., et al.. (2020). Choice and Personal Responsibility: What Is a Morally Relevant Choice?. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 104(5). 1110–1119. 13 indexed citations

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Bartling, Björn, Alexander W. Cappelen, Mathias Ekström, Erik Ø. Sørensen, & Bertil Tungodden. (2018). Fairness in Winner-Take-All Markets.. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations

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Almås, Ingvild, Alexander W. Cappelen, & Bertil Tungodden. (2017). Cutthroat Capitalism versus Cuddly Socialism: Are Americans More Meritocratic and Efficiency-Seeking than Scandinavians?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10 indexed citations

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Cappelen, Alexander W., et al.. (2017). The Merit Primacy Effect. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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Almås, Ingvild, Alexander W. Cappelen, Kjell G. Salvanes, Erik Ø. Sørensen, & Bertil Tungodden. (2015). Willingness to Compete: Family Matters. Management Science. 62(8). 2149–2162. 102 indexed citations

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Cappelen, Alexander W., Erik Ø. Sørensen, & Bertil Tungodden. (2014). Rettferdighet på hjernen. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17(2). 34–39.

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Barth, Erling, et al.. (2013). Fair tax evasion. 38. 1–3. 6 indexed citations

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Barth, Erling, et al.. (2013). Fair Tax Evasion. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations

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Cappelen, Alexander W., et al.. (2011). Immoral Criminals? An Experimental Study of Social Preferences Among Prisoners. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Cappelen, Alexander W., Ottar Mæstad, & Bertil Tungodden. (2010). Demand for Childhood Vaccination – Insights from Behavioral Economics. Forum for Development Studies. 37(3). 349–364. 17 indexed citations

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Bjorvatn, Kjetil & Alexander W. Cappelen. (2004). Globalisation, inequality and redistribution. Econstor (Econstor). 67 indexed citations

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Bjorvatn, Kjetil & Alexander W. Cappelen. (2003). Redistributive Tax Policies and Inequality: An Assessment of Recent Country Comparative Studies. Econstor (Econstor). 1(1). 28–31. 3 indexed citations

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