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Economics and Finance
Belgium
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 55 1072 950 8 8 352 11627

Antonio Estache publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Antonio Estache between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Antonio Estache published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 10.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 1999. 2 of the 373 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 1999. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 8 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 27 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 23 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1990 2025

373 publications in total across all disciplines

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Antonio Estache: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 8
1995 6
1996 8
1997 4
1998 5
1999 27
2000 18
2001 15
2002 23
2003 15
2004 21
2005 14
2006 14
2007 17
2008 21
2009 23
2010 13
2011 5
2012 11
2013 12
2014 19
2015 8
2016 8
2017 21
2018 12
2019 3
2020 7
2021 8
2022 1
2023 2
2024 1
2025 1
Total 373
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Antonio Estache 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 Antonio Estache sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 42–46 to 521+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 111. Most scientists, 111, have 137–141 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 352–356 publications, is where this scientist sits. 42–46 publications: 1 scientist 47–51 publications: 12 scientists 52–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–61 publications: 23 scientists 62–66 publications: 32 scientists 67–71 publications: 36 scientists 72–76 publications: 56 scientists 77–81 publications: 57 scientists 82–86 publications: 70 scientists 87–91 publications: 86 scientists 92–96 publications: 72 scientists 97–101 publications: 106 scientists 102–106 publications: 97 scientists 107–111 publications: 96 scientists 112–116 publications: 101 scientists 117–121 publications: 103 scientists 122–126 publications: 102 scientists 127–131 publications: 108 scientists 132–136 publications: 107 scientists 137–141 publications: 111 scientists 142–146 publications: 94 scientists 147–151 publications: 96 scientists 152–156 publications: 100 scientists 157–161 publications: 74 scientists 162–166 publications: 68 scientists 167–171 publications: 91 scientists 172–176 publications: 76 scientists 177–181 publications: 75 scientists 182–186 publications: 61 scientists 187–191 publications: 66 scientists 192–196 publications: 68 scientists 197–201 publications: 71 scientists 202–206 publications: 60 scientists 207–211 publications: 56 scientists 212–216 publications: 44 scientists 217–221 publications: 51 scientists 222–226 publications: 65 scientists 227–231 publications: 48 scientists 232–236 publications: 59 scientists 237–241 publications: 37 scientists 242–246 publications: 37 scientists 247–251 publications: 41 scientists 252–256 publications: 43 scientists 257–261 publications: 33 scientists 262–266 publications: 34 scientists 267–271 publications: 39 scientists 272–276 publications: 25 scientists 277–281 publications: 29 scientists 282–286 publications: 29 scientists 287–291 publications: 26 scientists 292–296 publications: 31 scientists 297–301 publications: 31 scientists 302–306 publications: 24 scientists 307–311 publications: 28 scientists 312–316 publications: 24 scientists 317–321 publications: 13 scientists 322–326 publications: 14 scientists 327–331 publications: 25 scientists 332–336 publications: 18 scientists 337–341 publications: 16 scientists 342–346 publications: 18 scientists 347–351 publications: 15 scientists 352–356 publications: 17 scientists 357–361 publications: 19 scientists 362–366 publications: 16 scientists 367–371 publications: 17 scientists 372–376 publications: 7 scientists 377–381 publications: 18 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 19 scientists 392–396 publications: 9 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 13 scientists 407–411 publications: 13 scientists 412–416 publications: 5 scientists 417–421 publications: 10 scientists 422–426 publications: 6 scientists 427–431 publications: 12 scientists 432–436 publications: 9 scientists 437–441 publications: 9 scientists 442–446 publications: 10 scientists 447–451 publications: 12 scientists 452–456 publications: 8 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 4 scientists 472–476 publications: 5 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 7 scientists 487–491 publications: 8 scientists 492–496 publications: 5 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 4 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 7 scientists 517–520 publications: 7 scientists 521+ publications: 99 scientists
42–46 publications 521+

This scientist: 352 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
42–46 1
47–51 12
52–56 7
57–61 23
62–66 32
67–71 36
72–76 56
77–81 57
82–86 70
87–91 86
92–96 72
97–101 106
102–106 97
107–111 96
112–116 101
117–121 103
122–126 102
127–131 108
132–136 107
137–141 111
142–146 94
147–151 96
152–156 100
157–161 74
162–166 68
167–171 91
172–176 76
177–181 75
182–186 61
187–191 66
192–196 68
197–201 71
202–206 60
207–211 56
212–216 44
217–221 51
222–226 65
227–231 48
232–236 59
237–241 37
242–246 37
247–251 41
252–256 43
257–261 33
262–266 34
267–271 39
272–276 25
277–281 29
282–286 29
287–291 26
292–296 31
297–301 31
302–306 24
307–311 28
312–316 24
317–321 13
322–326 14
327–331 25
332–336 18
337–341 16
342–346 18
347–351 15
352–356 17 352
357–361 19
362–366 16
367–371 17
372–376 7
377–381 18
382–386 13
387–391 19
392–396 9
397–401 10
402–406 13
407–411 13
412–416 5
417–421 10
422–426 6
427–431 12
432–436 9
437–441 9
442–446 10
447–451 12
452–456 8
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 4
472–476 5
477–481 6
482–486 7
487–491 8
492–496 5
497–501 4
502–506 4
507–511 5
512–516 7
517–520 7
521+ 99
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Antonio Estache 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 Antonio Estache sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 72 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 101+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 178. Most scientists, 178, have 33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 55 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 126
31 147
32 157
33 178
34 171
35 141
36 132
37 129
38 130
39 120
40 117
41 113
42 114
43 97
44 115
45 86
46 78
47 83
48 62
49 74
50 50
51 66
52 69
53 55
54 67
55 61 55
56 62
57 45
58 34
59 47
60 46
61 36
62 37
63 56
64 50
65 32
66 28
67 30
68 24
69 25
70 22
71 21
72 26
73 24
74 23
75 12
76 14
77 15
78 15
79 17
80 17
81 11
82 10
83 16
84 11
85 5
86 9
87 13
88 9
89 7
90 6
91 4
92 8
93 10
94 11
95 6
96 4
97 4
98 6
99 6
100 8
101+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Antonio Estache is affiliated with the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium. Their research primarily lies within the broad field of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with a particular focus on several interconnected subfields and topics.

