Marcel P. Timmer

18.6k total citations · 8 hit papers
125 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Marcel P. Timmer is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Marcel P. Timmer has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 67 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and 28 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Marcel P. Timmer's work include Economic Growth and Productivity (57 papers), Global trade and economics (56 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (25 papers). Marcel P. Timmer is often cited by papers focused on Economic Growth and Productivity (57 papers), Global trade and economics (56 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (25 papers). Marcel P. Timmer collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Austria and United Kingdom. Marcel P. Timmer's co-authors include Robert Inklaar, Gaaitzen J. de Vries, Robert C. Feenstra, Bart Los, Robert Stehrer, Mary O’Mahony, Erik Dietzenbacher, Bart van Ark, Abdul Azeez Erumban and Adam Szirmai and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Economic Review and The Economic Journal.

In The Last Decade

Marcel P. Timmer

119 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Next Generation of the Penn World Table 2008 2026 2014 2020 2015 2015 2013 2014 2009 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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 Next Generation of the Penn World Table
    2015 2.8k citations Robert Inklaar, Marcel P. Timmer et al. profile →
  2. An Illustrated User Guide to the World Input–Output Database: the Case of Global Automotive Production
    2015 1.6k citations Marcel P. Timmer, Erik Dietzenbacher et al. profile →
  3. THE CONSTRUCTION OF WORLD INPUT–OUTPUT TABLES IN THE WIOD PROJECT
    2013 662 citations Erik Dietzenbacher, Bart Los et al. profile →
  4. Slicing Up Global Value Chains
    2014 571 citations Marcel P. Timmer, Bart Los et al. profile →
  5. Output, Input and Productivity Measures at the Industry Level: The EU KLEMS Database
    2009 543 citations Mary O’Mahony, Marcel P. Timmer profile →
  6. The Productivity Gap between Europe and the United States: Trends and Causes
    2008 438 citations Bart van Ark, Mary O’Mahony et al. profile →
  7. HOW GLOBAL ARE GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS? A NEW APPROACH TO MEASURE INTERNATIONAL FRAGMENTATION
    2014 322 citations Bart Los, Marcel P. Timmer et al. profile →
  8. Fragmentation, incomes and jobs: an analysis of European competitiveness
    2013 254 citations Marcel P. Timmer, Bart Los 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
Marcel P. Timmer Netherlands 35 7.4k 4.3k 2.3k 1.6k 1.1k 125 10.6k
João Santos Silva Portugal 20 4.3k 0.6× 3.7k 0.9× 2.1k 0.9× 322 0.2× 539 0.5× 60 7.5k
Inmaculada Martínez‐Zarzoso Spain 38 3.6k 0.5× 2.0k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 267 0.2× 184 5.9k
Kyung So Im United States 9 9.3k 1.3× 3.6k 0.8× 866 0.4× 957 0.6× 349 0.3× 15 11.3k
Ron Smith United Kingdom 38 11.7k 1.6× 4.7k 1.1× 677 0.3× 802 0.5× 722 0.6× 160 14.0k
Yi Lu China 33 4.2k 0.6× 1.4k 0.3× 1.5k 0.6× 541 0.3× 530 0.5× 146 6.3k
Chien‐Fu Lin Taiwan 9 7.8k 1.1× 3.1k 0.7× 880 0.4× 819 0.5× 290 0.3× 20 9.9k
Frederick van der Ploeg United Kingdom 43 5.8k 0.8× 3.5k 0.8× 658 0.3× 295 0.2× 863 0.8× 219 8.3k
John Whalley Canada 41 5.9k 0.8× 2.6k 0.6× 720 0.3× 395 0.2× 1.3k 1.1× 327 8.4k
Chia-Shang James Chu United States 10 7.7k 1.0× 3.0k 0.7× 871 0.4× 822 0.5× 286 0.3× 16 9.8k
Robert C. Feenstra United States 50 9.6k 1.3× 9.7k 2.3× 4.5k 2.0× 322 0.2× 1.2k 1.0× 164 14.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vries, Gaaitzen J. de & Marcel P. Timmer. (2025). Trade in Tasks. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Timmer, Marcel P., et al.. (2024). The Occupation Content of Trade. The World Bank Economic Review. 39(4). 956–970. 1 indexed citations
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Los, Bart, et al.. (2023). Measuring the Income to Intangibles in Goods Production: A Global Value Chain Approach. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Wen, Bart Los, & Marcel P. Timmer. (2018). Factor Incomes in Global Value Chains : The Role of Intangibles. SSRN Electronic Journal. 373–401. 1 indexed citations
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Timmer, Marcel P.. (2017). Productivity Measurement in Global Value Chains. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations
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Stehrer, Robert, Bart Los, Erik Dietzenbacher, Marcel P. Timmer, & Gaaitzen J. de Vries. (2014). The World Input-Output Database: Content, Concepts and Applications. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Foster, Neil, Robert Stehrer, & Marcel P. Timmer. (2013). International fragmentation of production, trade and growth: Impacts and prospects for EU member states.. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1–55. 13 indexed citations
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Timmer, Marcel P., Robert Inklaar, Mary O’Mahony, & Bart van Ark. (2011). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 45 indexed citations
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Jorgenson, Dale W. & Marcel P. Timmer. (2011). Structural Change in Advanced Nations. Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 113(1). 3 indexed citations
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Inklaar, Robert, Marcel P. Timmer, & Bart van Ark. (2008). Data for Productivity Measurement in Market Services: An International Comparison. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16. 72–81. 11 indexed citations
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Timmer, Marcel P., Mary O’Mahony, & Bart van Ark. (2007). EU KLEMS Growth and Productivity Accounts: An Overview. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 117 indexed citations
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Timmer, Marcel P., et al.. (2007). PPPs for Industry Output: A New Dataset for International Comparisons. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 26 indexed citations
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Timmer, Marcel P. & H.H. van Ark. (2005). IT in the European Union: A driver of productivity divergence?. Oxford Economic Papers. 57(4). 693–716. 54 indexed citations
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Timmer, Marcel P., Robert Inklaar, & van Hubertus Ark. (2005). Alternative output measurement for the US retail trade sector. Monthly labor review. 128(7). 39–45. 7 indexed citations
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Timmer, Marcel P., et al.. (2003). IT in the European Union: Driving Productivity Divergence?. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 86 indexed citations
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Ark, Bart van, Marcel P. Timmer, & Robert Inklaar. (2002). The Canada-U.S. manufacturing productivity gap revisited: new ICOP results. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 20 indexed citations
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Ark, Bart van & Marcel P. Timmer. (2001). The ICOP Manufacturing Database: International Comparisons of Productivity Levels. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 44–51. 9 indexed citations
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Timmer, Marcel P.. (2000). The dynamics of Asian manufacturing : a comparative perspective in the late twentieth century. TU/e Research Portal. 21 indexed citations
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Timmer, Marcel P.. (1998). Catch up patterns in newly industrializing countries: an international comparison of manufacturing productivity in Taiwan, 1961-1993. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 4 indexed citations
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Timmer, Marcel P. & Adam Szirmai. (1997). Growth and Divergence in Manufacturing Performance in South and East Asia. University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology). 37. 8 indexed citations

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