Isaac Mbiti

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Isaac Mbiti is a scholar working on Safety Research, Education and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Isaac Mbiti has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Safety Research, 11 papers in Education and 5 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Isaac Mbiti's work include Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (11 papers), School Choice and Performance (10 papers) and ICT Impact and Policies (4 papers). Isaac Mbiti is often cited by papers focused on Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (11 papers), School Choice and Performance (10 papers) and ICT Impact and Policies (4 papers). Isaac Mbiti collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Canada. Isaac Mbiti's co-authors include Jenny C. Aker, Adrienne Lucas, David Weil, Youdi Schipper, Mauricio Romero, Karthik Muralidharan, Michael Kremer, Rachel Glennerster, Joan Hicks and Edward Miguel and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, The Quarterly Journal of Economics and The Journal of Economic Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

Isaac Mbiti

21 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa

2010 1.2k citations Jenny C. Aker, Isaac Mbiti The Journal of Economic Perspectives profile →

Peers

Isaac Mbiti

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Jonathan Donner United States

Jenny C. Aker United States

Lisa J. Servon United States

John C. Munene Uganda

Shirin Madon United Kingdom

Stein Kristiansen Norway

Patrick Ngulube South Africa

Dorothe Singer United States

Brian E. Whitacre United States

Koen Salemink Netherlands

Jonathan Donner United States

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408 ×0.6

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1.1k ×1.9

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805 ×1.5

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193 ×0.6

EDUCA

534 ×1.6

SPS

Citations per year, relative to Isaac Mbiti Isaac Mbiti (= 1×) peers Jonathan Donner

Countries citing papers authored by Isaac Mbiti

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Isaac Mbiti

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Isaac Mbiti

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Isaac Mbiti. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Isaac Mbiti 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 Isaac Mbiti. Isaac Mbiti is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Mbiti, Isaac, et al.. (2024). Can Financial Incentives to Firms Improve Apprenticeship Training? Experimental Evidence from Ghana. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 6(1). 120–136.

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Keats, Anthony, et al.. (2022). Can Education be Standardized? Evidence from Kenya. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10 indexed citations

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Cilliers, Jacobus, Isaac Mbiti, & Andrew Zeitlin. (2020). Can Public Rankings Improve School Performance?. The Journal of Human Resources. 56(3). 655–685. 10 indexed citations

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Mbiti, Isaac & Youdi Schipper. (2020). Teacher and Parental Perceptions of Performance Pay in Education: Evidence from Tanzania. Journal of African Economies. 30(1). 55–80. 3 indexed citations

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Mbiti, Isaac, et al.. (2019). The Apprenticeship-to-Work Transition: Experimental Evidence from Ghana. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 10 indexed citations

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Mbiti, Isaac, et al.. (2019). Inputs, Incentives, and Complementarities in Education: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania*. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 134(3). 1627–1673. 98 indexed citations

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Cilliers, Jacobus, Isaac Mbiti, & Andrew Zeitlin. (2019). Can Public Rankings Improve School Performance? Evidence from a Nationwide Reform in Tanzania. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Mbiti, Isaac & Danila Serra. (2018). Health Workers' Behavior, Patient Reporting and Reputational Concerns: Lab-in-The-Field Experimental Evidence from Kenya. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Mbiti, Isaac. (2016). The Need for Accountability in Education in Developing Countries. The Journal of Economic Perspectives. 30(3). 109–132. 79 indexed citations

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Lucas, Adrienne & Isaac Mbiti. (2014). Effects of School Quality on Student Achievement: Discontinuity Evidence from Kenya. American Economic Journal Applied Economics. 6(3). 234–263. 64 indexed citations

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Kremer, Michael, Isaac Mbiti, Joan Hicks, & Edward Miguel. (2013). Vocational education voucher delivery and labor market returns: a randomized evaluation among Kenyan youth. 1–2. 17 indexed citations

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Lucas, Adrienne & Isaac Mbiti. (2012). Access, Sorting, and Achievement: The Short-Run Effects of Free Primary Education in Kenya. American Economic Journal Applied Economics. 4(4). 226–253. 131 indexed citations

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Mbiti, Isaac, et al.. (2012). The Implications of Innovations in the Financial Sector on the Conduct of Monetary Policy in East Africa.. 20 indexed citations

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Lucas, Adrienne & Isaac Mbiti. (2012). The Determinants and Consequences of School Choice Errors in Kenya. American Economic Review. 102(3). 283–288. 16 indexed citations

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Lucas, Adrienne & Isaac Mbiti. (2012). Does Free Primary Education Narrow Gender Differences in Schooling? Evidence from Kenya. Journal of African Economies. 21(5). 691–722. 41 indexed citations

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Hicks, Joan, Michael Kremer, Isaac Mbiti, & Edward Miguel. (2011). Breaking Gender Barriers: Vocational Training Vouchers and Kenyan Youth. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 1–4. 1 indexed citations

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Glennerster, Rachel, et al.. (2011). Access and Quality in the Kenyan Education System: A Review of the Progress, Challenges and Potential Solutions. 27 indexed citations

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Aker, Jenny C. & Isaac Mbiti. (2010). Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa. The Journal of Economic Perspectives. 24(3). 207–232. 1166 indexed citations breakdown →

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Aker, Jenny C. & Isaac Mbiti. (2010). Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa. SSRN Electronic Journal. 128 indexed citations

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Aker, Jenny C. & Isaac Mbiti. (2010). Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa. SSRN Electronic Journal. 151 indexed citations

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