Estache's work engages largely with Economics and Econometrics and includes contributions to Strategy and Management, Pollution, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Accounting. The main topics of their research include Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Merger and Competition Analysis, Public-Private Partnership Projects, Energy and Environment Impacts, Public Procurement and Policy, Mentoring and Academic Development, and Work-Family Balance Challenges.

The scientist has published extensively in academic venues such as the Journal of Economic Policy Reform and Cambridge University Press eBooks, where they have multiple contributions. Other publication venues connected to their work include Utilities Policy, The World Bank Research Observer, and Toulouse 1 Capitole Publications (Université Toulouse I Capitole).

Several recent papers authored or coauthored by Antonio Estache are:

  • Governance choices and policy outcomes in the Latin American and Caribbean electricity sector, 2020, Utilities Policy
  • Mentoring Migrants for Labor Market Integration: Policy Insights from a Survey of Mentoring Theory and Practice, 2021, The World Bank Research Observer
  • Does the ownership of utilities matter for social outcomes? A survey of the evidence for developing countries, 2021, Journal of Economic Policy Reform
  • On the political economy of industrial, labor and social reforms as complements, 2021, European Economic Review
  • Regulating public services, bridging the gap between theory and practice, 2021, Toulouse 1 Capitole Publications (Université Toulouse I Capitole)

Frequent coauthors with whom Estache has collaborated include:

  • Claude Crampes
  • Emmanuelle Auriol
  • Lisa Bagnoli
  • Salvador Bertoméu-Sánchez
  • Morgane de Halleux

Best Publications

  • World development report 1994 : infrastructure for development

    Peter Lanjouw;John Besant-Jones;Antonio Estache;Christine Kessides

  • Efficiency gains from port reform and the potential for Yardstick competition: lessons from Mexico?

    Antonio Estache;Marianela Gonzalez;Lourdes Trujillo

  • A Primer on Efficiency Measurement for Utilities and Transport Regulators

    Antonio Estache;Tim Coelli;Sergio Perelman;Lourdes Trujillo

  • Accounting for Poverty in Infrastructure Reform: Learning from Latin America's Experience

    Antonio Estache;Vivien Foster;Quentin Wodon

  • How different is the efficiency of Public and Private Water Companies in Asia

    Antonio Estache;Martín Rossi

  • Toward a Theory of Regulation for Developing Countries: Following Jean-Jacques Laffont's Lead

    Antonio Estache;Liam Wren-Lewis

  • Utilities reforms and corruption in developing countries

    Antonio Estache;Ana Goicoechea;Lourdes Trujillo

  • Sector organization, governance, and the inefficiency of African water utilities

    Antonio Estache;Eugene Kouassi

  • The Case for International Coordination of Electricity Regulation: Evidence from the Measurement of Efficiency in South America

    Antonio Estache;Martin A. Rossi;Christian A. Ruzzier

  • Politics, Transaction Costs, and the Design of Regulatory Institutions

    Antonio Estache;David Martimort;David Martimort

  • Sector Organization, Governance, and the Inefficiency of African Water Utilities

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  • Winners and Losers from the Privatization and Regulation of Utilities: Lessons from a General Equilibrium Model of Argentina

    Omar Chisari;Antonio Estache;Carlos Romero

  • Sources of efficiency gains in port reform: a DEA decomposition of a Malmquist TFP index for Mexico

    Antonio Estache;Antonio Estache;Beatriz Tovar de la Fé;Lourdes Trujillo

  • Utilities Privatization and the Poor: Lessons and evidence from Latin America

    Antonio Estache;Andres Gomez-Lobo;Danny Leipziger

  • Infrastructure services in developing countries : access, quality, costs and policy reform

    Cecilia Briceno-Garmendia;Antonio Estache;Nemat Shafik

  • Emerging infrastructure policy issues in developing countries - a survey of the recent economic literature

    Antonio Estache

  • Current debates on infrastructure policy

    Antonio Estache;Marianne Fay

  • Public-private partnerships in transport

    Antonio Estache;Ellis Juan;Lourdes Trujillo

  • Infrastructure: A survey of recent and upcoming issues

    Antonio Estache

  • Price caps, efficiency payoffs, and infrastructure contract renegotiation in Latin America

    Antonio Estache;Jose-Luis Guasch;Lourdes Trujillo

  • PPI Partnerships vs. PPI Divorces in LDCs

    Antonio Estache;Antonio Estache

Frequent Co-Authors

Lourdes Trujillo
Lourdes Trujillo University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Quentin Wodon
Quentin Wodon World Bank
Jean-Jacques Laffont
Jean-Jacques Laffont University of Southern California
Vivien Foster
Vivien Foster Imperial College London
Tommaso M. Valletti
Tommaso M. Valletti Imperial College London
David Martimort
David Martimort Toulouse School of Economics
Lant Pritchett
Lant Pritchett London School of Economics and Political Science
Agnès Bénassy-Quéré
Agnès Bénassy-Quéré Pantheon-Sorbonne University
François Bourguignon
François Bourguignon Paris School of Economics
Jean-Philippe Platteau
Jean-Philippe Platteau University of Namur

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