Jenny E. Ligthart

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 941 citations indexed

About

Jenny E. Ligthart is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Accounting and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Jenny E. Ligthart has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 941 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 16 papers in Accounting and 15 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Jenny E. Ligthart's work include Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (34 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (15 papers) and Corporate Taxation and Avoidance (11 papers). Jenny E. Ligthart is often cited by papers focused on Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (34 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (15 papers) and Corporate Taxation and Avoidance (11 papers). Jenny E. Ligthart collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United States. Jenny E. Ligthart's co-authors include Pedro R. D. Bom, Peter van Oudheusden, Michael Keen, Frederick van der Ploeg, Ben J. Heijdra, Jan Jacobs, Di Gong, Shiwei Hu, Pavel Čı́žek and Mark Rider and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of International Economics, Economics Letters and Journal of International Money and Finance.

In The Last Decade

Jenny E. Ligthart

44 papers receiving 848 citations

Hit Papers

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  1. WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM THREE DECADES OF RESEARCH ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF PUBLIC CAPITAL?
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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jenny E. Ligthart Netherlands 15 820 229 203 163 55 51 941
Howell H. Zee United States 14 1.0k 1.2× 179 0.8× 414 2.0× 218 1.3× 67 1.2× 62 1.2k
Florian Neumeier Germany 13 675 0.8× 198 0.9× 98 0.5× 154 0.9× 78 1.4× 69 857
Antonis Adam Greece 16 523 0.6× 200 0.9× 113 0.6× 143 0.9× 63 1.1× 43 736
George Economides Greece 15 664 0.8× 99 0.4× 87 0.4× 150 0.9× 94 1.7× 58 784
Therese J. McGuire United States 15 1.3k 1.6× 515 2.2× 140 0.7× 176 1.1× 27 0.5× 49 1.4k
Ehtisham Ahmad United States 14 662 0.8× 279 1.2× 125 0.6× 103 0.6× 29 0.5× 74 842
Gabriela Inchauste United States 16 983 1.2× 132 0.6× 239 1.2× 261 1.6× 112 2.0× 53 1.2k
Koichi Futagami Japan 13 1.1k 1.3× 87 0.4× 112 0.6× 201 1.2× 18 0.3× 46 1.2k
Ben J. Heijdra Netherlands 18 878 1.1× 44 0.2× 270 1.3× 223 1.4× 64 1.2× 75 1.1k
Helmut Seitz Germany 15 627 0.8× 276 1.2× 74 0.4× 108 0.7× 47 0.9× 34 738

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jenny E. Ligthart

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ligthart, Jenny E. & Peter van Oudheusden. (2016). The Fiscal Decentralisation and Economic Growth Nexus Revisited. Fiscal Studies. 38(1). 141–171. 28 indexed citations
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Gong, Di, Shiwei Hu, & Jenny E. Ligthart. (2015). Does Corporate Income Taxation Affect Securitization? Evidence from OECD Banks. Journal of Financial Services Research. 48(3). 193–213. 8 indexed citations
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Jacobs, Jan, et al.. (2013). On the impact of the global financial crisis on the euro area. UTAS Research Repository.
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Čı́žek, Pavel, et al.. (2011). GMM Estimation of Fixed Effects Dynamic Panel Data Models with Spatial Lag and Spatial Errors. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Ligthart, Jenny E., et al.. (2010). Coordinated Tax-Tariff Reforms, Informality, and Welfare Distribution. SSRN Electronic Journal. 23 indexed citations
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Ligthart, Jenny E., et al.. (2010). Coordinated Tax-Tariff Reforms, Informality, and Welfare Distribution. SSRN Electronic Journal. 35 indexed citations
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Ligthart, Jenny E., et al.. (2010). Has the Euro Affected the Choice of Invoicing Currency?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 28 indexed citations
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Jacobs, Jan, et al.. (2009). Dynamic Panel Data Models Featuring Endogenous Interaction and Spatially Correlated Errors. SSRN Electronic Journal. 28 indexed citations
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Bom, Pedro R. D. & Jenny E. Ligthart. (2008). Research portal (Tilburg University). 46 indexed citations
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Heijdra, Ben J. & Jenny E. Ligthart. (2008). Labor tax reform, unemployment, and search. International Tax and Public Finance. 16(1). 82–104. 9 indexed citations
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Keen, Michael & Jenny E. Ligthart. (2007). Revenue Sharing and Information Exchange under Non‐discriminatory Taxation*. Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 109(3). 487–504. 5 indexed citations
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Ligthart, Jenny E.. (2006). Information sharing for consumption tax purposes: An empirical analysis. Information Economics and Policy. 19(1). 24–42. 1 indexed citations
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Heijdra, Ben J., et al.. (2004). Environmental Quality, the Macroeconomy, and Intergenerational Distribution. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Ligthart, Jenny E.. (2004). Consumption Taxation in a Digital World: A Primer. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Heijdra, Ben J. & Jenny E. Ligthart. (2002). The hiring subsidy cum firing tax in a search model of unemployment. Economics Letters. 75(1). 97–108. 6 indexed citations
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Heijdra, Ben J. & Jenny E. Ligthart. (2002). Tax Policy, the Macroeconomy, and Intergenerational Distribution. IMF Staff Papers. 49(1). 106–127. 7 indexed citations
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Keen, Michael, et al.. (1999). Coordinating Tariff Reduction and Domestic Tax Reform. Journal of International Economics. 56(2). 1–1. 31 indexed citations
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Ligthart, Jenny E.. (1998). The Macroeconomic Effects of Environmental Taxes. 1998(75). 1–35. 1 indexed citations
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Ligthart, Jenny E.. (1998). The Macroeconomic Effects of Environmental Taxes: A Closer Look at the Feasibility of 'Win-Win' Outcomes. SSRN Electronic Journal. 16 indexed citations
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Heijdra, Ben J. & Jenny E. Ligthart. (1996). Fiscal Policy, Distortionary Taxation and Direct Crowding Out under Monopolistic Competition. EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam). 1 indexed citations

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