Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
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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.
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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert M. Townsend
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Robert M. Townsend. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Robert M. Townsend. The network helps show where Robert M. Townsend may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert M. Townsend
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert M. Townsend.
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Townsend, Robert M., et al.. (2018). Risk-taking over the Life Cycle: Aggregate and Distributive Implications of Entrepreneurial Risk. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics.3 indexed citations
Eisenbach, Thomas M., David O. Lucca, & Robert M. Townsend. (2016). The Economics of Bank Supervision: So Much to Do, So Little Time. Liberty Street Economics.1 indexed citations
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Townsend, Robert M.. (2016). Economic Organization with Limited Communication. American Economic Review. 77(5). 954–971.11 indexed citations
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Townsend, Robert M.. (2016). On the Optimality of Forward Markets. American Economic Review. 68(1). 54–66.
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Dabla‐Norris, Era, Yan Ji, Robert M. Townsend, & D. Filiz Unsal. (2015). Distinguishing Constraints on Financial Inclusion and Their Impact on GDP, TFP, and Inequality. SSRN Electronic Journal.14 indexed citations
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Chiappori, Pierre‐André, Krislert Samphantharak, Sam Schulhofer‐Wohl, & Robert M. Townsend. (2014). Heterogeneity and risk sharing in village economies. Quantitative Economics. 5(1). 1–27.42 indexed citations
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Townsend, Robert M.. (2011). Financial Systems in Developing Economies: Growth, Inequality and Policy Evaluation in Thailand. OUP Catalogue.1 indexed citations
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Jack, William, Tavneet Suri, & Robert M. Townsend. (2010). Monetary Theory and Electronic Money: Reflections on the Kenyan Experience. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 96(1). 83–122.29 indexed citations
Beck, Thorsten, Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt, María Soledad Martínez Pería, et al.. (2008). The World Bank economic review 22 (3). The World Bank Economic Review. 22. 1–185.1 indexed citations
Paulson, Anna L., Robert M. Townsend, & Alexander Karaivanov. (2006). Distinguishing Limited Liability from Moral Hazard in a Model of Entrepreneurship. SSRN Electronic Journal.5 indexed citations
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Townsend, Robert M. & Kenichi Ueda. (2003). Financial Deepening, Inequality, and Growth: A Model-Based Quantitative Evaluation. SSRN Electronic Journal.6 indexed citations
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Watterson, Scott H., T. G. Murali Dhar, Zhongqi Shen, et al.. (2003). Novel inhibitors of IMPDH. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 13(3). 543–546.23 indexed citations
Townsend, Robert M.. (1983). Financial Structure and Economic Activity. American Economic Review. 73(5). 895–911.56 indexed citations
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