Nancy Birdsall

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
154 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Nancy Birdsall is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Nancy Birdsall has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 54 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 45 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Recurrent topics in Nancy Birdsall's work include Income, Poverty, and Inequality (40 papers), Economic Theory and Policy (35 papers) and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (28 papers). Nancy Birdsall is often cited by papers focused on Income, Poverty, and Inequality (40 papers), Economic Theory and Policy (35 papers) and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (28 papers). Nancy Birdsall collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Ecuador. Nancy Birdsall's co-authors include David Wheeler, Richard Sabot, Juan Luis Londoño, David R. Ross, Jere R. Behrman, Miguel Székely, John Nellis, John S. Akin, Arvind Subramanian and Jean-Claude Chesnais and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, The Review of Economics and Statistics and World Development.

In The Last Decade

Nancy Birdsall

144 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Nancy Birdsall 2.1k 1.7k 760 757 519 154 4.6k
Nora Lustig 2.0k 1.0× 2.3k 1.4× 733 1.0× 948 1.3× 641 1.2× 169 5.0k
Alberto Chong 2.4k 1.2× 1.8k 1.0× 797 1.0× 550 0.7× 647 1.2× 175 5.0k
Francisco H. G. Ferreira 2.2k 1.0× 3.1k 1.8× 641 0.8× 1.5k 2.0× 635 1.2× 158 5.6k
Frances Stewart 1.6k 0.8× 2.3k 1.4× 573 0.8× 661 0.9× 883 1.7× 166 5.0k
José García Montalvo 1.4k 0.7× 2.0k 1.2× 375 0.5× 683 0.9× 734 1.4× 103 4.2k
Robin Burgess 2.8k 1.3× 1.2k 0.7× 851 1.1× 601 0.8× 657 1.3× 69 4.7k
Nancy Qian 2.0k 1.0× 1.0k 0.6× 429 0.6× 423 0.6× 428 0.8× 51 4.1k
Benedict Clements 2.8k 1.3× 553 0.3× 804 1.1× 283 0.4× 472 0.9× 136 3.9k
Mick Moore 970 0.5× 1.5k 0.9× 280 0.4× 558 0.7× 923 1.8× 118 3.9k
Michael Lipton 1.6k 0.8× 2.3k 1.4× 404 0.5× 630 0.8× 702 1.4× 143 5.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Nancy Birdsall

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nancy Birdsall

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nancy Birdsall

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All Works

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Sandefur, Justin, et al.. (2022). Democratic Deliberation and the Resource Curse. World Politics. 74(4). 564–609. 8 indexed citations
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Ahluwalia, Montek S., et al.. (2016). Multilateral development banking for this century’s development challenges: five recommendations to shareholders of the old and new multilateral development banks. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 7 indexed citations
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Behrman, Jere R. & Nancy Birdsall. (2016). The Quality of Schooling: Reply. American Economic Review. 75(5). 1202–1205.
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Allen, Franklin, Jere R. Behrman, Nancy Birdsall, et al.. (2014). Towards a Better Global Economy: Policy Implications for Citizens Worldwide in the 21st Century. OUP Catalogue. 9 indexed citations
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Birdsall, Nancy. (2014). A note on the middle class in Latin America. SSRN Electronic Journal. 281–311. 2 indexed citations
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Birdsall, Nancy. (2011). New Ideas on Development after the Financial Crisis. Johns Hopkins University Press eBooks. 20 indexed citations
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Birdsall, Nancy. (2010). The (Indispensable) Middle Class in Developing Countries; or, The Rich and the Rest, Not the Poor and the Rest. SSRN Electronic Journal. 83 indexed citations
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Birdsall, Nancy, et al.. (2008). Saving Globalization from its Cheerleaders. 4 indexed citations
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Birdsall, Nancy. (2006). The world is not flat : inequality and injustice in our global economy. 45 indexed citations
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Vaishnav, Milan & Nancy Birdsall. (2005). Education and the MDGS: Realizing the Millennium Compact. Journal of international affairs. 58(2). 257. 3 indexed citations
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Birdsall, Nancy & Rachel Aisengart Menezes. (2005). Más allá del Consenso de Washington: Nuevo contrato social en AL, basado en el empleo. 5(3). 80–90. 1 indexed citations
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Birdsall, Nancy & Juan Luis Londoño. (2003). La desigualdad en los activos importa: una evaluacio?n del enfoque del Banco Mundial respecto a la reduccio?n de la pobreza. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations
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Birdsall, Nancy & Stephan Haggard. (2000). After the crisis : the social contract and the middle class in East Asia. 20 indexed citations
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Birdsall, Nancy & Juan Luis Londoño. (1997). Asset Inequality Matters: An Assessment of the World Bank's Approach to Poverty Reduction.. American Economic Review. 87(2). 32–37. 244 indexed citations
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Birdsall, Nancy & Juan Luis Londoño. (1997). Asset Inequality Does Matter: Lessons from Latin America. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Ross, David R., et al.. (1996). La desigualdad como limitación del crecimiento en América Latina. Gestión y Política Pública. 5(1). 29–75. 5 indexed citations
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Birdsall, Nancy & Richard Sabot. (1996). Opportunity Foregone: Education in Brazil.. Inter-American Development Bank eBooks. 85 indexed citations
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Birdsall, Nancy, et al.. (1995). La desigualdad como la limitación del crecimiento en América Latina. 23–58. 1 indexed citations
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Birdsall, Nancy. (1990). Health and development: what can research contribute?. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1. 2 indexed citations
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Birdsall, Nancy, et al.. (1985). The Effects of family planning programs on fertility in the developing world. Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks. 13 indexed citations

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