Stephen L. Morgan

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Stephen L. Morgan is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen L. Morgan has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 18 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 8 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Stephen L. Morgan's work include Historical Economic and Social Studies (9 papers), Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (8 papers) and School Choice and Performance (6 papers). Stephen L. Morgan is often cited by papers focused on Historical Economic and Social Studies (9 papers), Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (8 papers) and School Choice and Performance (6 papers). Stephen L. Morgan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. Stephen L. Morgan's co-authors include Christopher Winship, Aage B. Sørensen, Youngjoo Cha, Debin Ma, Qīng Wáng, Jöerg Baten, Gary S. Fields, David B. Grusky, Shiyung Liu and Yuesheng Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Sociology of Education.

In The Last Decade

Stephen L. Morgan

53 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Counterfactuals and Causal Inference: Methods and Principles for Social Research

2007 1.0k citations Stephen L. Morgan, Christopher Winship profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen L. Morgan United Kingdom	19	1.2k	726	465	268	267	58	2.4k
Sergio Urzúa United States	16	642 0.6×	567 0.8×	886 1.9×	358 1.3×	100 0.4×	78	2.4k
Lorraine Dearden United Kingdom	21	907 0.8×	943 1.3×	1.2k 2.6×	308 1.1×	251 0.9×	85	2.8k
Lars Lefgren United States	23	686 0.6×	1.3k 1.8×	727 1.6×	228 0.9×	102 0.4×	44	2.9k
Éric Maurin France	27	844 0.7×	466 0.6×	952 2.0×	414 1.5×	225 0.8×	91	2.1k
Pedro Carneiro United Kingdom	23	1.0k 0.9×	1.1k 1.5×	1.3k 2.7×	363 1.4×	149 0.6×	110	3.2k
Jacob L. Vigdor United States	29	1.7k 1.4×	2.5k 3.4×	897 1.9×	253 0.9×	190 0.7×	87	4.4k
Patrick A. Puhani Germany	18	589 0.5×	351 0.5×	959 2.1×	328 1.2×	156 0.6×	72	1.9k
Jesse Rothstein United States	25	1.1k 1.0×	2.1k 2.9×	1.4k 3.1×	430 1.6×	286 1.1×	90	4.0k
Justin McCrary United States	19	1.3k 1.1×	130 0.2×	767 1.6×	258 1.0×	277 1.0×	53	2.5k
Charles N. Halaby United States	15	768 0.7×	221 0.3×	524 1.1×	320 1.2×	201 0.8×	21	1.7k

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All Works

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Morgan, Stephen L.. (2021). The Chinese Economy. Agenda Publishing eBooks.

Lai, John, et al.. (2020). Spending of Economic Stimulus Payments and Changes in Food Purchasing During the COVID-19 Pandemic. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 35(3). 9 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaoling, et al.. (2017). Citizen–Media Interaction in China’s Local Participatory Reform: a Contingent Participation Model. Journal of Contemporary China. 27(109). 120–136. 4 indexed citations

Johnston, Lauren, Stephen L. Morgan, & Yuesheng Wang. (2014). The Gravity of China's African Export Promise. World Economy. 38(6). 913–934. 31 indexed citations

Yao, Shujie, Dan Luo, & Stephen L. Morgan. (2010). Bank share prices and stock market integration in Greater China. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. 15(4). 388–395. 9 indexed citations

Morgan, Stephen L., et al.. (2010). Sustainable Reform and Development in Post-Olympic China. Minerva Access (University of Melbourne). 7 indexed citations

Baten, Jöerg, Debin Ma, Stephen L. Morgan, & Qīng Wáng. (2009). Evolution of living standards and human capital in China in the 18–20th centuries: Evidences from real wages, age-heaping, and anthropometrics. Explorations in Economic History. 47(3). 347–359. 73 indexed citations

Morgan, Stephen L.. (2008). Australian Immigration Archives as Sources for Business and Economic History. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Merrett, David, Stephen L. Morgan, & Simon Ville. (2008). Industry Associations as Facilitators of Social Capital: The Establishment and Early Operations of the Melbourne Wool Brokers Association. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 1 indexed citations

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Yao, Shujie & Stephen L. Morgan. (2008). On the New Economic Policies Promoted by the 17th CCP Congress in China. World Economy. 31(9). 1129–1153. 8 indexed citations

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Morgan, Stephen L. & Shiyung Liu. (2007). Was Japanese Colonialism Good for the Welfare of Taiwanese? Stature and the Standard of Living. The China Quarterly. 192. 990–1013. 19 indexed citations

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Morgan, Stephen L., et al.. (2007). Social class and workers’ rent, 1983–2001. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. 25(4). 273–293. 45 indexed citations

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Morgan, Stephen L. & Christopher Winship. (2007). Counterfactuals and Causal Inference: Methods and Principles for Social Research. 1025 indexed citations breakdown →

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Morgan, Stephen L.. (2006). Transfer of Taylorism to China, 1910s-1930s. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Morgan, Stephen L. & Youngjoo Cha. (2006). Rent and the Evolution of Inequality in Late Industrial United States. American Behavioral Scientist. 50(5). 677–701. 31 indexed citations

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Morgan, Stephen L.. (2002). Should Sociologists Use Instrumental Variables? *. 3 indexed citations

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Morgan, Stephen L.. (2001). Personnel Discipline and Industrial Relations on the Railways of Republican China. Australian Journal of Politics & History. 47(1). 24–38. 6 indexed citations

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Morgan, Stephen L. & Aage B. Sørensen. (1999). Parental Networks, Social Closure, and Mathematics Learning: A Test of Coleman's Social Capital Explanation of School Effects. American Sociological Review. 64(5). 661–681. 68 indexed citations

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Morgan, Stephen L.. (1998). ADOLESCENT EDUCATIONAL EXPECTATIONS. Rationality and Society. 10(2). 131–162. 89 indexed citations

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Morgan, Stephen L.. (1996). Trends in Black-White Differences in Educational Expectations: 1980-92. Sociology of Education. 69(4). 308–308. 64 indexed citations

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