Timothy Besley

26.3k total citations · 8 hit papers
159 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Timothy Besley is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Timothy Besley has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 45 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 31 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Timothy Besley's work include Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (42 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (21 papers) and Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (16 papers). Timothy Besley is often cited by papers focused on Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (42 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (21 papers) and Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (16 papers). Timothy Besley collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Timothy Besley's co-authors include Stephen Coate, Torsten Persson, Anne Case, Maitreesh Ghatak, Robin Burgess, Marta Reynal‐Querol, John McLaren, Harvey S. Rosen, Partha Dasgupta and Masayuki Kudamatsu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and American Economic Review.

In The Last Decade

Timothy Besley

157 papers receiving 11.9k citations

Hit Papers

Group lending, repayment incentives and social collateral 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 2002 2006 2015 2014 200 400 600

Peers

Timothy Besley
Comparison fields: 5 of 145
  • Economics and Econometrics 8.1k
  • Political Science and International Relations 4.3k
  • Sociology and Political Science 3.7k
  • Accounting 2.1k
  • Safety Research 1.3k
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Countries citing papers authored by Timothy Besley

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Fields of papers citing papers by Timothy Besley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Capital in the 21st Century breakdown →
481
5
Profit with Purpose? A Theory of Social Enterprise with Experimental Evidence
10
6 250
7
Taxation and Regulation of Bonus Pay
6
8
Economic Organisation and Public Policy Discussion Paper The Incidence of Civil War: Theory and Evidence
3
9
Consumption and Interest Rates
1
10
Principled Agents?: The Political Economy of Good Government breakdown →
504
11
Political Selection and the Quality of Government: Evidence from South India
10
12
Does Tax Competition Raise Voter Welfare
25
13
Government versus Private Ownership of Public Goods
13
14
The effects and policy implications of state aids to industry
9
15
Monopsony and Time-Consistency: Sustainable Pricing Policies for Perennial Crops
1
16
Analyzing the Case for Government Intervention in a Representative Democracy
6
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The anatomy of an informal financial market : Roscas in Taiwan
1
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Sources of Inefficiency in a Representative Democracy: A Dynamic Analysis
260
19
The World Bank research observer 9 (1)
3
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THE ECONOMICS OF ROTATING SAVINGS AND CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS
304

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