Deon Filmer

18.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
124 papers, 13.4k citations indexed

About

Deon Filmer is a scholar working on Safety Research, Education and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Deon Filmer has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 13.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Safety Research, 45 papers in Education and 29 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Deon Filmer's work include Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (77 papers), School Choice and Performance (33 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (28 papers). Deon Filmer is often cited by papers focused on Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (77 papers), School Choice and Performance (33 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (28 papers). Deon Filmer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Deon Filmer's co-authors include Lant Pritchett, Norbert Schady, Kinnon Scott, Louise Fox, Agnès Soucat, Junaid Aḥmad, Bernard Gauthier, Jeffrey S. Hammer, Stephen Commins and Shantayanan Devarajan and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Science & Medicine, Journal of Nutrition and The Journal of Economic Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

Deon Filmer

115 papers receiving 11.8k citations

Hit Papers

Estimating wealth effects without expenditure data—or tea... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2001 2001 2003 1999 1999 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Deon Filmer United States 38 4.0k 3.9k 3.3k 3.1k 2.9k 124 13.4k
Paul Gertler United States 61 2.9k 0.7× 3.6k 0.9× 3.0k 0.9× 2.8k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 229 14.6k
Lant Pritchett United States 49 4.0k 1.0× 3.6k 0.9× 2.9k 0.9× 3.8k 1.2× 5.1k 1.8× 175 20.0k
Günther Fink Switzerland 51 3.9k 1.0× 1.8k 0.5× 3.6k 1.1× 2.3k 0.7× 926 0.3× 312 10.7k
Jere R. Behrman United States 70 3.7k 0.9× 7.5k 1.9× 5.5k 1.7× 3.3k 1.0× 6.2k 2.2× 484 20.1k
Janet Currie United States 59 2.1k 0.5× 1.9k 0.5× 1.1k 0.3× 4.8k 1.5× 3.1k 1.1× 213 14.4k
Alex Ezeh Kenya 46 3.2k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 3.3k 1.0× 1.1k 0.4× 127 8.6k
John Hoddinott United States 55 1.6k 0.4× 5.6k 1.5× 4.6k 1.4× 2.6k 0.8× 3.6k 1.2× 260 12.8k
Anne Case United States 42 1.3k 0.3× 2.1k 0.5× 833 0.2× 3.5k 1.1× 3.0k 1.0× 79 12.4k
Duncan Thomas United States 42 1.2k 0.3× 2.9k 0.7× 1.3k 0.4× 1.9k 0.6× 2.7k 0.9× 114 8.5k
Christina Paxson United States 43 1.1k 0.3× 1.9k 0.5× 967 0.3× 2.8k 0.9× 2.5k 0.9× 76 8.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Deon Filmer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Deon Filmer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Deon Filmer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Deon Filmer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Deon Filmer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Deon Filmer. Deon Filmer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Filmer, Deon, et al.. (2024). Improving preschool provision and encouraging-demand: Evidence from a large-scale construction program. Journal of Public Economics. 230. 105050–105050. 2 indexed citations
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Das, Jishnu, et al.. (2023). Cognitive and socioemotional skills in low-income countries: Measurement and associations with schooling and earnings. Journal of Development Economics. 168. 103132–103132. 5 indexed citations
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Filmer, Deon, James Habyarimana, & Shwetlena Sabarwal. (2023). Teacher Performance-Based Incentives and Learning Inequality. The Journal of Human Resources. 60(3). 812–856.
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Filmer, Deon. (2023). Long-lived consequences of rapid scale-up? The case of free primary education in six Sub-Saharan African countries. International Journal of Educational Development. 102. 102872–102872. 2 indexed citations
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Barrera‐Osorio, Felipe, et al.. (2023). Long‐term impacts of primary school scholarships: Evidence from Cambodia. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 43(1). 10–38. 1 indexed citations
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Filmer, Deon, et al.. (2015). Evaluating Alternative Methods of Delivering School Information to Parents. The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (World Bank). 3 indexed citations
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Filmer, Deon, et al.. (2014). Preschools and Early Childhood Development in a Second Best World: Evidence from a Scaled-Up Experiment in Cambodia. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Filmer, Deon & Louise Fox. (2014). Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa [L’emploi des jeunes en Afrique subsaharienne - Rapport complet]. World Bank Publications. 15 indexed citations
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Beegle, Kathleen, et al.. (2012). Orphanhood and the Living Arrangements of Children in Sub-Saharan Africa. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics.
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Filmer, Deon, Jeffrey S. Hammer, & Lant Pritchett. (2012). Weak Links in the Chain. The World Bank Research Observer. 1 indexed citations
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Walque, Damien de & Deon Filmer. (2012). The Socioeconomic Distribution of Adult Mortality during Conflicts in Africa. Peace Economics Peace Science and Public Policy. 18(3). 2 indexed citations
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Filmer, Deon. (2012). Disability, Poverty, and Schooling in Developing Countries:. The World Bank Economic Review. 5 indexed citations
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Bruns, Barbara, Deon Filmer, & Harry Anthony Patrinos. (2011). Making Schools Work : New Evidence on Accountability Reforms. World Bank eBooks. 143 indexed citations
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Filmer, Deon & Norbert Schady. (2009). Are There Diminishing Returns to Transfer Size in Conditional Cash Transfers. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
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Filmer, Deon, Jed Friedman, & Norbert Schady. (2009). Development, Modernization, and Childbearing: The Role of Family Sex Composition. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Filmer, Deon, P. C. Garnsworthy, & James Wiseman. (2002). Putting poultry nutrition into practice: experience from the field. 239–268. 4 indexed citations
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Filmer, Deon & David L. Lindauer. (2001). Does Indonesia Have a. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Filmer, Deon & Lant Pritchett. (1999). The impact of public spending on health: does money matter?. Social Science & Medicine. 49(10). 1309–1323. 541 indexed citations breakdown →
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Filmer, Deon, et al.. (1995). Educational Attainment in Developing Countries: New Estimates and Projections Disaggregated by Gender. SSRN Electronic Journal. 55 indexed citations

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