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D-Index
68
Citations
72786
World Ranking
496
National Ranking
325

Aart Kraay publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aart Kraay sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 191 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Aart Kraay D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aart Kraay sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Overview

Aart Kraay is affiliated with the World Bank in the United States and has contributed to research in social sciences, economics, econometrics, and finance. Their scholarly output spans multiple subfields, including sociology and political science, economics and econometrics, management, monitoring, policy and law, development, as well as nutrition and dietetics.

The main topics of Aart Kraay's work include:

  • Income, Poverty, and Inequality
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
  • International Development and Aid
  • Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
  • Economic Theories and Models
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access

Aart Kraay has authored papers such as:

  • "Measuring intragenerational mobility using aggregate data," published in 2022 in the Journal of Economic Growth
  • "The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Methodology and 2024 Update," published in 2025 in the SSRN Electronic Journal

Their work appears in frequent publication venues including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Economic Growth

Kraay has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, notably:

  • Berk Özler
  • Dean Jolliffe
  • Daniel E. Kaufmann
  • Christoph Lakner
  • Benoît Decerf

Their book publications are primarily with Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks and World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. Titles include:

  • "The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Methodology and 2024 Update" (2024)
  • "A New Distribution Sensitive Index for Measuring Welfare, Poverty, and Inequality" (2023)
  • "Toward Successful Development Policies: Insights from Research in Development Economics" (2020)

Best Publications

  • The worldwide governance indicators: methodology and analytical issues

    Daniel Kaufmann;Aart Kraay;Massimo Mastruzzi

  • Governance matters VII : aggregate and individual governance indicators 1996-2007

    Daniel Kaufmann;Aart Kraay;Massimo Mastruzzi

  • Governance matters VII: aggregate and individual governance indicators 1996-2007

    Daniel Kaufmann;Aart Kraay;Massimo Mastruzzi

  • Growth is good for the poor

    David Dollar;Aart Kraay

  • The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Methodology and Analytical Issues

    Daniel Kaufmann;Aart Kraay;Massimo Mastruzzi

  • Consistent Covariance Matrix Estimation with Spatially Dependent Panel Data

    John C. Driscoll;Aart C. Kraay

  • Government Matters III : Governance Indicators for 1996-2002

    Daniel Kaufmann;Aart Kraay;Massimo Mastruzzi

  • Governance matters IV : governance indicators for 1996-2004

    Daniel Kaufmann;Aart Kraay;Massimo Mastruzzi

  • TRADE, GROWTH, AND POVERTY*

    David Dollar;Aart Kraay

  • Aggregating governance indicators

    Daniel Kaufmann;Aart Kraay;Pablo Zoido-Lobaton

  • Institutions, trade, and growth ☆

    David Dollar;Aart Kraay

  • Growth without Governance

    Daniel Kaufmann;Aart Kraay

  • Governance Matters VIII: Aggregate And Individual Governance Indicators 1996-2008

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  • Governance indicators : where are we, where should we be going ?

    Daniel Kaufmann;Aart Kraay

  • Growth Without Governance

    Daniel Kaufmann;Aart Kraay

  • Governance matters II - updated indicators for 2000-01

    Daniel Kaufmann;Aart Kraay;Pablo Zoido-Lobaton

  • The Worldwide Governance Indicators Project: Answering the Critics

    Daniel Kaufmann;Aart Kraay;Massimo Mastruzzi

  • Governance Matters III: Governance Indicators for 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002

    Daniel Kaufmann;Aart Kraay;Massimo Mastruzzi

  • Small States, Small Problems? Income, Growth, and Volatility in Small States

    William Easterly;Aart Kraay

  • Growth is Good for the Poor

    David Dollar;Aart Kraay

  • When is growth pro-poor? Evidence from a panel of countries ☆

    Aart Kraay

  • World development report 2002 - building institutions for markets

    Roumeen Islam;Alexander Dyck;Arup Banerji;Simeon Djankov

  • Government matters III: governance indicators for 1996-2002

    Daniel Kaufmann;Aart Kraay;Massimo Mastruzzi

  • Growth still is good for the poor

    David R. Dollar;Tatjana Karina Kleineberg;Aart C. Kraay

  • Governance Matters Ii: Updated Indicators for 2000-01

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  • Governance Matters VI: Governance Indicators for 1996-2006

    Daniel Kaufmann;Aart Kraay;Massimo Mastruzzi

  • Non-State Actors as Standard Setters: Governance matters VII: aggregate and individual governance indicators 1996–2007

    Daniel Kaufmann;Aart Kraay;Massimo Mastruzzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Kaufmann
Daniel Kaufmann University of Lausanne
Jaume Ventura
Jaume Ventura Pompeu Fabra University
David Dollar
David Dollar Brookings Institution
Robert Cull
Robert Cull World Bank
Dean Jolliffe
Dean Jolliffe World Bank
Simeon Djankov
Simeon Djankov London School of Economics and Political Science
William Easterly
William Easterly New York University
James Tybout
James Tybout Pennsylvania State University

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