Mwangi S. Kimenyi

2.8k total citations
71 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Mwangi S. Kimenyi is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Mwangi S. Kimenyi has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 17 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Mwangi S. Kimenyi's work include Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (15 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (11 papers) and Local Government Finance and Decentralization (9 papers). Mwangi S. Kimenyi is often cited by papers focused on Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (15 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (11 papers) and Local Government Finance and Decentralization (9 papers). Mwangi S. Kimenyi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Kenya. Mwangi S. Kimenyi's co-authors include Germano Mwabu, Michaël Bratton, Tessa Bold, Justin Sandefur, John Mukum Mbaku, William F. Shughart, Alice Ng’ang’a, Robert D. Tollison, Damiano Kulundu Manda and Olu Ajakaiye and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Public Economics and The World Bank Economic Review.

In The Last Decade

Mwangi S. Kimenyi

65 papers receiving 946 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mwangi S. Kimenyi United States 21 446 388 255 242 202 71 1.2k
Miguel Niño‐Zarazúa Finland 17 430 1.0× 355 0.9× 370 1.5× 158 0.7× 148 0.7× 71 1.1k
Christopher Colclough United Kingdom 16 361 0.8× 247 0.6× 507 2.0× 308 1.3× 470 2.3× 66 1.2k
Jandhyalá B. G. Tilak United States 20 412 0.9× 331 0.9× 251 1.0× 444 1.8× 586 2.9× 119 1.4k
Stuti Khemani United States 22 552 1.2× 787 2.0× 312 1.2× 761 3.1× 246 1.2× 56 1.7k
Jackline Wahba United Kingdom 20 1.1k 2.6× 448 1.2× 206 0.8× 175 0.7× 132 0.7× 72 1.6k
Ira N. Gang United States 22 1.3k 2.9× 921 2.4× 262 1.0× 197 0.8× 152 0.8× 138 2.1k
C. Simon Fan Hong Kong 17 675 1.5× 694 1.8× 158 0.6× 273 1.1× 76 0.4× 69 1.4k
Ragui Assaad United States 24 854 1.9× 694 1.8× 325 1.3× 174 0.7× 152 0.8× 99 1.8k
Thandika Mkandawire United Kingdom 18 730 1.6× 319 0.8× 149 0.6× 521 2.2× 144 0.7× 55 1.7k
Wim P. M. Vijverberg United States 22 510 1.1× 981 2.5× 173 0.7× 118 0.5× 172 0.9× 58 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mwangi S. Kimenyi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mwangi S. Kimenyi

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bold, Tessa, Mwangi S. Kimenyi, Germano Mwabu, Alice Ng’ang’a, & Justin Sandefur. (2018). Experimental evidence on scaling up education reforms in Kenya. Journal of Public Economics. 168. 1–20. 96 indexed citations
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Kimenyi, Mwangi S.. (2018). Devolution and Development: Governance Prospects in Decentralizing States. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations
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Kimenyi, Mwangi S. & John Mukum Mbaku. (2015). Governing the Nile River Basin: The Search for a New Legal Regime. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 10 indexed citations
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Kimenyi, Mwangi S.. (2013). Introduction: Accountability and Service Delivery in Africa. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 15(1). 11–17. 1 indexed citations
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Mevel, Simon, et al.. (2013). The African Growth and Opportunity Act An Empirical Analysis of the Possibilities Post-2015. 2 indexed citations
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Bold, Tessa, Mwangi S. Kimenyi, Germano Mwabu, & Justin Sandefur. (2012). The high return to low-cost private schooling in a developing country (IGC Working Paper). 3 indexed citations
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Ajakaiye, Olu & Mwangi S. Kimenyi. (2011). Higher education and economic development. Journal of African Economies. 20. 154. 23 indexed citations
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Bratton, Michaël & Mwangi S. Kimenyi. (2008). Voting in Kenya: Putting Ethnicity in Perspective. Journal of Eastern African Studies. 2(2). 272–289. 159 indexed citations
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Mwabu, Germano, et al.. (2006). Human Capital Externality and Returns to Education in Kenya. Eastern Economic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Manda, Damiano Kulundu, Germano Mwabu, & Mwangi S. Kimenyi. (2004). Human Capital Externalities and Private Returns to Education in Kenya. Eastern Economic Journal. 32(3). 493–513. 35 indexed citations
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Kimenyi, Mwangi S. & Germano Mwabu. (2004). Policy Advice during a Crisis. OpenCommons - UConn (University of Connecticut). 2 indexed citations
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Ngugi, Rose W., et al.. (2004). Security Risk and Private sector growth in Kenya, KIPPRA Special Report #06. The Science of The Total Environment. 264(3). 257–65. 2 indexed citations
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Manda, Damiano Kulundu, et al.. (2003). Costs And Benefits Of Eliminating Child Labour In Kenya. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 6 indexed citations
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Kimenyi, Mwangi S., et al.. (2003). Restarting and sustaining economic growth and development in Africa : the case of Kenya. Ashgate eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Kimenyi, Mwangi S.. (1991). Race, Amenities, and Psychic Income. The Review of Black Political Economy. 20(1). 49–58. 6 indexed citations
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Crain, W. Mark & Mwangi S. Kimenyi. (1991). Old Regulations Never Fade Away: the Case of Vehicle Inspections. Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice. 9(2). 117–132. 2 indexed citations
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Kimenyi, Mwangi S.. (1989). Interest Groups, Transfer Seeking and Democratization: Competition for the Benefits of Governmental Power May Explain African Political Instability. American Journal of Economics and Sociology. 48(3). 339–349. 17 indexed citations
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Kimenyi, Mwangi S.. (1988). International Trade, Immiserizing Growth, and the Prisoner's Dilemma. 4(1). 53–63. 1 indexed citations
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Kimenyi, Mwangi S.. (1987). Bureaucratic Rents and Political Institutions. Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice. 5(3). 189–199. 14 indexed citations
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Shughart, William F., Robert D. Tollison, & Mwangi S. Kimenyi. (1986). The Political Economy of Immigration Restrictions. Yale journal on regulation. 4(1). 79–97. 35 indexed citations

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