Timothy Besley

8.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Timothy Besley is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Timothy Besley has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in Timothy Besley's work include Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (4 papers), Income, Poverty, and Inequality (4 papers) and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (3 papers). Timothy Besley is often cited by papers focused on Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (4 papers), Income, Poverty, and Inequality (4 papers) and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (3 papers). Timothy Besley collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Timothy Besley's co-authors include Robin Burgess, Stephen Coate, Abhijit Banerjee, Timothy W. Guinnane, Richard Blundell, James M. Poterba, Malcolm Gammie, Ravi Kanbur, Louise J. Cord and Maitreesh Ghatak and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, The Quarterly Journal of Economics and Econometrica.

In The Last Decade

Timothy Besley

27 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Property Rights and Investment Incentives: Theory and Evi... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 2004 400 800 1.2k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Timothy Besley United Kingdom 15 2.2k 1.1k 829 711 684 27 4.0k
Maitreesh Ghatak United Kingdom 31 2.4k 1.1× 735 0.6× 713 0.9× 347 0.5× 1.1k 1.6× 86 4.0k
Loren Brandt Canada 32 3.8k 1.7× 781 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 468 0.7× 1.1k 1.6× 89 6.8k
Hernando de Soto United States 14 1.8k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 1.3k 1.6× 513 0.7× 437 0.6× 47 4.6k
Diego Restuccia Canada 23 2.7k 1.3× 496 0.4× 541 0.7× 490 0.7× 405 0.6× 51 3.9k
Mark M. Pitt United States 24 3.1k 1.4× 472 0.4× 701 0.8× 382 0.5× 688 1.0× 48 4.7k
Gaurav Datt United States 25 2.2k 1.0× 952 0.8× 2.8k 3.4× 400 0.6× 177 0.3× 62 4.6k
Finn Tarp Denmark 39 3.2k 1.5× 552 0.5× 1.7k 2.0× 433 0.6× 455 0.7× 279 6.7k
Peter Lanjouw United States 33 2.1k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 2.7k 3.2× 775 1.1× 113 0.2× 124 5.2k
Lee J. Alston United States 25 1.0k 0.5× 585 0.5× 616 0.7× 446 0.6× 186 0.3× 84 2.8k
Dennis Tao Yang United States 24 1.4k 0.6× 318 0.3× 809 1.0× 252 0.4× 117 0.2× 52 2.9k

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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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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Timothy Besley

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Besley, Timothy, et al.. (2020). Treasury Select Committee - call for evidence on Covid-19 financial package. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 1 indexed citations
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Besley, Timothy, Thiemo Fetzer, & Hannes Mueller. (2019). Terror and Tourism : The Economic Consequences of Media Coverage. Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick). 1 indexed citations
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Aghion, Philippe, Timothy Besley, Francesco Caselli, et al.. (2017). UK Growth: A New Chapter. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Besley, Timothy. (2016). Contemporary Issues in Development Economics. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 14 indexed citations
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Besley, Timothy, et al.. (2011). Conflict and Investment. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 2 indexed citations
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Besley, Timothy, Richard Blundell, Malcolm Gammie, & James M. Poterba. (2010). Dimensions of tax design: the Mirrlees review. Oxford University Press eBooks. 293 indexed citations
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Besley, Timothy & Maitreesh Ghatak. (2009). L'offre de services publics par les acteurs non gouvernementaux. Revue d économie du développement. Vol. 16(4). 89–108. 1 indexed citations
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Besley, Timothy & Louise J. Cord. (2007). Delivering on the Promise of Pro-Poor Growth : Insights and Lessons from Country Experiences. World Bank Publications. 69 indexed citations
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Besley, Timothy, Rohini Pande, & Vijayendra Rao. (2007). Political economy of panchayats in South India. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 21 indexed citations
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Besley, Timothy, et al.. (2005). Development challenges of the 1990s: leading policy makers speak from experience. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 5 indexed citations
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Besley, Timothy & Robin Burgess. (2004). Can Labor Regulation Hinder Economic Performance? Evidence from India. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 119(1). 91–134. 912 indexed citations breakdown →
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Besley, Timothy & Anne Case. (2003). Political institutions and policy outcomes : evidence from the United States. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 11 indexed citations
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Hoddinott, John, et al.. (2001). PARTICIPATION AND POVERTY REDUCTION: ISSUES, THEORY, AND NEW EVIDENCE FROM SOUTH AFRICA. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 1–85. 52 indexed citations
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Besley, Timothy, Rachel Griffith, & Alexander Klemm. (2001). Empirical evidence on fiscal interdependence in OECD countries. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 23 indexed citations
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Besley, Timothy, et al.. (1993). Modeling Technology Adoption in Developing Countries. American Economic Review. 83(2). 396–402. 253 indexed citations
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Besley, Timothy & Stephen Coate. (1992). Workfare versus Welfare Incentive Arguments for Work Requirements in Poverty-Alleviation Programs. American Economic Review. 82(1). 249–261. 307 indexed citations
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Besley, Timothy, Stephen Coate, & Glenn C. Loury. (1992). On the Allocative Performance of Rotative Savings and Credit Associations. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Besley, Timothy & Ian Jewitt. (1991). Decentralizing Public Good Supply. Econometrica. 59(6). 1769–1769. 8 indexed citations
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Besley, Timothy & Ravi Kanbur. (1988). Food Subsidies and Poverty Alleviation. The Economic Journal. 98(392). 701–701. 134 indexed citations
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Besley, Timothy, et al.. (1988). INVARIANCE AND THE AXIOMATICS OF INCOME TAX PROGRESSION: A COMMENT. Bulletin of Economic Research. 40(2). 159–163. 13 indexed citations

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