Padma Desai

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Padma Desai is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Padma Desai has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 18 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 10 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Recurrent topics in Padma Desai's work include Russia and Soviet political economy (19 papers), Indian Economic and Social Development (7 papers) and Global Financial Crisis and Policies (7 papers). Padma Desai is often cited by papers focused on Russia and Soviet political economy (19 papers), Indian Economic and Social Development (7 papers) and Global Financial Crisis and Policies (7 papers). Padma Desai collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and India. Padma Desai's co-authors include Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Robert Rowthorn, Carlos F. Díaz Alejandro, Thomas Horst, Todd L. Idson, Ricardo I. Pérez‐Martín, Barry W. Ickes, Herbert S. Levine, Holland Hunter and Andrew R. Bond and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, The Quarterly Journal of Economics and The Journal of Economic Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

Padma Desai

50 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

The international operations of national firms: A study o... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 250 500 750 1000

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Padma Desai United States 14 959 696 640 462 210 58 1.8k
Stephen Thomsen United Kingdom 13 905 0.9× 473 0.7× 597 0.9× 272 0.6× 157 0.7× 34 1.4k
Mira Wilkins United States 20 600 0.6× 495 0.7× 321 0.5× 251 0.5× 218 1.0× 84 1.5k
Carlos F. Díaz Alejandro United States 9 1.0k 1.1× 694 1.0× 843 1.3× 454 1.0× 93 0.4× 17 1.8k
Thomas Horst United States 8 1.4k 1.4× 703 1.0× 737 1.2× 754 1.6× 92 0.4× 10 1.9k
Stephen Guisinger United States 14 1.2k 1.3× 412 0.6× 616 1.0× 612 1.3× 56 0.3× 40 1.7k
Karl P. Sauvant United States 18 1.3k 1.3× 459 0.7× 803 1.3× 347 0.8× 240 1.1× 167 1.9k
Robert Grosse United States 18 1.6k 1.6× 563 0.8× 648 1.0× 872 1.9× 64 0.3× 74 2.3k
Donald J. Lecraw Canada 15 1.3k 1.3× 488 0.7× 589 0.9× 651 1.4× 56 0.3× 26 1.7k
Barbara J. Spencer Canada 18 595 0.6× 1.6k 2.2× 1.1k 1.7× 297 0.6× 143 0.7× 49 2.2k
Stephen Hymer United States 12 590 0.6× 551 0.8× 313 0.5× 267 0.6× 72 0.3× 24 1.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Desai, Padma. (2016). The Production Function and Technical Change in Postwar Soviet Industry: A Reexamination. American Economic Review. 66(3). 372–381. 3 indexed citations
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Desai, Padma. (2016). The Productivity of Foreign Resource Inflow to the Soviet Economy. American Economic Review. 69(2). 70–75.
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Desai, Padma. (2010). Russia's Financial Crisis: Economic Setbacks and Policy Responses. Journal of international affairs. 63(2). 141. 4 indexed citations
4.
Desai, Padma. (2006). Conversations on Russia: Reform from Yeltsin to Putin. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 13 indexed citations
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Desai, Padma. (2006). Conversations on Russia. Oxford University Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Desai, Padma. (2005). Russian Retrospectives on Reforms from Yeltsin to Putin. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Desai, Padma. (2005). Russian Retrospectives on Reforms from Yeltsin to Putin. The Journal of Economic Perspectives. 19(1). 87–106. 17 indexed citations
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Desai, Padma. (2000). Why Did the Ruble Collapse in August 1998?. American Economic Review. 90(2). 48–52. 33 indexed citations
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Desai, Padma. (1999). Macroeconomic Fragility and Exchange Rate Vulnerability: A Cautionary Record of Transition Economies. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Desai, Padma & Todd L. Idson. (1999). Wage Arrears, Poverty, and Family Survival Strategies in Russia. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
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Desai, Padma. (1998). Macroeconomic Fragility and Exchange Rate Vulnerability: A Cautionary Record of Transition Economies. Journal of Comparative Economics. 26(4). 621–641. 29 indexed citations
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Desai, Padma & Todd L. Idson. (1997). The Wage Arrears Crisis in Russia. Columbia Academic Commons (Columbia University). 2 indexed citations
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Desai, Padma. (1994). Aftershock in Russia’s Economy. Current History. 93(585). 320–323. 5 indexed citations
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Desai, Padma. (1992). Reforming the Soviet Grain Economy: Performance, Problems, and Solutions. American Economic Review. 82(2). 49–54. 4 indexed citations
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Desai, Padma. (1986). Weather and grain yields in the Soviet Union. Kagoshima Daigaku Kogakubu Kenkyu Hokoku. 1 indexed citations
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Desai, Padma. (1986). Soviet Growth Retardation. American Economic Review. 76(2). 175–180. 7 indexed citations
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Desai, Padma, Carlos F. Díaz Alejandro, Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Thomas Horst, & Robert Rowthorn. (1977). The international operations of national firms: A study of direct foreign investment. Journal of Development Economics. 4(4). 387–400. 1171 indexed citations breakdown →
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Desai, Padma. (1975). China and India: Development during the Last 25 Years: Discussion. American Economic Review. 65(2). 365–368. 2 indexed citations
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Desai, Padma & Jagdish N. Bhagwati. (1975). Socialism and Indian economic policy. World Development. 3(4). 213–221. 9 indexed citations
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Desai, Padma. (1969). Alternative Measures of Import Substitution. Oxford Economic Papers. 21(3). 312–324. 13 indexed citations

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