Robert W. Wassmer

1.5k total citations
58 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Robert W. Wassmer is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Wassmer has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 20 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Wassmer's work include Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (26 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (20 papers) and Housing Market and Economics (15 papers). Robert W. Wassmer is often cited by papers focused on Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (26 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (20 papers) and Housing Market and Economics (15 papers). Robert W. Wassmer collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Robert W. Wassmer's co-authors include Ronald C. Fisher, John E. Anderson, Edward L. Lascher, Philip J. Grossman, Panagiotis Mavros, Nancy Shulock, Allen C. Goodman, D. K. Bhattacharyya, Stephan Kroll and Thomas L. Hungerford and has published in prestigious journals such as Urban Studies, Journal of Urban Economics and Cities.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Wassmer

54 papers receiving 911 citations

Peers

Robert W. Wassmer
Stephen Sheppard United States
David M. Brasington United States
Alfred M. Wu Singapore
Holger Sieg United States
Jane H. Lillydahl United States
George E. Peterson United States
Byron Lutz United States
Thomas J. Nechyba United States
Andrew Hanson United States
Ioan Voicu United States
Stephen Sheppard United States
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wassmer, Robert W., et al.. (2024). Particulates Matter: The Influence of Cumulative Local Air Pollution Exposure on Sixth-Grade Academic Achievement in California. Environmental Health Insights. 18. 1448002540–1448002540. 2 indexed citations
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Wassmer, Robert W., et al.. (2023). What Matters for Improving the Success Rates of Different Cohorts of Community College Students?. Community College Review. 51(3). 337–366.
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Wassmer, Robert W.. (2019). Does the Likely Demographics of Affordable Housing [Motivate] NIMBYism. Housing Policy Debate. 29(2). 374–379. 2 indexed citations
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Wassmer, Robert W., et al.. (2018). Does the Likely Demographics of Affordable Housing Justify NIMBYism?. Housing Policy Debate. 29(2). 343–358. 19 indexed citations
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Wassmer, Robert W., et al.. (2016). Suggestions for the Needed Standardization of Determining the Local Economic Impact of Professional Sports. Economic Development Quarterly. 30(3). 252–266. 15 indexed citations
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Fisher, Ronald C. & Robert W. Wassmer. (2015). An Analysis of State–Local Government Capital Expenditure During the 2000s. Public Budgeting & Finance. 35(1). 3–28. 22 indexed citations
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Wassmer, Robert W., et al.. (2013). The Impact of Learning Time on Academic Achievement. Education and Urban Society. 47(3). 284–306. 47 indexed citations
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Wassmer, Robert W.. (2011). The recent pervasive external effects of residential home foreclosure. Housing Policy Debate. 21(2). 247–265. 24 indexed citations
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Wassmer, Robert W. & Ronald C. Fisher. (2011). State and Local Government Debt, 1992-2008. 8 indexed citations
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Wassmer, Robert W.. (2008). The Social Impacts of Urban Containment. Journal of the American Planning Association. 74(4). 522–523. 26 indexed citations
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Wassmer, Robert W., et al.. (2006). Does a more centralized urban form raise housing prices?. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 25(2). 439–462. 30 indexed citations
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Wassmer, Robert W.. (2003). The influence of local fiscal structure and growth control choices on 'big-box' urban sprawl in the American West. Chapters. 2 indexed citations
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Wassmer, Robert W.. (2001). Making money matter: financing America's schools. Economics of Education Review. 20(6). 609–611. 2 indexed citations
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Wassmer, Robert W.. (2000). Readings in urban economics : issues and public policy. 4 indexed citations
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Wassmer, Robert W.. (2000). Interstate Variation in the Use of Fees to Fund K-12 Public Education*. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Wassmer, Robert W. & Ronald C. Fisher. (2000). Tiebout, Time, and Transition in the Structure of Local Government in U.S. Metropolitan Areas. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Wassmer, Robert W. & Ronald C. Fisher. (1996). An Evaluation of the Recent Move to Centralize the Finance of Public Schools in Michigan. Public Budgeting & Finance. 16(3). 90–112. 1 indexed citations
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Anderson, John E. & Robert W. Wassmer. (1995). The decision to ‘bid for business’: Municipal behavior in granting property tax abatements. Regional Science and Urban Economics. 25(6). 739–757. 49 indexed citations

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