Sourafel Girma

8.9k total citations
133 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Sourafel Girma is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Sourafel Girma has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 75 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and 54 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Sourafel Girma's work include Global trade and economics (73 papers), Firm Innovation and Growth (57 papers) and International Business and FDI (45 papers). Sourafel Girma is often cited by papers focused on Global trade and economics (73 papers), Firm Innovation and Growth (57 papers) and International Business and FDI (45 papers). Sourafel Girma collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and France. Sourafel Girma's co-authors include Holger Görg, Richard Kneller, Yundan Gong, David Greenaway, Katharine Wakelin, Steve Thompson, Mauro Pisu, Jun Du, Martin J. Conyon and Peter Wright and has published in prestigious journals such as Management Science, Social Science & Medicine and Journal of International Business Studies.

In The Last Decade

Sourafel Girma

130 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sourafel Girma United Kingdom 40 3.5k 3.0k 3.0k 1.5k 420 133 5.8k
Beata Smarzynska Javorcik United Kingdom 37 4.2k 1.2× 4.3k 1.4× 4.1k 1.4× 1.1k 0.7× 545 1.3× 119 7.1k
Richard Kneller United Kingdom 37 4.8k 1.4× 3.4k 1.1× 2.7k 0.9× 777 0.5× 446 1.1× 139 6.8k
Ann Harrison United States 32 6.1k 1.7× 5.4k 1.8× 4.5k 1.5× 1.2k 0.8× 666 1.6× 78 9.1k
Holger Görg Germany 49 6.2k 1.8× 5.8k 1.9× 5.3k 1.8× 1.6k 1.1× 594 1.4× 279 9.6k
Magnus Blomström Sweden 25 2.4k 0.7× 2.8k 0.9× 3.1k 1.0× 569 0.4× 265 0.6× 47 4.3k
Nigel Driffield United Kingdom 35 1.7k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 2.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 290 0.7× 128 3.7k
James Tybout United States 25 4.2k 1.2× 4.4k 1.4× 2.6k 0.9× 647 0.4× 190 0.5× 56 5.8k
Stephen Yeaple United States 21 3.9k 1.1× 4.4k 1.5× 3.5k 1.2× 886 0.6× 208 0.5× 38 5.9k
Keith Head Canada 29 3.7k 1.0× 4.2k 1.4× 2.9k 1.0× 686 0.5× 742 1.8× 65 6.0k
Jozef Konings Belgium 30 3.4k 1.0× 3.2k 1.1× 2.0k 0.7× 679 0.5× 193 0.5× 113 5.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sourafel Girma

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All Works

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Girma, Sourafel & David Paton. (2024). Using double-debiased machine learning to estimate the impact of Covid-19 vaccination on mortality and staff absences in elderly care homes.. European Economic Review. 170. 104882–104882. 2 indexed citations
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Girma, Sourafel, et al.. (2023). Corporate acquisitions and firm-level uncertainty: Domestic versus cross-border deals. Journal of International Money and Finance. 140. 102988–102988. 1 indexed citations
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Du, Jun, et al.. (2023). Who wins and who loses from state subsidies?. Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d économique. 56(3). 1007–1031. 4 indexed citations
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Girma, Sourafel & David Paton. (2014). Is Education the Best Contraception? The Case of Declining Teenage Pregnancy in England. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Lockett, Andy, Johan Wiklund, Per Davidsson, & Sourafel Girma. (2011). Organic and acquisitive employment growth : re-examining,testing and extending Penrose's Growth Theory.. 3 indexed citations
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Du, Jun & Sourafel Girma. (2009). Source of Finance, Growth and Firm Size ? Evidence from China. Aston Publications Explorer (Aston University). 7 indexed citations
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Girma, Sourafel, Holger Görg, & Joachim Wagner. (2009). Subsidies and Exports in Germany: First Evidence from Enterprise Panel Data. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Girma, Sourafel, Steve Thompson, & Peter Wright. (2006). International Acquisitions, Domestic Competition and Firm Performance. International Journal of the Economics of Business. 13(3). 335–349. 11 indexed citations
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Girma, Sourafel, Steve Thompson, & Peter Wright. (2006). The Impact of Merger Activity on Executive Pay in the United Kingdom. Economica. 73(290). 321–339. 36 indexed citations
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Girma, Sourafel, David Greenaway, & Richard Kneller. (2004). Does Exporting Increase Productivity? A Microeconometric Analysis of Matched Firms. SSRN Electronic Journal. 33 indexed citations
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Driffield, Nigel & Sourafel Girma. (2003). Regional Foreign Direct Investment and Wage Spillovers: Plant Level Evidence from the UK Electronics Industry. Aston Publications Explorer (Aston University). 2 indexed citations
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Girma, Sourafel & Abbi M. Kedir. (2003). Is Education More Benficial to the Less Able? Econometric Evidence from Ethiopia. Figshare. 3 indexed citations
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Girma, Sourafel & Holger Görg. (2003). Evaluating the Causal Effects of Foreign Acquisition on Domestic Skilled and Unskilled Wages. SSRN Electronic Journal. 12 indexed citations
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Thompson, Steve, Peter Wright, & Sourafel Girma. (2002). Multinational Activity and CEO Compensation: Preliminary Evidence from Large UK Firms.: Preliminary Evidence from Large UK Firms.. 138(4). 680. 3 indexed citations
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Girma, Sourafel, Steve Thompson, & Peter Wright. (2002). Merger Activity and Executive Pay. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Girma, Sourafel, Steve Thompson, & Peter Wright. (2002). Why are Productivity and Wages Higher in Foreign Firms. Economic and social review. 33(1). 93–100. 22 indexed citations
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Girma, Sourafel & Holger Görg. (2002). Foreign Ownership, Returns to Scale and Productivity: Evidence from UK Manufacturing Establishments. Econstor (Econstor). 12 indexed citations
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Girma, Sourafel & Katharine Wakelin. (2001). Regional Underdevelopment: Is FDI the Solution? A Semiparametric Analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal. 34 indexed citations
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Girma, Sourafel & Holger Görg. (2001). Blessing or Curse? Domestic Plants' Survival and Employment Prospects After Foreign Acquisition. Econstor (Econstor). 21 indexed citations

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