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ALL TIME HITS (for all papers in SSRN eLibrary)
TOP 10 Papers for Journal of Development Economics

January 2, 1997 to February 9, 2010



Rank Downloads Paper Title
1 8215 Governance Matters VIII: Aggregate and Individual Governance Indicators, 1996-2008
Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay, Massimo Mastruzzi,
The Brookings Institution, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank Institute,
Date posted to database: June 23, 2009
Last Revised: August 24, 2009
2 7688 Governance Matters III: Governance Indicators for 1996-2002
Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay, Massimo Mastruzzi,
The Brookings Institution, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank Institute,
Date posted to database: June 18, 2003
Last Revised: December 30, 2004
3 7036 Governance Matters IV: Governance Indicators for 1996-2004
Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay, Massimo Mastruzzi,
The Brookings Institution, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank Institute,
Date posted to database: May 5, 2005
Last Revised: February 3, 2006
4 6696 Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: A Mirage
Aneel G. Karnani,
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business,
Date posted to database: July 14, 2006
Last Revised: April 30, 2007
5 5361 Seize the State, Seize the Day: State Capture, Corruption and Influence in Transition
Joel S. Hellman, Geraint Jones, Daniel Kaufmann,
World Bank - Governance and Public Sector Reform, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, The Brookings Institution,
Date posted to database: October 12, 2000
Last Revised: December 14, 2004
6 4287 Financial Markets And The Allocation Of Capital
Jeffrey Wurgler,
NYU Stern School of Business,
Date posted to database: August 19, 1999
Last Revised: March 6, 2001
7 3191 Governance Matters
Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay, Pablo Zoido,
The Brookings Institution, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), Stanford University - Graduate School of Business,
Date posted to database: November 5, 1999
Last Revised: December 1, 2004
8 2960 Trust and Growth
Paul J. Zak, Stephen Knack,
Claremont Graduate University - Center for Neuroeconomics Studies, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG),
Date posted to database: October 18, 1998
Last Revised: February 12, 1999
9 2799 Governance Matters II: Updated Indicators for 2000-01
Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay, Pablo Zoido,
The Brookings Institution, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), Stanford University - Graduate School of Business,
Date posted to database: January 28, 2002
Last Revised: December 15, 2004
10 2663 Some Consequences of Globalization for Developing Countries
Erich Gundlach, Peter Nunnenkamp,
Kiel Institute for the World Economy, University of Kiel,
Date posted to database: October 31, 1996
Last Revised: November 18, 1997

RECENT HITS (for all papers announced in the last 60 days)
TOP 10 Papers for Journal of Development Economics

December 11, 2009 to February 9, 2010



Rank Downloads Paper Title
1 191 Institutions and Economic Performance: An Introduction to the Literature
Kevin E. Davis,
New York University - School of Law,
Date posted to database: December 13, 2009
Last Revised: December 13, 2009
2 180 Design and Evolution in Institutional Development: The Insignificance of the English Bill of Rights
Peter Murrell,
University of Maryland - Department of Economics,
Date posted to database: December 16, 2009
Last Revised: December 16, 2009
3 112 Developing Countries and International Competition Law and Policy
Kathryn McMahon,
University of Warwick - School of Law,
Date posted to database: December 17, 2009
Last Revised: December 17, 2009
4 107 Corruption and Confidence in Public Institutions: Evidence from a Global Survey
Bianca Clausen, Aart Kraay, Zsolt Nyiri,
World Bank - World Bank Group, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), German Marshall Fund,
Date posted to database: December 29, 2009
Last Revised: February 4, 2010
5 98 U.S. and Them: The Geography of Academic Research
Jishnu Das, Quy Toan Do, Karen Shaines, Sowmya Srinivasan,
World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG), World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Unaffiliated Authors - affiliation not provided to SSRN,
Date posted to database: December 29, 2009
Last Revised: January 10, 2010
6 90 Explanation in Economics (La Explicación en Economía) (Spanish and Romanian)
Fernando Estrada,
Universidad Externado de Colombia, Facultad de Finanzas, Gobierno y Relaciones Internacionales,
Date posted to database: December 6, 2009
Last Revised: January 6, 2010
7 88 Does the Globalization of Anti-Corruption Law Help Developing Countries?
Kevin E. Davis,
New York University - School of Law,
Date posted to database: December 13, 2009
Last Revised: January 6, 2010
8 80 Sustaining Growth in Developing Economies Through Improved Taxpayer Compliance: Challenges for Policy Makers and Revenue Authorities
Margaret A. McKerchar, Chris Evans,
University of New South Wales, University of New South Wales - Australian School of Taxation,
Date posted to database: June 6, 2009
Last Revised: January 12, 2010
9 74 Human Rights and Economic Liberalization
Art Carden, Robert A. Lawson,
Rhodes College, Auburn University - Department of Finance,
Date posted to database: December 5, 2009
Last Revised: December 5, 2009
10 69 Cultural and Institutional Bifurcation: China and Europe Compared
Avner Greif, Guido Tabellini,
Stanford University - Department of Economics, University of Bocconi - Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER),
Date posted to database: January 9, 2010
Last Revised: January 9, 2010



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