James Ε. Alt

9.6k citations
56 papers · 4.6k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 29

James Ε. Alt

54 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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Transparency, Political Polarization, and Politi...3571990202620022014200400600

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James Ε. Alt
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  • Political Science and International Relations 2.7k
  • Economics and Econometrics 2.8k
  • General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 556
  • Public Administration 198
  • Development 172
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 201922
2 201287
3 20109
4 2006173
5
Transparency, Political Polarization, and Political Budget Cycles in OECD Countriesbreakdown →
2006357
6 200513
7 200311
8
Credibility, Transparency, and Institutions: An Exploration and an Example
20022
9
Time, Transition, and Institutional Change - Concluding Comment
20001
10
Competition and Cooperation: Conversations with Nobelists about Economics and Political Science
199942
11
Divided Government, Fiscal Institutions, and Budget Deficits: Evidence from the Statesbreakdown →
1994610
12
Perspectives on Positive Political Economybreakdown →
1990517
13 19878
14
Party Strategies, World Demand, and Unemployment: The Political Economy of Economic Activity in Western Industrial Nations
19869
15 19828
16
The politics of economic decline : economic management and political behaviour in Britain since 1964
197935
17 197610
18
Cabinet studies : a reader
197518
19 19754
20 197156

About James Ε. Alt

James Ε. Alt is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, having authored 56 papers that have together received 4.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fiscal Policies and Political Economy (21 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (15 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (14 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (13 papers), Corruption and Economic Development (9 papers), Social Policy and Reform Studies (7 papers), Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (5 papers) and Political and Economic history of UK and US (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Political Science and International Relations (2.7k citations), Economics and Econometrics (2.8k citations) and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance (556 citations). James Ε. Alt has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Denmark and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include David Dreyer Lassen, Robert C. Lowry, Michael Gilligan, Gary King, Karen E. Ferree, Shanna Rose, Nancy Burns, Michael Laver, Paul Milgrom and Harold Demsetz. Their work appears in journals such as American Political Science Review, British Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Politics, American Journal of Political Science and Journal of Theoretical Politics.

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