Rob Davies

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 723 citations indexed

About

Rob Davies is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Rob Davies has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 723 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 8 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and 5 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Rob Davies's work include Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (9 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (6 papers) and Economic Theory and Policy (5 papers). Rob Davies is often cited by papers focused on Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (9 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (6 papers) and Economic Theory and Policy (5 papers). Rob Davies collaborates with scholars based in Finland, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Rob Davies's co-authors include Konstantin Makrelov, Channing Arndt, James Thurlow, Laurence Harris, Sherwin Gabriel, Dirk van Seventer, Witness Simbanegavi, Sherman Robinson, Stephanie Levy and Lillian Anderson and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Energy, Social Science & Medicine and World Development.

In The Last Decade

Rob Davies

27 papers receiving 644 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Covid-19 lockdowns, income distribution, and food security: An analysis for South Africa

2020 280 citations Channing Arndt, Rob Davies et al. Global Food Security profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rob Davies Finland	11	406	122	117	103	76	32	723
Konstantin Makrelov South Africa	8	316 0.8×	93 0.8×	112 1.0×	48 0.5×	55 0.7×	20	533
Tom Chang United States	15	731 1.8×	128 1.0×	188 1.6×	140 1.4×	17 0.2×	24	1.5k
Scott McDonald United Kingdom	12	444 1.1×	106 0.9×	65 0.6×	91 0.9×	34 0.4×	53	705
Vasilii Erokhin China	16	277 0.7×	93 0.8×	26 0.2×	110 1.1×	45 0.6×	66	774
Karl Pauw United States	16	303 0.7×	81 0.7×	27 0.2×	110 1.1×	211 2.8×	42	867
Luca Tiberti Canada	10	247 0.6×	118 1.0×	43 0.4×	153 1.5×	128 1.7×	64	523
Noshaba Aziz China	18	704 1.7×	109 0.9×	305 2.6×	146 1.4×	69 0.9×	42	1.2k
Kelly F. Austin United States	17	177 0.4×	108 0.9×	52 0.4×	151 1.5×	18 0.2×	35	640
Clemens Breisinger United States	17	333 0.8×	89 0.7×	111 0.9×	134 1.3×	131 1.7×	58	896
Henrik Andersson France	17	582 1.4×	57 0.5×	63 0.5×	97 0.9×	14 0.2×	36	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Rob Davies

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rob Davies

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rob Davies

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Makrelov, Konstantin, Rob Davies, & Laurence Harris. (2021). The impact of higher leverage ratios on the South African economy. Studies in Economics and Econometrics. 45(3). 184–207. 2 indexed citations

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Makrelov, Konstantin, Rob Davies, & Laurence Harris. (2021). The impact of capital flow reversal shocks in South Africa: a stock- and-flow-consistent analysis. International Review of Applied Economics. 35(3-4). 475–501. 7 indexed citations

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Robinson, Sherman, Stephanie Levy, Victor H. Hernandez, et al.. (2021). Modelling the Economic Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic and Lockdown Policies: A Structural Simulation Model Applied to Four Countries. 1 indexed citations

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Davies, Rob & Dirk van Seventer. (2020). Labour market polarization in South Africa: A decomposition analysis. Working Paper Series. 3 indexed citations

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Arndt, Channing, Rob Davies, Sherwin Gabriel, et al.. (2020). Covid-19 lockdowns, income distribution, and food security: An analysis for South Africa. Global Food Security. 26. 100410–100410. 280 indexed citations breakdown →

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Davies, Rob, Laurence Harris, & Konstantin Makrelov. (2019). The impact of a higher leverage ratio on the South African economy. Working Paper Series. 1 indexed citations

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Makrelov, Konstantin, Channing Arndt, Rob Davies, & Laurence Harris. (2019). Balance sheet changes and the impact of financial sector risk-taking on fiscal multipliers. Economic Modelling. 87. 322–343. 9 indexed citations

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Arndt, Channing, Rob Davies, Sherwin Gabriel, et al.. (2015). A sequential approach to integrated energy modeling in South Africa. Applied Energy. 161. 591–599. 39 indexed citations

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Arndt, Channing, Rob Davies, Konstantin Makrelov, & James Thurlow. (2013). Measuring the Carbon Intensity of the South African Economy. Econstor (Econstor).

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Arndt, Channing, et al.. (2013). Introducing carbon taxes in South Africa. Applied Energy. 116. 344–354. 132 indexed citations

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Arndt, Channing, Rob Davies, Konstantin Makrelov, & James Thurlow. (2013). Measuring the Carbon Intensity of the South African Economy. South African Journal of Economics. 81(3). 393–415. 16 indexed citations

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Arndt, Channing, et al.. (2012). The Economic Implications of Introducing Carbon Taxes in South Africa. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Davies, Rob & James Thurlow. (2010). FORMAL–INFORMAL ECONOMY LINKAGES AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA. South African Journal of Economics. 78(4). 437–459. 48 indexed citations

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Poulton, Colin, et al.. (2002). A REVIEW OF ZIMBABWE'S AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC POLICIES: 1980 - 2000. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 16 indexed citations

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Davies, Rob. (2000). Global Trade Analysis for Southern Africa: The Resource Allocative Effects of Free Trade Areas in Southern Africa. 3 indexed citations

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Davies, Rob. (1997). Environmental regulation, benefit-cost analysis and the policy environment in less developed countries. Environment and Development Economics. 2(2). 195–221. 7 indexed citations

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Davies, Rob, Jørn Rattsø, & Ragnar Torvik. (1994). The Macroeconomics of Zimbabwe in the 1980s: a CGE-Model Analysis1. Journal of African Economies. 3(2). 153–198. 22 indexed citations

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Loewenson, René, David Sanders, & Rob Davies. (1991). Challenges to equity in health and health care: A Zimbabwean case study. Social Science & Medicine. 32(10). 1079–1088. 28 indexed citations

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Sanders, David & Rob Davies. (1988). The economy, the health sector and child health in Zimbabwe since independence. Social Science & Medicine. 27(7). 723–731. 26 indexed citations

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Davies, Rob. (1982). Capital investment and capital stock in the USSR, 1928-1940 : Soviet and Western estimates. 1 indexed citations

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