Miriam A. Golden

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Miriam A. Golden is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Miriam A. Golden has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 24 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 14 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Miriam A. Golden's work include Corruption and Economic Development (18 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (10 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (10 papers). Miriam A. Golden is often cited by papers focused on Corruption and Economic Development (18 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (10 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (10 papers). Miriam A. Golden collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Miriam A. Golden's co-authors include Eric C. C. Chang, Brian Min, Lucio Picci, Michael Wallerstein, Seth J. Hill, Ray Fisman, Peter Lange, Joseph Asunka, John R. Bowen and Sarah Brierley and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Energy Policy.

In The Last Decade

Miriam A. Golden

54 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Distributive Politics Around the World 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 50 100 150 200 250
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. Distributive Politics Around the World
    2011 299 citations Miriam A. Golden, Brian Min profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Miriam A. Golden United States 20 1.2k 1.2k 781 269 266 57 2.4k
Ernesto Dal Bó United States 18 1.0k 0.8× 657 0.6× 991 1.3× 471 1.8× 80 0.3× 35 2.5k
Toke Aidt United Kingdom 28 1.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 2.0k 2.6× 289 1.1× 137 0.5× 103 3.6k
Stefan Voigt Germany 31 1.2k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 1.8k 2.4× 354 1.3× 58 0.2× 226 3.5k
John Londregan United States 16 1.1k 0.9× 1.9k 1.6× 1.5k 1.9× 233 0.9× 56 0.2× 25 2.9k
J. C. Sharman Australia 26 985 0.8× 915 0.8× 444 0.6× 426 1.6× 112 0.4× 76 2.1k
Andrew Schrank United States 20 616 0.5× 631 0.5× 469 0.6× 482 1.8× 304 1.1× 55 1.7k
Michael Coppedge United States 23 1.8k 1.4× 1.8k 1.5× 382 0.5× 186 0.7× 61 0.2× 58 2.8k
David Epstein United States 18 669 0.5× 1.6k 1.3× 720 0.9× 705 2.6× 341 1.3× 41 2.4k
Mariano Tommasi Argentina 25 560 0.5× 1.3k 1.1× 995 1.3× 180 0.7× 81 0.3× 96 2.1k
Sharyn O’Halloran United States 16 639 0.5× 1.6k 1.3× 688 0.9× 734 2.7× 338 1.3× 35 2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Miriam A. Golden

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Carnes, Nicholas, et al.. (2025). The Global Legislators Database: Characteristics of National Legislators in the World’s Democracies. British Journal of Political Science. 55.
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Golden, Miriam A., et al.. (2023). The Puzzle of Clientelism. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Golden, Miriam A., et al.. (2023). Inaccurate forecasting of a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Experimental Political Science. 11(3). 343–359. 2 indexed citations
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Golden, Miriam A., et al.. (2020). Politics in Poor Places? Clientelism and Elections in Democracies. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Asunka, Joseph, Sarah Brierley, Miriam A. Golden, Eric Kramon, & George Kwaku Ofosu. (2017). Electoral Fraud or Violence: The Effect of Observers on Party Manipulation Strategies. British Journal of Political Science. 49(1). 129–151. 48 indexed citations
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Fisman, Ray & Miriam A. Golden. (2017). Corruption. Oxford University Press eBooks. 90 indexed citations
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Golden, Miriam A. & Lucio Picci. (2013). Incumbency Effects under Proportional Representation: Leaders and Backbenchers in the Postwar Italian Chamber of Deputies. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Golden, Miriam A. & Brian Min. (2011). Corruption and Theft of Electricity in an Indian State. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Golden, Miriam A.. (2009). The Electoral Underpinnings of Corruption in Rich and Poor Democratic Polities1. 3 indexed citations
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Frieden, Jeffry, David Austen‐Smith, Adam Przeworski, et al.. (2008). Selected Works of Michael Wallerstein. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Golden, Miriam A. & Lucio Picci. (2006). Corruption and the Management of Public Works in Italy. Chapters. 17 indexed citations
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Golden, Miriam A. & Michael Wallerstein. (2006). Domestic and International Causes for the Rise of Pay Inequality: Post Industrialism, Globalization and Labor Market Institutions. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 7 indexed citations
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Chang, Eric C. C. & Miriam A. Golden. (2006). Electoral Systems, District Magnitude and Corruption. British Journal of Political Science. 37(1). 115–137. 253 indexed citations
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Golden, Miriam A. & Lucio Picci. (2005). Proposal for a New Measure of Corruption, Illustrated with Italian Data. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 9 indexed citations
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Golden, Miriam A.. (2003). Electoral Connections: The Effects of the Personal Vote on Political Patronage, Bureaucracy and Legislation in Postwar Italy. British Journal of Political Science. 33(2). 189–212. 167 indexed citations
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Bowen, John R., John R. Bowen, John R. Bowen, et al.. (1999). Critical Comparisons in Politics and Culture. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 32 indexed citations
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Golden, Miriam A.. (1996). Heroic Defeats. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Oswald, Andrew J. & Miriam A. Golden. (1992). A Rational Choice Analysis of Union Militancy with Application to the Cases of British Coal and Fiat.. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 45(3). 606–606. 2 indexed citations
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Golden, Miriam A.. (1992). The Politics of Job Loss. American Journal of Political Science. 36(2). 408–408. 11 indexed citations
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Golden, Miriam A.. (1990). Political attitudes of Italian workers: twenty years of survey evidence. European Journal of Political Research. 18(3). 305–323.

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