Simon Commander

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Simon Commander is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Commander has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 17 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Simon Commander's work include Russia and Soviet political economy (12 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (11 papers) and Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (9 papers). Simon Commander is often cited by papers focused on Russia and Soviet political economy (12 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (11 papers) and Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (9 papers). Simon Commander collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Simon Commander's co-authors include Jan Švejnar, Chad Leechor, Sanjay Pradhan, Brian Levy, Alison Evans, Ajay Chhibber, Beatrice Weder, Harald Fuhr, Naércio Aquino Menezes-Filho and Rupert Harrison and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Review of Economics and Statistics and Journal of Development Economics.

In The Last Decade

Simon Commander

56 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

World development report 1997 : the state in a changing world

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Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Simon Commander	803	579	493	278	202	60	1.7k
Vera E. Troeger	886 1.1×	455 0.8×	694 1.4×	241 0.9×	247 1.2×	26	1.8k
Ajay Chhibber	526 0.7×	646 1.1×	510 1.0×	273 1.0×	150 0.7×	19	1.8k
Raj M. Desai	504 0.6×	406 0.7×	315 0.6×	224 0.8×	183 0.9×	57	1.3k
Michael J. Trebilcock	824 1.0×	478 0.8×	625 1.3×	210 0.8×	613 3.0×	170	2.2k
Tommaso Nannicini	1.5k 1.9×	839 1.4×	1.1k 2.2×	344 1.2×	250 1.2×	60	2.6k
Martin Gassebner	734 0.9×	1.2k 2.0×	322 0.7×	264 0.9×	158 0.8×	49	1.9k
Dwight H. Perkins	787 1.0×	554 1.0×	627 1.3×	401 1.4×	179 0.9×	82	1.9k
Ján Fidrmuc	1.2k 1.5×	638 1.1×	520 1.1×	519 1.9×	222 1.1×	96	2.2k
Andrew T. Young	1.4k 1.7×	534 0.9×	365 0.7×	455 1.6×	77 0.4×	148	2.0k
Cheryl W. Gray	670 0.8×	542 0.9×	335 0.7×	222 0.8×	303 1.5×	48	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Commander

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Commander

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Commander

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Commander, Simon, et al.. (2024). Liberalisation, Concentration and Diversification: Business Groups in India, 2000-2020. SSRN Electronic Journal.

Commander, Simon, et al.. (2023). Political Connections, Business Groups and Innovation in Asia. Comparative Economic Studies. 66(4). 639–660.

Commander, Simon, et al.. (2023). Political Connections, Business Groups and Innovation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Bussolo, Maurizio, et al.. (2018). Political Connections and Firms: Network Dimensions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Commander, Simon, et al.. (2013). Modelo analítico de la dinámica del empleo informal en economías en transición: el caso de Ucrania. Revista Internacional del Trabajo. 132(3-4). 497–522.

Commander, Simon, et al.. (2013). Un modèle d'analyse du travail informel dans les économies en transition: le cas de l'Ukraine. Revue internationale du Travail. 152(3-4). 483–507.

Commander, Simon, et al.. (2013). Informal employment dynamics in Ukraine: An analytical model of informality in transition economies. International Labour Review. 152(3-4). 445–467. 8 indexed citations

Commander, Simon & Jan Švejnar. (2010). Business Environment, Exports, Ownership, and Firm Performance. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 93(1). 309–337. 125 indexed citations

Bornhorst, Fabian & Simon Commander. (2006). Regional unemployment and its persistence in transition countries¹. Economics of Transition. 14(2). 269–288. 39 indexed citations

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Commander, Simon, et al.. (2004). The brain drain: a review of theory and facts. Brussels economic review. 47(1). 29–44. 21 indexed citations

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Commander, Simon & János Köllő. (2004). The Changing Demand for Skills: Evidence from the Transition. SSRN Electronic Journal. 20 indexed citations

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Bornhorst, Fabian & Simon Commander. (2004). Regional Unemployment and its Persistence in Transition Countries. SSRN Electronic Journal. 18 indexed citations

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Commander, Simon, et al.. (2000). Determinants of Barter in Russia an Empirical Analysis. Journal of Development Economics. 67(2). 275–307. 6 indexed citations

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Commander, Simon, Mark A. Dutz, & Nicholas Stern. (1999). Restructuring in Transition Economies: Ownership, Competition and Regulation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 22 indexed citations

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Aghion, Philippe & Simon Commander. (1999). On the Dynamics of Inequality in the Transition. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations

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Commander, Simon, et al.. (1999). Why is Unemployment Low in the Former Soviet Union? Enterprise Restructuring and the Structure of Compensation. World Bank policy research working paper. 4 indexed citations

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Commander, Simon, et al.. (1999). Restructuring and Taxation in Transition Economies. World Bank policy research working paper. 9 indexed citations

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Commander, Simon, et al.. (1998). Understanding Barter in Russia. SSRN Electronic Journal. 43 indexed citations

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Commander, Simon & Mark Schankerman. (1997). Enterprise Restructuring and Social Benefits. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Chhibber, Ajay, Simon Commander, Alison Evans, et al.. (1997). Informe sobre el desarrollo mundial 1997 : el estado en un mundo en transformacion. 1–296. 16 indexed citations

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