David Skarbek

1.9k total citations
36 papers, 970 citations indexed

About

David Skarbek is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, David Skarbek has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 970 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 4 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in David Skarbek's work include Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (21 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (18 papers) and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (11 papers). David Skarbek is often cited by papers focused on Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (21 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (18 papers) and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (11 papers). David Skarbek collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and North Macedonia. David Skarbek's co-authors include Peter T. Leeson, Benjamin Powell, Alan Seals, Bart J. Wilson, Peng Wang, Ennio E. Piano, Andreas Hansen and Russell S. Sobel and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization and Public Choice.

In The Last Decade

David Skarbek

34 papers receiving 906 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Skarbek United States	12	715	189	124	115	102	36	970
Adam Graycar Australia	16	561 0.8×	140 0.7×	98 0.8×	165 1.4×	99 1.0×	102	966
Federico Varese United Kingdom	19	1.2k 1.7×	147 0.8×	37 0.3×	196 1.7×	66 0.6×	44	1.4k
Håkan Friman United States	15	559 0.8×	86 0.5×	45 0.4×	356 3.1×	22 0.2×	41	928
Erica Chenoweth United States	20	1.6k 2.2×	96 0.5×	61 0.5×	591 5.1×	80 0.8×	57	1.8k
Karin Edmark Sweden	11	348 0.5×	314 1.7×	62 0.5×	235 2.0×	76 0.7×	32	706
James A. Piazza United States	27	2.3k 3.2×	205 1.1×	131 1.1×	555 4.8×	59 0.6×	71	2.7k
Brendan O’Flaherty United States	18	434 0.6×	293 1.6×	317 2.6×	43 0.4×	20 0.2×	75	853
David E. Pozen United States	12	364 0.5×	138 0.7×	56 0.5×	139 1.2×	20 0.2×	37	649
Stephen L. Mehay United States	17	195 0.3×	432 2.3×	69 0.6×	301 2.6×	64 0.6×	54	738
Gerald Mars United Kingdom	10	354 0.5×	70 0.4×	85 0.7×	88 0.8×	14 0.1×	34	638

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Skarbek

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20 of 20 papers shown

Skarbek, David. (2024). The political economy of criminal governance. Public Choice. 200(1-2). 1–24. 5 indexed citations

Skarbek, David, et al.. (2020). Institutional Design and Elite Support for Climate Policies: Evidence from Latin American Countries. Journal of Experimental Political Science. 8(2). 172–184. 5 indexed citations

Skarbek, David. (2020). The Puzzle of Prison Order: Why Life Behind Bars Varies Around the World. 11 indexed citations

Seals, Alan, et al.. (2014). The effect of prison gang membership on recidivism. Journal of Criminal Justice. 42(3). 267–275. 41 indexed citations

Skarbek, David, et al.. (2014). Why didn’t slaves revolt more often during the Middle Passage?. Rationality and Society. 26(2). 236–262. 4 indexed citations

Skarbek, David. (2014). The Social Order of the Underworld. Oxford University Press eBooks. 229 indexed citations

Skarbek, David, et al.. (2014). Prison Gangs and the Community Responsibility System. Research Portal (King's College London). 1(3). 223–243. 11 indexed citations

Skarbek, David. (2013). Prison Gangs, Norms, and Organizations. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Skarbek, David. (2013). Governance and Prison Gangs. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Skarbek, David & Russell S. Sobel. (2012). The Industrial Organization of Street Gangs. Research Portal (King's College London). 20(1). 1–17. 1 indexed citations

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Skarbek, David. (2012). Prison gangs, norms, and organizations. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 82(1). 96–109. 95 indexed citations

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Skarbek, David, et al.. (2011). Anarchy, groups, and conflict: an experiment on the emergence of protective associations. Social Choice and Welfare. 38(2). 325–353. 25 indexed citations

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Skarbek, David. (2010). Self-Governance in San Pedro Prison. Research Portal (King's College London). 14(4). 569–585. 11 indexed citations

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Skarbek, David & Peter T. Leeson. (2009). What Can Aid Do?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 23 indexed citations

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Skarbek, David. (2008). Market Failure and Natural Disasters: A Reexamination of Anti-Gouging Laws. Research Portal (King's College London). 37(4). 771–780. 1 indexed citations

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Skarbek, David, et al.. (2008). The Price is Right: Regulation, Reputation, and Recovery. Research Portal (King's College London). 6(2). 235–276. 2 indexed citations

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Skarbek, David. (2008). Putting the 'Con' into Constitutions: The Economics of Prison Gangs. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations

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Skarbek, David. (2008). Occupational Licensing and Asymmetric Information: Post- Hurricane Evidence from Florida. Cato Journal. 28(1). 73–82. 10 indexed citations

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Skarbek, David. (2008). Putting the "Con" into Constitutions: The Economics of Prison Gangs. The Journal of Law Economics and Organization. 26(2). 183–211. 75 indexed citations

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Powell, Benjamin & David Skarbek. (2006). Sweatshops and third world living standards: Are the jobs worth the sweat?. Journal of Labor Research. 27(2). 263–274. 35 indexed citations

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