Eric Werker

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Eric Werker is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Development and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Werker has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 19 papers in Development and 18 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Recurrent topics in Eric Werker's work include International Development and Aid (19 papers), Natural Resources and Economic Development (16 papers) and Mining and Resource Management (10 papers). Eric Werker is often cited by papers focused on International Development and Aid (19 papers), Natural Resources and Economic Development (16 papers) and Mining and Resource Management (10 papers). Eric Werker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Eric Werker's co-authors include Ilyana Kuziemko, C. M. S. Cohen, Addisu A. Lashitew, Andrew Healy, Shawn Cole, Faisal Z. Ahmed, Axel Dreher, James Raymond Vreeland, Stephan Klasen and Aldo Musacchio and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Political Economy, Energy Policy and The Journal of Economic Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

Eric Werker

52 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

How Much Is a Seat on the Security Council Worth? Foreign... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. How Much Is a Seat on the Security Council Worth? Foreign Aid and Bribery at the United Nations
    2006 513 citations Ilyana Kuziemko, Eric Werker profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eric Werker United States 19 992 830 540 394 351 55 2.1k
Samuel Bazzi United States 15 888 0.9× 476 0.6× 727 1.3× 199 0.5× 327 0.9× 37 1.9k
Andy Sumner United Kingdom 25 1.1k 1.1× 456 0.5× 547 1.0× 334 0.8× 378 1.1× 137 2.2k
Deborah Bräutigam United States 28 1.2k 1.2× 1.9k 2.2× 827 1.5× 811 2.1× 447 1.3× 58 3.3k
Roland Hodler Switzerland 17 778 0.8× 541 0.7× 1.0k 1.9× 381 1.0× 280 0.8× 59 2.6k
Syed Mansoob Murshed United Kingdom 23 933 0.9× 299 0.4× 738 1.4× 370 0.9× 113 0.3× 123 2.0k
Mushtaq Khan United Kingdom 20 809 0.8× 371 0.4× 416 0.8× 456 1.2× 71 0.2× 71 1.6k
Tony Addison United States 24 586 0.6× 398 0.5× 522 1.0× 200 0.5× 237 0.7× 105 1.4k
Mark McGillivray Australia 35 1.2k 1.2× 1.3k 1.5× 1.2k 2.3× 233 0.6× 851 2.4× 105 3.0k
Håvard Strand Norway 16 2.8k 2.8× 753 0.9× 450 0.8× 1.1k 2.8× 175 0.5× 31 3.8k
Thandika Mkandawire United Kingdom 18 730 0.7× 399 0.5× 319 0.6× 521 1.3× 149 0.4× 55 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Eric Werker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eric Werker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric Werker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Eric Werker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Eric Werker 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 Eric Werker. Eric Werker 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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Sander, Beate, et al.. (2024). The economic impact of international travel measures used during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review. BMJ Global Health. 9(2). e013900–e013900. 7 indexed citations
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Ross, Michael L. & Eric Werker. (2023). Diversification in resource-rich Africa, 1999–2019. Resources Policy. 88. 104437–104437. 8 indexed citations
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Gunton, Thomas, Eric Werker, & Sean Markey. (2021). Community benefit agreements and natural resource development: Achieving better outcomes. Resources Policy. 73. 102155–102155. 12 indexed citations
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Werker, Eric, et al.. (2021). How much are benefit-sharing agreements worth to communities affected by mining?. Resources Policy. 71. 101970–101970. 11 indexed citations
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Lashitew, Addisu A. & Eric Werker. (2020). Do natural resources help or hinder development? Resource abundance, dependence, and the role of institutions. Resource and Energy Economics. 61. 101183–101183. 85 indexed citations
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Lashitew, Addisu A., Michael L. Ross, & Eric Werker. (2020). What Drives Successful Economic Diversification in Resource-Rich Countries?. The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (World Bank). 7 indexed citations
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Lashitew, Addisu A., Michael L. Ross, & Eric Werker. (2020). What Drives Successful Economic Diversification in Resource-Rich Countries?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Musacchio, Aldo & Eric Werker. (2016). Mapping frontier economies. (cover story). Harvard business review. 94(12). 40–48. 80 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Faisal Z. & Eric Werker. (2015). Aid and the Rise and Fall of Conflict in the Muslim World. Quarterly Journal of Political Science. 10(2). 155–186. 13 indexed citations
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Cole, Shawn, Andrew Healy, & Eric Werker. (2011). Do voters demand responsive governments? Evidence from Indian disaster relief. Journal of Development Economics. 97(2). 167–181. 193 indexed citations
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Fisman, Raymond & Eric Werker. (2011). Innovations in Governance. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 11. 79–102. 17 indexed citations
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Cull, Robert, Jee‐Peng Tan, Will Martín, et al.. (2010). The World Bank economic review 24 (2). The World Bank Economic Review. 24. 1–193.
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Werker, Eric. (2010). Disaster Politics: International Politics and Relief Efforts. 2 indexed citations
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Werker, Eric, et al.. (2010). Corporate Governance at the World Bank and the Dilemma of Global Governance. The World Bank Economic Review. 24(2). 171–198. 62 indexed citations
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Werker, Eric, et al.. (2009). Corporate Misgovernance at the World Bank. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Mikes, Anette, Peter Tufano, Eric Werker, & Jan‐Emmanuel De Neve. (2008). The World Food Programme during the Global Food Crisis (A). 1 indexed citations
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Werker, Eric & Faisal Z. Ahmed. (2008). What Do Nongovernmental Organizations Do?. The Journal of Economic Perspectives. 22(2). 73–92. 17 indexed citations
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Cole, Shawn, Andrew Healy, & Eric Werker. (2008). Do Voters Appreciate Responsive Governments? Evidence from Indian Disaster Relief. SSRN Electronic Journal. 18 indexed citations
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Kuziemko, Ilyana & Eric Werker. (2006). How Much is a Seat on the Security Council Worth? Foreign Aid and Bribery at the United Nations. 35 indexed citations
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Hovil, Lucy & Eric Werker. (2001). Refugees in Arua District: A Human Security Analysis. 2 indexed citations

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