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Arye L. Hillman

Arye L. Hillman

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
40
Citations
9709
World Ranking
2256
National Ranking
14

Overview

Arye L. Hillman is affiliated with Bar-Ilan University in Israel and has a research focus primarily located within the social sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including economics and econometrics, political science and international relations, sociology and political science, management science and operations research, and law.

The scholar's publication record includes contributions to several academic venues, with frequent publications in Public Choice, European Journal of Political Economy, SSRN Electronic Journal, World Development, and arXiv. The topics addressed in Hillman's research cover a spectrum of areas such as local government finance and decentralization, American constitutional law and politics, legal and constitutional studies, corruption and economic development, law, economics, and judicial systems, global trade and economics, and the intersections of energy, environment, and economic growth.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Hillman include:

  • Constitutional political economy: Ulysses and the prophet Jonah, 2020, Public Choice
  • Who takes bribes and how much? Evidence from the China Corruption Conviction Databank, 2020, World Development
  • Ambiguous protection, 2021, European Journal of Political Economy
  • Social Media and Democracy, 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Political Economy of Social Media, 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hillman include:

  • Ronen Gradwohl
  • Yuval Heller
  • Klaus Gründler
  • Toke Aidt
  • Qijun Liu

Hillman's research exhibits a consistent engagement with economic and political topics, often intersecting constitutional and legal dimensions with broader social scientific inquiries. Publications and co-authorships indicate an interdisciplinary approach within the fields of political economy and legal studies.

Best Publications

  • POLITICALLY CONTESTABLE RENTS AND TRANSFERS

    Arye L. Hillman;John G. Riley

  • The political economy of protection

    Arye L. Hillman

  • Declining Industries and Political-Support Protectionist Motives: Errata

    Arye L Hillman

  • Public Finance and Public Policy: Responsibilities and Limitations of Government

    Arye L. Hillman

  • Domestic Politics, Foreign Interests, and International Trade Policy: Reply

    Arye L. Hillman;Heinrich W. Ursprung

  • Expressive behavior in economics and politics

    Arye L. Hillman

  • RISK-AVERSE RENT SEEKERS AND THE SOCIAL COST OF MONOPOLY POWER

    Arye L. Hillman;Eliakim Katz

  • Dissipation of contestable rents by small numbers of contenders

    Arye L. Hillman;Arye L. Hillman;Dov Samet;Dov Samet

  • Observations on the relation between “revealed comparative advantage” and comparative advantage as indicated by pre-trade relative prices

    Arye L. Hillman

  • Growth, governance, and fiscal policy transmission channels in low-income countries

    Emanuele Baldacci;Arye L. Hillman;Arye L. Hillman;Naoko C. Kojo

  • Hierarchical structure and the social costs of bribes and transfers

    Arye L. Hillman;Arye L. Hillman;Eliakim Katz;Eliakim Katz

  • Shifting Comparative Advantage and Senescent Industry Collapse

    James H. Cassing;Arye L. Hillman

  • Political influence motives and the choice between tariffs and quotas

    James H Cassing;Arye L Hillman;Arye L Hillman

  • A theory of permissible illegal immigration

    Arye L Hillman;Arye L Hillman;Avi Weiss

  • Corruption and public finance: an IMF perspective

    Arye L. Hillman;Arye L. Hillman

  • Multinational Firms, Political Competition, and International Trade Policy

    Arye L. Hillman;Heinrich W. Ursprung

  • Forty Years of Research on Rent Seeking: An Overview

    Roger D. Congleton;Arye L. Hillman;Kai A. Konrad

  • 40 Years of Research on Rent Seeking 2

    Roger D. Congleton;Kai A. Konrad;Arye L. Hillman

  • Companion to the Political Economy of Rent Seeking

    Roger D. Congleton;Arye L. Hillman

  • 40 years of research on rent seeking, vol. 1: Theory of rent seeking

    R. D. Congleton;A. L. Hillman;K. A. Konrad

  • Public Finance and Public Policy

    Arye Hillman

  • Public Finance and Public Policy: A Political Economy Perspective on the Responsibilities and Limitations of Government

    Arye L. Hillman

Frequent Co-Authors

Niklas Potrafke
Niklas Potrafke Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Gil S. Epstein
Gil S. Epstein Bar-Ilan University
Ngo Van Long
Ngo Van Long McGill University
Kai A. Konrad
Kai A. Konrad Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance
Wilfred J. Ethier
Wilfred J. Ethier University of Pennsylvania
Christian Bjørnskov
Christian Bjørnskov Aarhus University
Dov Samet
Dov Samet Tel Aviv University
Jakob de Haan
Jakob de Haan University of Groningen
John G. Riley
John G. Riley University of California, Los Angeles
Thomas Stratmann
Thomas Stratmann George Mason University

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