Sylvie Démurger

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Sylvie Démurger is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sylvie Démurger has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 22 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Sylvie Démurger's work include China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (22 papers), Migration and Labor Dynamics (15 papers) and Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (9 papers). Sylvie Démurger is often cited by papers focused on China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (22 papers), Migration and Labor Dynamics (15 papers) and Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (9 papers). Sylvie Démurger collaborates with scholars based in France, China and United States. Sylvie Démurger's co-authors include Martin Fournier, Shi Li, Jean‐Claude Berthélemy, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Wing Thye Woo, Gene Hsin Chang, Shuming Bao, Andrew D. Mellinger, Juan Yang and Hui Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecological Economics, Journal of Development Economics and European Economic Review.

In The Last Decade

Sylvie Démurger

52 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Infrastructure Development and Economic Growth: An Explan... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 250 500 750
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. Infrastructure Development and Economic Growth: An Explanation for Regional Disparities in China?
    2001 755 citations Sylvie Démurger profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sylvie Démurger France 20 1.3k 538 482 431 241 58 2.3k
Wang Jin China 17 1.6k 1.2× 340 0.6× 378 0.8× 506 1.2× 329 1.4× 33 2.5k
Roland Hodler Switzerland 17 1.0k 0.8× 778 1.4× 381 0.8× 934 2.2× 159 0.7× 59 2.6k
Franklin Obeng‐Odoom Australia 31 583 0.4× 715 1.3× 407 0.8× 281 0.7× 143 0.6× 176 2.7k
Somik V. Lall United States 28 1.5k 1.1× 465 0.9× 355 0.7× 513 1.2× 254 1.1× 109 2.6k
Shunfeng Song United States 25 1.5k 1.1× 558 1.0× 336 0.7× 359 0.8× 342 1.4× 96 3.0k
Gordon Hughes United Kingdom 22 1.1k 0.8× 460 0.9× 338 0.7× 354 0.8× 203 0.8× 64 2.1k
Richard Hornbeck United States 13 1.5k 1.1× 446 0.8× 215 0.4× 466 1.1× 196 0.8× 28 2.4k
Dave Donaldson United States 17 1.8k 1.3× 335 0.6× 204 0.4× 1.0k 2.4× 411 1.7× 42 2.8k
Guanghua Wan China 22 1.0k 0.8× 735 1.4× 374 0.8× 241 0.6× 83 0.3× 67 1.7k
Dominique van de Walle United States 34 1.2k 0.9× 1.6k 2.9× 393 0.8× 205 0.5× 85 0.4× 72 3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Sylvie Démurger

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sylvie Démurger

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sylvie Démurger

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Combes, Pierre‐Philippe, et al.. (2025). Housing costs and real income differences across Chinese cities. Journal of Development Economics. 176. 103527–103527.
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Démurger, Sylvie, et al.. (2023). Employer Learning and the Dynamics of Returns to Universities: Evidence from Chinese Elite Education during University Expansion. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 73(1). 339–379. 1 indexed citations
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Combes, Pierre‐Philippe, Sylvie Démurger, & Shi Li. (2015). Migration externalities in Chinese cities. European Economic Review. 76. 152–167. 73 indexed citations
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Démurger, Sylvie & Hui Xu. (2015). Left-behind children and return migration in China. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 4(1). 34 indexed citations
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Démurger, Sylvie, Shi Li, & Hui Xu. (2014). Internal migration, family living arrangements and happiness in China. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Yu & Sylvie Démurger. (2014). Pro-rural Policies, Income, and Inequality: Evaluating a Cash-for-Work Program in Rural China. Asian Economic Papers. 13(3). 87–114.
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Démurger, Sylvie & Hui Xu. (2013). Left-Behind Children and Return Decisions of Rural Migrants in China. SSRN Electronic Journal. 15 indexed citations
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Yang, Juan, Sylvie Démurger, & Shi Li. (2011). 2011-18 Do Employees in the Public Sector Still Enjoy Earnings Advantages?. Econstor (Econstor). 2 indexed citations
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Démurger, Sylvie. (2010). Editorial – Rural Migrants: On the Fringe of the City, a Bridge to the Countryside. China Perspectives. 2010(4). 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Juan, Sylvie Démurger, & Shi Li. (2010). Earnings Differentials between the Public and the Private Sectors in China: Explaining Changing Trends for Urban Locals in the 2000s. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Démurger, Sylvie & Martin Fournier. (2010). Poverty and firewood consumption: A case study of rural households in northern China. China Economic Review. 22(4). 512–523. 142 indexed citations
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Démurger, Sylvie, Martin Fournier, Shi Li, & Wei Zhong. (2008). Economic reform and labor market segmentation in China: An analysis on regional wage inequality. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2. 2–11. 8 indexed citations
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Démurger, Sylvie & Marc Fournier. (2006). Rural Poverty and Fuel Wood Consumption : Evidence from Labagoumen Township (China). HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 1 indexed citations
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Démurger, Sylvie, Martin Fournier, Shi Li, & Wei Zhong. (2006). Economic Liberalization with Rising Segmentation in China's Urban Labor Market. Asian Economic Papers. 5(3). 58–101. 27 indexed citations
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Démurger, Sylvie, Martin Fournier, & Guozhen Shen. (2005). Forest Protection Policies. China Perspectives. 2005(3). 5 indexed citations
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Démurger, Sylvie, Martin Fournier, & Guozhen Shen. (2005). Les politiques de conservation de la forêt [Directives nationales et mise en œuvre locale dans le nord du Sichuan]. Perspectives chinoises. 88(1). 2–14. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Yi, Sylvie Démurger, & Martin Fournier. (2004). Salary differentials according to sex in urban China. China Perspectives. 2004(4). 1 indexed citations
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Berthélemy, Jean‐Claude & Sylvie Démurger. (2001). Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: Theory and Application to China. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10 indexed citations
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Berthélemy, Jean‐Claude & Sylvie Démurger. (2000). Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: Theory and Application to China. Review of Development Economics. 4(2). 140–155. 155 indexed citations
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Démurger, Sylvie. (2000). Economic Opening and Growth in China. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 48 indexed citations

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