Nathaniel H. Leff

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
56 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Nathaniel H. Leff is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Nathaniel H. Leff has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 20 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and 5 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Nathaniel H. Leff's work include Economic Theory and Policy (19 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (10 papers) and Economic Growth and Productivity (5 papers). Nathaniel H. Leff is often cited by papers focused on Economic Theory and Policy (19 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (10 papers) and Economic Growth and Productivity (5 papers). Nathaniel H. Leff collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Slovakia. Nathaniel H. Leff's co-authors include Kazuo Sato, Samuel A. Morley, Michael Edén, John U. Farley, David Denslow, Shelby Grossman and Jeffry Frieden and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, The Quarterly Journal of Economics and Management Science.

In The Last Decade

Nathaniel H. Leff

49 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Economic Development Through Bureaucratic Corruption 1964 2026 1984 2005 1964 1978 500 1000 1.5k
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. Economic Development Through Bureaucratic Corruption
    1964 1.6k citations Nathaniel H. Leff American Behavioral Scientist profile →
  2. Industrial Organization and Entrepreneurship in the Developing Countries: The Economic Groups
    1978 513 citations Nathaniel H. Leff profile →

Peers

Nathaniel H. Leff
JAMES D. GWARTNEY United States
Robert A. Lawson United States
Gerald W. Scully United States
Alberto Ades United States
Mary Hallward‐Driemeier United States
A. Nove United Kingdom
Cecilia García‐Peñalosa France
Jan Švejnar United States
Joel S. Hellman United States
Caralee McLiesh United States
JAMES D. GWARTNEY United States
Nathaniel H. Leff
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Leff, Nathaniel H.. (2016). Dependency Rates and Savings Rates: Reply. American Economic Review. 61(1). 234–234.
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Leff, Nathaniel H.. (2011). Economic structure and change, 1822-1947. Routledge eBooks.
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Leff, Nathaniel H.. (1991). Subdesenvolvimento e desenvolvimento no Brasil. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Leff, Nathaniel H. & Kazuo Sato. (1989). PSYCHOCULTURAL CONDITIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: SAVING AND INVESTMENT BEHAVIOR IN EAST ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA*. Asian Economic Journal. 3(2). 48–64. 2 indexed citations
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Leff, Nathaniel H. & Kazuo Sato. (1989). Modelling the demand for foreign savings in developing countries: Testing a hypothesis with Latin American data. The Journal of Development Studies. 25(4). 537–549.
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Leff, Nathaniel H. & Kazuo Sato. (1988). ESTIMATING INVESTMENT AND SAVINGS FUNCTIONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, WITH AN APPLICATION TO LATIN AMERICA. International Economic Journal. 2(3). 1–17. 5 indexed citations
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Leff, Nathaniel H.. (1988). Disjunction between policy research and practice: Social benefit-cost analysis and investment policy at the World Bank. Studies in Comparative International Development. 23(4). 77–87. 1 indexed citations
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Leff, Nathaniel H.. (1984). Dependency Rates and Savings: Another Look [Dependency Rates and Aggregate Savings: A New International Cross-Section Study]. American Economic Review. 74(1). 231–233. 4 indexed citations
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Leff, Nathaniel H.. (1984). Social benefit-cost analysis and telecommunications investment in developing countries. Information Economics and Policy. 1(3). 217–227. 14 indexed citations
10.
Leff, Nathaniel H.. (1979). Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: The Problem Revisited. Journal of Economic Literature. 17(1). 46–64. 193 indexed citations
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Leff, Nathaniel H.. (1979). ?MONOPOLY CAPITALISM? AND PUBLIC POLICY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. Kyklos. 32(4). 718–738. 5 indexed citations
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Leff, Nathaniel H.. (1975). RATES OF RETURN TO CAPITAL, DOMESTIC SAVINGS, AND INVESTMENT IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. Kyklos. 28(4). 827–851. 1 indexed citations
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Leff, Nathaniel H.. (1974). El espíritu de empresa y la organización industrial en los países menos desarrollados: los "grupos". 2 indexed citations
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Leff, Nathaniel H.. (1973). Tropical Trade and Development in the Nineteenth Century: The Brazilian Experience. Journal of Political Economy. 81(3). 678–696. 18 indexed citations
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Leff, Nathaniel H.. (1972). UMA PERSPECTIVA A LONGO PRAZO DO DESENVOLVIMENTO E DO SUBDESENVOLVIMENTO BRASILEIROS. Revista Brasileira de Economia. 26(3). 147–168. 2 indexed citations
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Leff, Nathaniel H.. (1972). Estimativa da renda provável no Brasil no século XIX com base nos dados sobre a moeda. Revista Brasileira de Economia. 26(2). 45–62. 1 indexed citations
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Leff, Nathaniel H.. (1972). Desenvolvimento econômico e desigualdade regional: origens do caso brasileiro. Revista Brasileira de Economia. 26(1). 3–22. 5 indexed citations
18.
Leff, Nathaniel H.. (1969). Dependency Rates and Savings Rates. American Economic Review. 59(5). 886–896. 219 indexed citations
19.
Leff, Nathaniel H., et al.. (1969). The Brazilian Capital Goods Industry. 1929-1964.. Hispanic American Historical Review. 49(4). 810–810. 22 indexed citations
20.
Leff, Nathaniel H.. (1964). Economic Development Through Bureaucratic Corruption. American Behavioral Scientist. 8(3). 8–14. 1598 indexed citations breakdown →

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