Stephen Yeaple

11.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
38 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Stephen Yeaple is a scholar working on General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Economics and Econometrics and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Yeaple has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 26 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 24 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Stephen Yeaple's work include Global trade and economics (33 papers), International Business and FDI (23 papers) and Firm Innovation and Growth (12 papers). Stephen Yeaple is often cited by papers focused on Global trade and economics (33 papers), International Business and FDI (23 papers) and Firm Innovation and Growth (12 papers). Stephen Yeaple collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Stephen Yeaple's co-authors include Elhanan Helpman, Marc J. Melitz, Wolfgang Keller, Volker Nocke, Haichao Fan, Yao Amber Li, Wilbur Chung, Stephen S. Golub, Costas Arkolakis and Andrés Rodrı́guez-Clare and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, Strategic Management Journal and The Review of Economics and Statistics.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Yeaple

37 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Export Versus FDI with Heterogeneous Firms 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2004 2009 2015 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Export Versus FDI with Heterogeneous Firms
    2004 2.4k citations Elhanan Helpman, Marc J. Melitz et al. American Economic Review profile →
  2. A simple model of firm heterogeneity, international trade, and wages
    2004 594 citations Stephen Yeaple Journal of International Economics profile →
  3. Multinational Enterprises, International Trade, and Productivity Growth: Firm-Level Evidence from the United States
    2009 527 citations Wolfgang Keller, Stephen Yeaple The Review of Economics and Statistics profile →
  4. Trade Liberalization, Quality, and Export Prices
    2015 284 citations Haichao Fan, Yao Amber Li et al. The Review of Economics and Statistics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen Yeaple United States 21 4.4k 3.9k 3.5k 886 422 38 5.9k
Jozef Konings Belgium 30 3.2k 0.7× 3.4k 0.9× 2.0k 0.6× 679 0.8× 494 1.2× 113 5.1k
J. Bradford Jensen United States 28 5.8k 1.3× 4.8k 1.2× 3.7k 1.1× 665 0.8× 630 1.5× 60 7.4k
James Tybout United States 25 4.4k 1.0× 4.2k 1.1× 2.6k 0.7× 647 0.7× 454 1.1× 56 5.8k
Beata Smarzynska Javorcik United Kingdom 37 4.3k 1.0× 4.2k 1.1× 4.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.3× 424 1.0× 119 7.1k
Marc J. Melitz United States 21 6.4k 1.4× 5.4k 1.4× 3.6k 1.0× 636 0.7× 864 2.0× 40 8.0k
Pol Antràs United States 27 2.9k 0.7× 2.7k 0.7× 1.8k 0.5× 615 0.7× 401 1.0× 62 4.3k
Keith Head Canada 29 4.2k 1.0× 3.7k 0.9× 2.9k 0.8× 686 0.8× 483 1.1× 65 6.0k
Mary Amiti United States 28 3.6k 0.8× 3.2k 0.8× 2.0k 0.6× 414 0.5× 773 1.8× 75 5.0k
Magnus Blomström Sweden 25 2.8k 0.6× 2.4k 0.6× 3.1k 0.9× 569 0.6× 241 0.6× 47 4.3k
Laura Alfaro United States 30 2.8k 0.6× 2.8k 0.7× 2.6k 0.8× 899 1.0× 1.5k 3.5× 112 5.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Yeaple

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Yeaple

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Yeaple

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Yao Amber, et al.. (2024). Bilateral Economies of Scope. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 1–45. 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Haichao, et al.. (2020). Quality, variable markups, and welfare: A quantitative general equilibrium analysis of export prices. Journal of International Economics. 125. 103327–103327. 21 indexed citations
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Keller, Wolfgang & Stephen Yeaple. (2010). Gravity in the Weightless Economy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 20 indexed citations
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Keller, Wolfgang & Stephen Yeaple. (2009). Global Production and Trade in the Knowledge Economy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10 indexed citations
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Yeaple, Stephen. (2009). Firm heterogeneity and the structure of U.S. multinational activity. Journal of International Economics. 78(2). 206–215. 180 indexed citations
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Keller, Wolfgang & Stephen Yeaple. (2009). Multinational Enterprises, International Trade, and Productivity Growth: Firm-Level Evidence from the United States. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 91(4). 821–831. 527 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nocke, Volker & Stephen Yeaple. (2008). Globalization and the Size Distribution of Multiproduct Firms. SSRN Electronic Journal. 22 indexed citations
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Chung, Wilbur & Stephen Yeaple. (2008). International knowledge sourcing: evidence from U.S. firms expanding abroad. Strategic Management Journal. 29(11). 1207–1224. 116 indexed citations
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Nocke, Volker & Stephen Yeaple. (2008). An Assignment Theory of Foreign Direct Investment. The Review of Economic Studies. 75(2). 529–557. 146 indexed citations
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Yeaple, Stephen. (2008). . Journal of International Economics. 75(2). 383–385. 1 indexed citations
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Yeaple, Stephen & Stephen S. Golub. (2007). International Productivity Differences, Infrastructure, and Comparative Advantage*. Review of International Economics. 15(2). 223–242. 79 indexed citations
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Nocke, Volker & Stephen Yeaple. (2007). Cross-border mergers and acquisitions vs. greenfield foreign direct investment: The role of firm heterogeneity. Journal of International Economics. 72(2). 336–365. 290 indexed citations
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Nocke, Volker & Stephen Yeaple. (2006). Globalization and Endogenous Firm Scope. National Bureau of Economic Research. 1 indexed citations
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Yeaple, Stephen. (2006). Offshoring, Foreign Direct Investment, and the Structure of U.S. Trade. Journal of the European Economic Association. 4(2-3). 602–611. 88 indexed citations
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Nocke, Volker & Stephen Yeaple. (2004). An Assignment Theory of Foreign Direct Investment. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17 indexed citations
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Yeaple, Stephen. (2004). A simple model of firm heterogeneity, international trade, and wages. Journal of International Economics. 65(1). 1–20. 594 indexed citations breakdown →
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Helpman, Elhanan, Marc J. Melitz, & Stephen Yeaple. (2004). Export Versus FDI with Heterogeneous Firms. American Economic Review. 94(1). 300–316. 2428 indexed citations breakdown →
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Keller, Wolfgang & Stephen Yeaple. (2003). Multinational Enterprises, International Trade, and Productivity Growth: Firm-Level Evidence from the United States. SSRN Electronic Journal. 94 indexed citations
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Yeaple, Stephen. (2003). The Role of Skill Endowments in the Structure of U.S. Outward Foreign Direct Investment. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 85(3). 726–734. 189 indexed citations

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