Russell Hillberry

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Russell Hillberry is a scholar working on General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Economics and Econometrics and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Russell Hillberry has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 28 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 17 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Russell Hillberry's work include Global trade and economics (36 papers), Global Trade and Competitiveness (11 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (8 papers). Russell Hillberry is often cited by papers focused on Global trade and economics (36 papers), Global Trade and Competitiveness (11 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (8 papers). Russell Hillberry collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Switzerland. Russell Hillberry's co-authors include Thibault Fally, Edward J. Balistreri, Davin Chor, Pol Antràs, David Hummels, Thomas F. Rutherford, Michael Anderson, Alan Fox, Ana M. Fernandes and Aaditya Mattoo and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, Journal of International Economics and European Economic Review.

In The Last Decade

Russell Hillberry

37 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

  1. Measuring the Upstreamness of Production and Trade Flows
    2012 510 citations Pol Antràs, Davin Chor et al. American Economic Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Russell Hillberry United States 15 989 846 521 110 82 42 1.3k
John Romalis United States 12 929 0.9× 747 0.9× 423 0.8× 77 0.7× 25 0.3× 24 1.2k
Sébastien Miroudot France 16 518 0.5× 444 0.5× 477 0.9× 115 1.0× 46 0.6× 52 948
Maggie Xiaoyang Chen United States 12 605 0.6× 460 0.5× 491 0.9× 118 1.1× 16 0.2× 27 876
Vicente Orts Spain 15 487 0.5× 620 0.7× 408 0.8× 26 0.2× 77 0.9× 34 935
László Halpern Hungary 15 1.0k 1.0× 888 1.0× 471 0.9× 87 0.8× 18 0.2× 40 1.3k
Alexander W. Hoffmaister United States 16 1.2k 1.2× 1.7k 2.0× 383 0.7× 165 1.5× 34 0.4× 63 2.1k
Mariana Spatareanu United States 16 687 0.7× 590 0.7× 738 1.4× 42 0.4× 29 0.4× 39 1.1k
Pablo Fajgelbaum United States 12 971 1.0× 968 1.1× 382 0.7× 155 1.4× 17 0.2× 19 1.4k
Andreas Moxnes Norway 15 623 0.6× 574 0.7× 412 0.8× 42 0.4× 13 0.2× 27 865
Yum K. Kwan Hong Kong 8 600 0.6× 612 0.7× 560 1.1× 57 0.5× 21 0.3× 25 1.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hillberry, Russell, et al.. (2023). The geography of payment activity on PayPal. Review of International Economics. 31(5). 1688–1718. 1 indexed citations
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Hillberry, Russell, et al.. (2017). Policy and performance in customs: Evaluating the trade facilitation agreement. Review of International Economics. 26(2). 438–480. 20 indexed citations
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Hillberry, Russell & Phillip McCalman. (2016). Import dynamics and demands for protection. Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d économique. 49(3). 1125–1152. 7 indexed citations
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Fernandes, Ana M., et al.. (2015). Trade Effects of Customs Reform: Evidence from Albania. The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (World Bank). 1 indexed citations
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Fernandes, Ana M., et al.. (2015). Understanding the Operations of Freight Forwarders: Evidence from Serbia. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Hillberry, Russell & Xiaohui Zhang. (2015). Policy and Performance in Customs: Evaluating the Trade Facilitation Agreement. The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (World Bank). 13 indexed citations
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Fernandes, Ana M., et al.. (2015). Risk management in customs : benefits of customs reform - the evidence from Albania. 1–4.
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Hillberry, Russell & David Hummels. (2013). Trade Elasticity Parameters for a Computable General Equilibrium Model. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1. 1213–1269. 2 indexed citations
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Antràs, Pol, Davin Chor, Thibault Fally, & Russell Hillberry. (2012). Measuring the Upstreamness of Production and Trade Flows. American Economic Review. 102(3). 412–416. 510 indexed citations breakdown →
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Balistreri, Edward J., Russell Hillberry, & Thomas F. Rutherford. (2011). Structural estimation and solution of international trade models with heterogeneous firms. Journal of International Economics. 83(2). 95–108. 85 indexed citations
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Hillberry, Russell. (2010). The Development and Testing of Heckscher‐Ohlin Trade Models: A Review. Economic Record. 86(272). 125–127.
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Balistreri, Edward J., Russell Hillberry, & Thomas F. Rutherford. (2009). Trade and Welfare: Does Industrial Organization Matter. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Balistreri, Edward J., Russell Hillberry, & Thomas F. Rutherford. (2008). Structural estimation and solution of international trade models with heterogeneous firms. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 87 indexed citations
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Hillberry, Russell & David Hummels. (2007). Trade responses to geographic frictions: A decomposition using micro-data. European Economic Review. 52(3). 527–550. 178 indexed citations
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Balistreri, Edward J. & Russell Hillberry. (2006). Trade frictions and welfare in the gravity model: how much of the iceberg melts?. Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d économique. 39(1). 247–265. 18 indexed citations
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Balistreri, Edward J. & Russell Hillberry. (2004). Structural Estimation and the Border Puzzle. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Balistreri, Edward J. & Russell Hillberry. (2004). Estibration: An Illustration of Structural Estimation As Calibration. SSRN Electronic Journal. 11 indexed citations
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Hillberry, Russell, Michael Anderson, Edward J. Balistreri, & Alan Fox. (2002). Taste Parameters as Model Residuals: Assessing the 'Fit' of an Armington Trade Model. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Hummels, David & Russell Hillberry. (2002). Explaining Home Bias in Consumption: The Role of Intermediate Input Trade. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Balistreri, Edward J. & Russell Hillberry. (2001). Trade Frictions and Welfare in the Gravity Model: How Much of the Iceberg Melts?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 9 indexed citations

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