George Psacharopoulos

20.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
242 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

George Psacharopoulos is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Education and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, George Psacharopoulos has authored 242 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 76 papers in Education and 51 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in George Psacharopoulos's work include Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (64 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (44 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (41 papers). George Psacharopoulos is often cited by papers focused on Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (64 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (44 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (41 papers). George Psacharopoulos collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Greece. George Psacharopoulos's co-authors include Harry Anthony Patrinos, Richard Layard, Maureen Woodhall, Zafiris Tzannatos, Kevin M. Lillis, Alan Marin, Eduardo Vélez, Mark Blaug, Keith Hinchliffe and Hideo Akabayashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Journal of Political Economy.

In The Last Decade

George Psacharopoulos

226 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

Returns to investment in education: A global update 1985 2026 1998 2012 1994 2004 2002 1985 2018 500 1000 1.5k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George Psacharopoulos United States 44 6.1k 3.7k 3.6k 3.0k 1.8k 242 12.3k
Petra Todd United States 34 5.8k 0.9× 2.7k 0.8× 2.0k 0.5× 2.6k 0.8× 775 0.4× 86 12.7k
Costas Meghir United Kingdom 50 5.5k 0.9× 2.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.4× 1.3k 0.4× 420 0.2× 187 10.2k
Enrico Moretti United States 40 5.3k 0.9× 3.0k 0.8× 792 0.2× 1.1k 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 94 9.9k
David McKenzie United States 61 6.6k 1.1× 5.7k 1.5× 586 0.2× 2.5k 0.8× 554 0.3× 286 13.9k
Harry Anthony Patrinos United States 34 2.1k 0.3× 1.7k 0.5× 2.1k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 818 0.5× 231 6.1k
Ronald L. Oaxaca United States 24 5.9k 1.0× 3.0k 0.8× 797 0.2× 997 0.3× 702 0.4× 70 9.6k
Claudia Goldin United States 52 6.0k 1.0× 5.2k 1.4× 1.3k 0.3× 1.0k 0.3× 1.2k 0.6× 162 13.1k
Kjell G. Salvanes Norway 43 2.4k 0.4× 3.0k 0.8× 1.5k 0.4× 1.1k 0.4× 429 0.2× 203 7.8k
Orley Ashenfelter United States 50 6.4k 1.1× 2.6k 0.7× 809 0.2× 791 0.3× 906 0.5× 148 11.7k
Kenneth I. Wolpin United States 45 4.2k 0.7× 2.7k 0.7× 1.3k 0.4× 1.5k 0.5× 209 0.1× 86 8.9k

Countries citing papers authored by George Psacharopoulos

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Fields of papers citing papers by George Psacharopoulos

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George Psacharopoulos

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Patrinos, Harry Anthony, George Psacharopoulos, & Aysıt Tansel. (2020). Private and Social Returns to Investment in Education: the Case of Turkey with Alternative Methods. Applied Economics. 53(14). 1638–1658. 17 indexed citations
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Psacharopoulos, George & Harry Anthony Patrinos. (2018). Returns to investment in education: a decennial review of the global literature. Education Economics. 26(5). 445–458. 354 indexed citations breakdown →
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Psacharopoulos, George. (2011). Educação como investimento. Americanae (AECID Library). 2(14). 1 indexed citations
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Psacharopoulos, George & Harry Anthony Patrinos. (2008). Education and Human Capital. Chapters. 12 indexed citations
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Psacharopoulos, George. (2006). The Value of Investment in Education: Theory, Evidence, and Policy.. Journal of education finance. 32(2). 113–136. 65 indexed citations
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Psacharopoulos, George. (2005). Linking Vocational Education and Training Research, Policy and Practice: A Personal View.. 2 indexed citations
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Psacharopoulos, George. (2004). Public versus private University Systems. Econstor (Econstor). 2(4). 39–43. 4 indexed citations
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Psacharopoulos, George & Harry Anthony Patrinos. (2004). Human Capital and Rates of Return. Chapters. 49 indexed citations
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Psacharopoulos, George. (2004). Economies of education: from theory to practice. Brussels economic review. 47. 341–358. 7 indexed citations
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Patrinos, Harry Anthony, Eduardo Vélez, & George Psacharopoulos. (1994). Language, education, and earnings in Asunción, Paraguay. ˜The œJournal of developing areas. 29(1). 57–68. 14 indexed citations
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Patrinos, Harry Anthony & George Psacharopoulos. (1994). Pueblos indígenas y pobreza en América Latina: un análisis empírico. Series Históricas. 2 indexed citations
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Psacharopoulos, George & Zafiris Tzannatos. (1992). Women's employment and pay in Latin America : overview and methodology. 43(2). 39–64. 52 indexed citations
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Psacharopoulos, George. (1991). The economic impact of education : lessons for policy makers. 7 indexed citations
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Carmichael, Jeffrey, et al.. (1989). The World Bank research observer 4 (2). The World Bank Research Observer. 4. 1. 10 indexed citations
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Psacharopoulos, George. (1987). Foreign debt and domestic spending : an international comparison. 96(3). 1–911. 5 indexed citations
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Psacharopoulos, George. (1985). Los reditos de la educacion : puesta al dia e implicaciones internacionales. 30(98). 1–38. 1 indexed citations
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Psacharopoulos, George. (1980). Spending on Education in an Era of Economic Stress: An Optimist's View.. Journal of education finance. 6(2). 3 indexed citations
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Psacharopoulos, George. (1980). Information, an essential factor in educational planning and policy. UNESCO eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Psacharopoulos, George. (1974). Jencks and Inequality.. Comparative Education Review. 2 indexed citations
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Psacharopoulos, George. (1969). The rate of return on investment in education at the regional level : estimates for the State of Hawaii. 2 indexed citations

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