Yingyi Qian

12.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
50 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Yingyi Qian is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Yingyi Qian has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 16 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 5 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Recurrent topics in Yingyi Qian's work include Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (15 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (12 papers) and China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (10 papers). Yingyi Qian is often cited by papers focused on Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (15 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (12 papers) and China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (10 papers). Yingyi Qian collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Yingyi Qian's co-authors include Barry R. Weingast, Gérard Roland, Chenggang Xu, Gabriella R. Montinola, Hehui Jin, Eric Maskin, Lawrence J. Lau, Chong‐En Bai, Simeon Djankov and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy and The Journal of Economic Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

Yingyi Qian

48 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Federalism as a Commitment to Preserving Market Incentives 1995 2026 2005 2015 1997 1995 2005 1998 2000 250 500 750

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yingyi Qian United States 29 3.9k 3.5k 1.5k 1.4k 842 50 6.8k
János Kornai Hungary 32 3.2k 0.8× 2.9k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 1.4k 1.0× 840 1.0× 163 7.1k
Gérard Roland United States 46 4.4k 1.1× 3.9k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 2.2k 1.6× 1.1k 1.3× 138 9.2k
Li‐An Zhou China 19 2.8k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 1.7k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 1.5k 1.8× 53 5.9k
Alice H. Amsden United States 31 3.1k 0.8× 2.8k 0.8× 717 0.5× 1.8k 1.4× 2.2k 2.7× 77 7.9k
Philip K. Porter United States 11 1.4k 0.3× 2.0k 0.6× 609 0.4× 1.3k 0.9× 1.2k 1.4× 27 5.0k
Stephen Coate United States 27 4.9k 1.2× 2.5k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 1.7k 1.3× 837 1.0× 56 7.1k
Chenggang Xu United States 21 2.0k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 862 0.6× 778 0.6× 564 0.7× 63 3.9k
Loren Brandt Canada 32 3.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 1.3k 1.6× 89 6.8k
Massimo Mastruzzi United States 17 3.6k 0.9× 1.4k 0.4× 2.3k 1.5× 3.1k 2.3× 1.8k 2.2× 29 9.5k
Stéfano Scarpetta France 36 4.5k 1.1× 763 0.2× 923 0.6× 519 0.4× 591 0.7× 89 5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Yingyi Qian

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yingyi Qian

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yingyi Qian

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yingyi Qian. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yingyi Qian based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Yingyi Qian. Yingyi Qian is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Qian, Yingyi. (2018). How Reform Worked in China. The MIT Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
2.
Qian, Yingyi. (2017). How Reform Worked in China: The Transition from Plan to Market. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 11 indexed citations
3.
Milgrom, Paul, Yingyi Qian, & John Roberts. (2016). Complementarities, Momentum, and the Evolution of Modern Manufacturing. American Economic Review. 81(2). 84–88. 25 indexed citations
4.
Bai, Chong‐En & Yingyi Qian. (2009). Infrastructure development in China: The cases of electricity, highways, and railways. Journal of Comparative Economics. 38(1). 34–51. 81 indexed citations
5.
Qian, Yingyi, Gérard Roland, & Chenggang Xu. (2006). Coordination and Experimentation in M-Form and U-Form Organizations. SSRN Electronic Journal. 11 indexed citations
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Montinola, Gabriella R., Yingyi Qian, & Barry R. Weingast. (2006). Federalism, Chinese Style: The Political Basis for Economic Success. 16(9). 149–52. 88 indexed citations
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Bai, Chong‐En, Chang‐Tai Hsieh, & Yingyi Qian. (2006). The Return to Capital in China. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. 2006(2). 61–101. 172 indexed citations
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Jin, Hehui, Yingyi Qian, & Barry R. Weingast. (2005). Regional decentralization and fiscal incentives: Federalism, Chinese style. Journal of Public Economics. 89(9-10). 1719–1742. 739 indexed citations breakdown →
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Djankov, Simeon, Edward Miguel, Yingyi Qian, Gérard Roland, & Ekaterina Zhuravskaya. (2005). Who Are Russia'S Entrepreneurs?. Journal of the European Economic Association. 3(2-3). 587–597. 159 indexed citations
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Qian, Yingyi, Gérard Roland, & Chenggang Xu. (2003). Coordinating tasks in M-form and U-form organisations. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 4 indexed citations
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Aghion, Philippe, Wendy Carlin, Maitreesh Ghatak, et al.. (2003). Editorial Statement. Economics of Transition. 11(1). 1–2. 1 indexed citations
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Qian, Yingyi, Gérard Roland, & Chenggang Xu. (2001). Attribute Coordination in Organizations. Annals of economics and finance. 2(2). 487–518. 1 indexed citations
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Qian, Yingyi. (2000). The institutional foundations of market transition in the People's Republic of China. Econstor (Econstor). 10 indexed citations
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Qian, Yingyi, Gérard Roland, & Chenggang Xu. (1999). Coordinating Changes in M-form and U-form Organizations. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 14 indexed citations
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Qian, Yingyi & Gérard Roland. (1998). Federalism and the Soft Budget Constraint. American Economic Review. 88(5). 1143–1162. 482 indexed citations breakdown →
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Qian, Yingyi & Barry R. Weingast. (1996). China's transition to markets: market-preserving federalism, chinese style. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1(2). 149–185. 237 indexed citations
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Qian, Yingyi. (1994). A theory of shortage in socialist economies based on the `soft budget constraint'. American Economic Review. 84(1). 145–156. 85 indexed citations
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Qian, Yingyi & Chenggang Xu. (1993). The M-form hierarchy and China's economic reform. European Economic Review. 37(2-3). 541–548. 72 indexed citations
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Qian, Yingyi. (1992). The market mechanism and economic reforms in China. Journal of Comparative Economics. 16(4). 778–780. 2 indexed citations
20.
Qian, Yingyi. (1990). Incentives and control in socialist economies. UMI Dissertation Services eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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