Simon Alder

662 total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 401 citations indexed

About

Simon Alder is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Alder has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 401 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 5 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Simon Alder's work include Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (5 papers), Economic Zones and Regional Development (4 papers) and Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (3 papers). Simon Alder is often cited by papers focused on Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (5 papers), Economic Zones and Regional Development (4 papers) and Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (3 papers). Simon Alder collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and United Kingdom. Simon Alder's co-authors include Fabrizio Zilibotti, Lin Shao, Hanspeter Liniger, Karl Herweg, Hans Hurni, Volker Prasuhn, Kevin Croke and Robert Marty and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of International Economics, Land Use Policy and Journal of Economic Growth.

In The Last Decade

Simon Alder

11 papers receiving 380 citations

Hit Papers

Economic reforms and industrial policy in a panel of Chin... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 50 100 150 200 250
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. Economic reforms and industrial policy in a panel of Chinese cities
    2016 275 citations Simon Alder, Lin Shao et al. Journal of Economic Growth profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Alder Switzerland 6 297 142 67 40 30 12 401
Zachary D. Liscow United States 8 336 1.1× 76 0.5× 65 1.0× 40 1.0× 41 1.4× 35 474
Jianfeng Wu China 11 326 1.1× 105 0.7× 54 0.8× 48 1.2× 5 0.2× 13 443
Eddy Bekkers Switzerland 10 193 0.6× 156 1.1× 35 0.5× 90 2.3× 9 0.3× 41 410
Téofilo Ozuna United States 13 353 1.2× 62 0.4× 12 0.2× 46 1.1× 14 0.5× 30 517
Jianqing Ruan China 8 202 0.7× 37 0.3× 41 0.6× 46 1.1× 10 0.3× 19 319
Fredrik Wilhelmsson Sweden 9 213 0.7× 268 1.9× 33 0.5× 49 1.2× 13 0.4× 13 488
Randall Wigle Canada 13 527 1.8× 246 1.7× 73 1.1× 42 1.1× 6 0.2× 41 693
Lin Shao Switzerland 3 284 1.0× 136 1.0× 61 0.9× 35 0.9× 4 0.1× 4 341
Rongxing Guo China 10 60 0.2× 53 0.4× 44 0.7× 59 1.5× 15 0.5× 30 246
Kevin T. Duffy‐Deno United States 10 490 1.6× 64 0.5× 75 1.1× 63 1.6× 5 0.2× 20 589

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Alder

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Alder

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Simon Alder. 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 Simon Alder. The network helps show where Simon Alder may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Alder

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simon Alder. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simon Alder based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Simon Alder. Simon Alder is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Alder, Simon. (2025). Chinese roads in India: The effect of transport infrastructure on economic development. Journal of International Economics. 157. 104140–104140. 2 indexed citations
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Alder, Simon, et al.. (2022). The Impact of Ethiopia'S Road Investment Program on Economic Development and Land Use: Evidence from Satellite Data. Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Alder, Simon, et al.. (2021). Divide and Rule: How Political Elites Polarize Society. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Alder, Simon, et al.. (2019). Firm Dynamics and Economic Development with Corruption and Financial Frictions. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations
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Alder, Simon, et al.. (2018). Political Distortions and Infrastructure Networks in China: A Quantitative Spatial Equilibrium Analysis. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 7 indexed citations
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Alder, Simon, et al.. (2017). Divide and Rule: An Origin of Polarization and Ethnic Conflict. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Alder, Simon, Lin Shao, & Fabrizio Zilibotti. (2016). Economic reforms and industrial policy in a panel of Chinese cities. Journal of Economic Growth. 21(4). 305–349. 275 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alder, Simon, Lin Shao, & Fabrizio Zilibotti. (2013). Economic Reforms and Industrial Policy in a Panel of Chinese Cities. SSRN Electronic Journal. 43 indexed citations
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Shao, Lin, Fabrizio Zilibotti, & Simon Alder. (2012). The Effect of Economic Reform and Industrial Policy in a Panel of Chinese Cities. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 22 indexed citations
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Alder, Simon. (2010). Competition and Innovation: Does the Distance to the Technology Frontier Matter?. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 4 indexed citations
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Alder, Simon. (2010). Competition and Innovation: Does the Distance to the Technology Frontier Matter?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations

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