Jamele Rigolini

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Jamele Rigolini is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Jamele Rigolini has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 25 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 6 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Recurrent topics in Jamele Rigolini's work include Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (18 papers), Income, Poverty, and Inequality (18 papers) and Taxation and Compliance Studies (10 papers). Jamele Rigolini is often cited by papers focused on Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (18 papers), Income, Poverty, and Inequality (18 papers) and Taxation and Compliance Studies (10 papers). Jamele Rigolini collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Jamele Rigolini's co-authors include Norman Loayza, Eduardo Olaberría, Luc Christiaensen, Julián Messina, Renos Vakis, Francisco H. G. Ferreira, Luis‐Felipe López‐Calva, María Ana Lugo, Samuel Pienknagura and Daniel Lederman and has published in prestigious journals such as World Development, Journal of Development Economics and Journal of Public Economics.

In The Last Decade

Jamele Rigolini

47 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Natural Disasters and Growth: Going Beyond the Averages 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400
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. Natural Disasters and Growth: Going Beyond the Averages
    2012 485 citations Norman Loayza, Jamele Rigolini et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jamele Rigolini United States 18 838 822 258 245 178 53 1.9k
Franklin Obeng‐Odoom Australia 31 583 0.7× 715 0.9× 281 1.1× 335 1.4× 407 2.3× 176 2.7k
Richard Hornbeck United States 13 1.5k 1.8× 446 0.5× 466 1.8× 271 1.1× 215 1.2× 28 2.4k
Jann Lay Germany 21 625 0.7× 400 0.5× 230 0.9× 316 1.3× 106 0.6× 85 1.7k
Rémi Jedwab United States 19 972 1.2× 578 0.7× 170 0.7× 112 0.5× 308 1.7× 54 2.1k
Samuel Bazzi United States 15 727 0.9× 888 1.1× 277 1.1× 155 0.6× 199 1.1× 37 1.9k
Eric Werker United States 19 540 0.6× 992 1.2× 318 1.2× 114 0.5× 394 2.2× 55 2.1k
Paul A. Raschky Australia 19 750 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 139 0.5× 425 1.7× 245 1.4× 56 2.3k
Christina Malmberg Calvo 6 545 0.7× 793 1.0× 118 0.5× 233 1.0× 268 1.5× 11 1.9k
Lino Briguglio Malta 14 823 1.0× 885 1.1× 282 1.1× 89 0.4× 146 0.8× 62 2.1k
Lorenzo Pellegrini Netherlands 20 644 0.8× 728 0.9× 229 0.9× 62 0.3× 222 1.2× 51 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Jamele Rigolini

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jamele Rigolini

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jamele Rigolini

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All Works

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Brodmann, Stefanie, et al.. (2023). Social Protection in a World of Crisis: Learning from the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus. Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Gentilini, Ugo, et al.. (2023). Universal Basic Income Programs: How Much Would Taxes Need to Rise? Evidence for Brazil, Chile, India, Russia, and South Africa. The Journal of Development Studies. 59(9). 1443–1463. 2 indexed citations
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Vakis, Renos, Jamele Rigolini, & Leonardo Lucchetti. (2016). Left Behind [Los olvidados : pobreza crónica en América Latina y el Caribe - resumen ejecutivo].
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Rigolini, Jamele, et al.. (2015). Giving Peru a Productivity Boost: Towards a System of Continuous Education and Training. Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México).
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Lucchetti, Leonardo, Renos Vakis, & Jamele Rigolini. (2015). Los olvidados : pobreza cronica en America Latina y el Caribe - resumen ejecutivo. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1–48. 1 indexed citations
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Lederman, Daniel, Julián Messina, Samuel Pienknagura, & Jamele Rigolini. (2014). Latin American Entrepreneurs : Many Firms but Little Innovation [El emprendimiento en América Latina : muchas empresas y poca innovación]. World Bank Publications. 10 indexed citations
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Pagés, Carmen, Jamele Rigolini, & David A. Robalino. (2014). Social Insurance, Informality and Labor Markets: How to Protect Workers While Creating Good Jobs. SSRN Electronic Journal. 14 indexed citations
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Lederman, Daniel, Julián Messina, Samuel Pienknagura, & Jamele Rigolini. (2014). El Emprendimiento en América Latina: Muchas empresas y poca innovación. The World Bank eBooks. 51 indexed citations
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Ferreira, Francisco H. G., Julián Messina, Jamele Rigolini, et al.. (2013). Economic Mobility and the Rise of the Latin American Middle Class [La movilidad económica y el crecimiento de la clase media en América Latina]. World Bank Publications. 27 indexed citations
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Loayza, Norman, et al.. (2013). Poverty, Inequality, and the Local Natural Resource Curse. SSRN Electronic Journal. 19 indexed citations
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Loayza, Norman, et al.. (2013). Poverty, Inequality, and the Local Natural Resource Curse. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 39 indexed citations
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Rigolini, Jamele, et al.. (2013). The Unfairness of (Poverty) Targets. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Acosta, Pablo, et al.. (2011). Should Cash Transfers be Confined to the Poor. The World Bank eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Rigolini, Jamele, et al.. (2010). Providing skills for equity and growth : preparing Cambodia's youth for the labor market. 1–126. 4 indexed citations
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Dhillon, Amrita & Jamele Rigolini. (2010). Development and the interaction of enforcement institutions. Journal of Public Economics. 95(1-2). 79–87. 15 indexed citations
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Rigolini, Jamele, et al.. (2008). Latin America and the Social Contract: Patterns of Social Spending and Taxation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Masatlıoĝlu, Yusufcan & Jamele Rigolini. (2008). Informality Traps. The B E Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy. 8(1). 5 indexed citations
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Dhillon, Amrita & Jamele Rigolini. (2006). Development And The Interaction Of Enforcement Institutions. World Bank policy research working paper. 9 indexed citations
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Lustig, Nora, Omar Arias, & Jamele Rigolini. (2001). Reducción de la pobreza y crecimiento económico: la doble casualidad. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations

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