David Skarbek

1.9k citations
36 papers · 970 indexed · h-index 12
Topics
Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (21 papers)Crime Patterns and Interventions (18 papers)Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (11 papers)

In The Last Decade

David Skarbek

34 papers receiving 906 citations

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David Skarbek
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  • Sociology and Political Science 715
  • Economics and Econometrics 189
  • General Health Professions 124
  • Political Science and International Relations 115
  • Demography 102
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All Works

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The Puzzle of Prison Order: Why Life Behind Bars Varies Around the World
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4 41
5 4
6 229
7 11
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Prison Gangs, Norms, and Organizations
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Governance and Prison Gangs
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The Industrial Organization of Street Gangs
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12 25
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Self-Governance in San Pedro Prison
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14 23
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Market Failure and Natural Disasters: A Reexamination of Anti-Gouging Laws
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The Price is Right: Regulation, Reputation, and Recovery
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Putting the 'Con' into Constitutions: The Economics of Prison Gangs
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Occupational Licensing and Asymmetric Information: Post- Hurricane Evidence from Florida
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20 35

About David Skarbek

David Skarbek is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Demography, having authored 36 papers that have together received 970 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (21 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (18 papers) and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Sociology and Political Science (715 citations), Demography (102 citations) and Safety Research (65 citations). David Skarbek has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and North Macedonia. Frequent co-authors include Peter T. Leeson, Benjamin Powell, Alan Seals, Bart J. Wilson, Peng Wang, Ennio E. Piano, Andreas Hansen and Russell S. Sobel. Their work appears in journals such as American Political Science Review, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization and Public Choice.

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