Larry A. Sjaastad

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Larry A. Sjaastad is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Larry A. Sjaastad has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 9 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Larry A. Sjaastad's work include Monetary Policy and Economic Impact (8 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (4 papers) and Market Dynamics and Volatility (4 papers). Larry A. Sjaastad is often cited by papers focused on Monetary Policy and Economic Impact (8 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (4 papers) and Market Dynamics and Volatility (4 papers). Larry A. Sjaastad collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Chile. Larry A. Sjaastad's co-authors include Fabio Scacciavillani, Kenneth W. Clements, Carlos Hurtado, Meher Manzur and Anne O. Krueger and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Political Economy, Resources Policy and Journal of International Money and Finance.

In The Last Decade

Larry A. Sjaastad

18 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Costs and Returns of Human Migration 1962 2026 1983 2004 1962 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. The Costs and Returns of Human Migration
    1962 2.1k citations Larry A. Sjaastad Journal of Political Economy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Larry A. Sjaastad United States 10 1.8k 1.3k 365 329 218 21 2.7k
Dilip Ratha United States 23 2.2k 1.2× 947 0.7× 635 1.7× 336 1.0× 275 1.3× 78 3.1k
Robert E. B. Lucas United States 20 779 0.4× 754 0.6× 140 0.4× 312 0.9× 183 0.8× 48 1.6k
Bruce L. Benson United States 27 1.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 111 0.3× 209 0.6× 77 0.4× 130 2.4k
Albert Rees United States 19 644 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 122 0.3× 243 0.7× 216 1.0× 64 1.8k
Susan Pozo United States 23 1.5k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 231 0.6× 519 1.6× 245 1.1× 65 2.3k
Étienne Wasmer France 21 366 0.2× 1.3k 1.0× 108 0.3× 392 1.2× 206 0.9× 101 1.8k
Eliakim Katz Israel 21 683 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 154 0.4× 122 0.4× 115 0.5× 74 1.8k
John Pencavel United States 30 673 0.4× 1.8k 1.4× 292 0.8× 371 1.1× 459 2.1× 94 3.1k
William Wascher United States 33 772 0.4× 2.7k 2.0× 337 0.9× 568 1.7× 1.1k 5.0× 77 3.4k
Coen N. Teulings Netherlands 20 252 0.1× 1.4k 1.0× 223 0.6× 357 1.1× 347 1.6× 101 1.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sjaastad, Larry A.. (2011). Programa Cuyo: A Short History. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Sjaastad, Larry A.. (2008). The price of gold and the exchange rates: Once again. Resources Policy. 33(2). 118–124. 140 indexed citations
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Sjaastad, Larry A. & Meher Manzur. (2003). Import Protection, Capital Flows, and Real Exchange Rate Dynamics. Journal of Applied Economics. 6(1). 177–203. 4 indexed citations
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Sjaastad, Larry A.. (2001). Some Pitfalls of Regionalization. Korea and the World Economy. 2(2). 201–209. 6 indexed citations
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Sjaastad, Larry A.. (1998). Comment on "Tipo de Cambio Real y Gasto Público: Un Modelo Econométrico para Chile". Latin american journal of economics. 35(104). 139–150.
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Sjaastad, Larry A.. (1998). On exchange rates, nominal and real. Journal of International Money and Finance. 17(3). 407–439. 18 indexed citations
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Sjaastad, Larry A.. (1996). Recent Evolution of the Chilean Real Exchange Rate. Latin american journal of economics. 33(98). 98–121. 2 indexed citations
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Sjaastad, Larry A. & Fabio Scacciavillani. (1996). The price of gold and the exchange rate. Journal of International Money and Finance. 15(6). 879–897. 167 indexed citations
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Sjaastad, Larry A.. (1991). DEBT, DEFICITS, AND FOREIGN TRADE*. Economic Papers A journal of applied economics and policy. 10(3). 64–75. 4 indexed citations
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Sjaastad, Larry A.. (1989). THE DEFICIT: A CRISIS OF MINOR PROPORTIONS. Economic Papers A journal of applied economics and policy. 8(4). 19–24. 6 indexed citations
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Sjaastad, Larry A. & Carlos Hurtado. (1986). The Debt Crisis in Latin America. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 5 indexed citations
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Clements, Kenneth W. & Larry A. Sjaastad. (1984). How protection taxes exporters. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 54 indexed citations
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Sjaastad, Larry A.. (1983). International Debt Quagmire — to Whom do We Owe It?. World Economy. 6(3). 305–324. 9 indexed citations
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Sjaastad, Larry A.. (1983). Failure of Economic Liberalism in the Cone of Latin America. World Economy. 6(1). 5–26. 29 indexed citations
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Sjaastad, Larry A., et al.. (1981). Proteccion y empleo. Latin american journal of economics. 18(54). 317–360. 1 indexed citations
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Sjaastad, Larry A., et al.. (1977). The Social Cost of Public Finance. Journal of Political Economy. 85(3). 513–547. 45 indexed citations
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Sjaastad, Larry A.. (1975). The Problem of Trade Liberalization Chile. Journal of World Trade. 9(Issue 2). 160–176. 1 indexed citations
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Sjaastad, Larry A.. (1962). The Costs and Returns of Human Migration. Journal of Political Economy. 70(5, Part 2). 80–93. 2134 indexed citations breakdown →
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Krueger, Anne O. & Larry A. Sjaastad. (1962). Some Limitations of Enke's Economics of Population. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 10(4). 423–426. 4 indexed citations
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Sjaastad, Larry A.. (1960). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MIGRATION AND INCOME IN THE UNITED STATES. Papers of the Regional Science Association. 6(1). 37–64. 37 indexed citations

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