C. D. Foster

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 872 citations indexed

About

C. D. Foster is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, C. D. Foster has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 872 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 8 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 4 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in C. D. Foster's work include Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (6 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (5 papers) and Transport and Economic Policies (4 papers). C. D. Foster is often cited by papers focused on Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (6 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (5 papers) and Transport and Economic Policies (4 papers). C. D. Foster collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Korea. C. D. Foster's co-authors include David Braybrooke, Charles E. Lindblom, M. E. Beesley, Richard Jackman, Alan T. Peacock, Henry Neuburger, Stephen Glaister, Iain McLean, Jason Holt and G. B. Loriot and has published in prestigious journals such as The Economic Journal, Urban Studies and Economica.

In The Last Decade

C. D. Foster

32 papers receiving 625 citations

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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.

A Strategy of Decision.

1964 427 citations C. D. Foster et al. The Economic Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
C. D. Foster United Kingdom	10	255	239	137	118	104	39	872
Karl Löfgren New Zealand	16	209 0.8×	118 0.5×	127 0.9×	59 0.5×	157 1.5×	61	758
Yehezkel Dror Israel	12	279 1.1×	96 0.4×	78 0.6×	148 1.3×	171 1.6×	56	820
Noel Falconer United Kingdom	6	115 0.5×	102 0.4×	78 0.6×	209 1.8×	139 1.3×	9	854
John G. Sanzone United States	2	253 1.0×	81 0.3×	78 0.6×	137 1.2×	191 1.8×	4	712
Göktuğ Morçöl United States	15	162 0.6×	77 0.3×	100 0.7×	134 1.1×	238 2.3×	49	731
John L. Mikesell United States	20	439 1.7×	1.1k 4.5×	131 1.0×	64 0.5×	245 2.4×	93	1.5k
Peter M. Jackson United Kingdom	9	209 0.8×	924 3.9×	117 0.9×	105 0.9×	138 1.3×	16	1.3k
Robert Cameron South Africa	14	190 0.7×	105 0.4×	76 0.6×	43 0.4×	270 2.6×	61	868
David Swindell United States	15	226 0.9×	249 1.0×	78 0.6×	40 0.3×	432 4.2×	30	972
Kai Wegrich Germany	18	324 1.3×	79 0.3×	239 1.7×	50 0.4×	208 2.0×	56	857

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. D. Foster

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All Works

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Foster, C. D.. (2001). Michael Beesley and Cost Benefit Analysis. Journal of transport economics and policy. 35(1). 3–30. 4 indexed citations

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Foster, C. D.. (1996). REFLECTIONS ON THE TRUE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SCOTT REPORT FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY. Public Administration. 74(4). 567–592. 4 indexed citations

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Foster, C. D.. (1994). RIVAL EXPLANATIONS OF PUBLIC OWNERSHIP, ITS FAILURE AND PRIVATIZATION. Public Administration. 72(4). 489–503. 6 indexed citations

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McLean, Iain & C. D. Foster. (1992). THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF REGULATION: INTERESTS, IDEOLOGY, VOTERS, AND THE UK REGULATION OF RAILWAYS ACT 1844. Public Administration. 70(3). 313–331. 8 indexed citations

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Foster, C. D., et al.. (1986). Some Curious Old Practices and Their Relevance to Equilibrium in Bus Competition. Journal of transport economics and policy. 20(2). 191–216. 22 indexed citations

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Foster, C. D.. (1986). Reforming local government finance. 6(2). 17–22. 13 indexed citations

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Foster, C. D., Jason Holt, G. B. Loriot, & W. L. Oliver. (1985). World Day ionospheric observations at Millstone Hill. Eos. 66(21). 457–458. 10 indexed citations

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Peacock, Alan T., et al.. (1981). Local Government Finance in a Unitary State.. The Economic Journal. 91(362). 578–578. 106 indexed citations

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Foster, C. D., et al.. (1981). Fifty years of training and competition in the marathon: Wally Hayward, age 70--a physiological profile.. PubMed. 59(5). 153–7. 8 indexed citations

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Foster, C. D.. (1978). Road haulage operators' licensing : report of the independent Committee of Inquiry. 4 indexed citations

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Foster, C. D. & Henry Neuburger. (1978). The ugly truth about consumer's surplus. Zeitschrift für Nationalökonomie. 38(3-4). 379–388. 2 indexed citations

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Foster, C. D. & Stephen Glaister. (1975). The Anatomy of the Development Value Tax. Urban Studies. 12(2). 213–218. 7 indexed citations

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Foster, C. D.. (1974). Lessons of Maplin : is the machinery for governmental decision-making at fault?. 1 indexed citations

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Foster, C. D. & Henry Neuburger. (1974). THE AMBIGUITY OF THE CONSUMER'S SURPLUS MEASURE OF WELFARE CHANGE. Oxford Economic Papers. 26(1). 66–77. 19 indexed citations

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Nelson, James R., et al.. (1973). Reviews. Transportation. 2(1). 87–96. 1 indexed citations

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Foster, C. D., et al.. (1972). Politics, Finance and the Role of Economics.. The Economic Journal. 82(327). 1031–1031. 9 indexed citations

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Foster, C. D.. (1972). Public Finance Aspects of National Settlement Patterns. Urban Studies. 9(1). 79–97. 3 indexed citations

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Foster, C. D., Peter Böhm, & Allen V. Kneese. (1972). The Economics of Environment.. Economica. 39(155). 345–345. 9 indexed citations

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Hill, M.O., Harry W. Richardson, C. D. Foster, Doreen Massey, & Alan R. Townsend. (1970). Reviews: Urban and Regional Planning: A Systems Approach, Economics of Land Use Planning: Urban and Regional, Issues in Urban Economics, Environment and Change: The Next Fifty Years, Industrial Britain: The North East. Environment and Planning A Economy and Space. 2(1). 115–127. 1 indexed citations

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Foster, C. D. & M. E. Beesley. (1963). Estimating the Social Benefit of Constructing an Underground Railway in London. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (General). 126(1). 46–46. 87 indexed citations

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