2026 Gérard Roland: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	65	77	66	47	38	236	30384
Economics and Finance	65	585	528	378	334	232	30436

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award

Overview

Gérard Roland is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spans primarily the Social Sciences field, with focused contributions to subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Demography, Political Science and International Relations, Strategy and Management, and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance.

Roland's recent publications include work in several prominent venues. Notable papers include:

"The deep historical roots of modern culture: A comparative perspective," 2020, Journal of Comparative Economics
"Identity Politics and Populism in Europe," 2020, Annual Review of Political Science
"Crony capitalism, the party-state, and the political boundaries of corruption," 2022, Journal of Comparative Economics (co-authored with Weijia Li)
"Crony Capitalism, the Party-State, and the Political Boundaries of Corruption," 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
"Erosion of State Power, Corruption Control and Fiscal Capacity," 2021, The Economic Journal

Their body of work touches on a variety of interconnected topics, including:

Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
Corruption and Economic Development
Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
Religion and Society Interactions
International Business and Foreign Direct Investment
Innovation and Knowledge Management
Global trade and economics

Gérard Roland has appeared consistently in several academic publishing venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of Comparative Economics
Journal of Development Economics
The Economic Journal
Asia and the Global Economy

Collaboration has been an important aspect of Roland's research. Frequent co-authors are:

Yang Xie
Weijia Li
Michal Bauer
Jana Cahlíková
Julie Chytilová

Overall, Roland's work reflects a cross-disciplinary approach addressing complex issues at the intersection of culture, politics, and economics. The topics covered indicate a strong emphasis on how historical, institutional, and behavioral factors shape economic and social outcomes across different contexts.

Best Publications

Federalism and the Soft Budget Constraint

Yingyi Qian;Gerard Roland

2207
Citations
Separation of Powers and Political Accountability

Torsten Persson;Gerard Roland;Guido Tabellini

1769
Citations
Separation of Powers and Political Accountability

Torsten Persson;Gérard Roland;Guido Tabellini

1706
Citations
Transition and Economics: Politics, Markets, and Firms

Gérard Roland

1627
Citations
Culture, institutions and the wealth of nations

Yuriy Gorodnichenko;Gerard Roland

1575
Citations
Understanding the Soft Budget Constraint

János Kornai;Eric Maskin;Gérald Roland

1409
Citations
The Breakup of Nations: A Political Economy Analysis

Patrick Bolton;Gérard Roland

1303
Citations
Democratic Politics in the European Parliament

Simon Hix;Abdul G. Noury;Gérard Roland

1295
Citations
Understanding institutional change: Fast-moving and slow-moving institutions

Gérard Roland

1214
Citations
Reform without Losers: An Interpretation of China's Dual‐Track Approach to Transition

Lawrence J. Lau;Yingyi Qian;Gerard Roland

1081
Citations
Comparative Politics and Public Finance

Torsten Persson;Gérard Roland;Guido Tabellini

1056
Citations
The long-run impact of bombing Vietnam

Edward Miguel;Gérard Roland;Gérard Roland

1001
Citations
Electoral Rules and Government Spending in Parliamentary Democracies

Torsten Persson;Gerard Roland;Guido Tabellini

994
Citations
Fast-Moving and Slow-Moving Institutions

Gérard Roland

748
Citations
Dimensions of Politics in the European Parliament

Simon Hix;Abdul Noury;Gérard Roland

670
Citations
The design of reform packages under uncertainty

Mathias Dewatripont;Gérard Roland

666
Citations
Power to the Parties: Cohesion and Competition in the European Parliament, 1979–2001

Simon Hix;Abdul Noury;Gérard Roland

651
Citations
WHICH DIMENSIONS OF CULTURE MATTER FOR LONG RUN GROWTH

Yuriy Gorodnichenko;Gerard Roland

634
Citations
Culture, Institutions and the Wealth of nations

Yuriy Gorodnichenko;Gérard Roland

625
Citations
The Political Economy of Transition

Gérard Roland

587
Citations
Electoral Rules and Government Spending in Parliamentary Democracies

Torsten Persson;Gérard Roland;Guido Tabellini

461
Citations
Economic Reform and Dynamic Political Constraints

M. Dewatripont;G. Roland

446
Citations
The virtues of gradualism and legitimacy in the transition to a market economy

Mathias Dewatripont;Gérard Roland

432
Citations
Transition and the output fall

Gérard Roland;Thierry Verdier

373
Citations
Soft Budget Constraints and Banking in Transition Economies

Erik Berglof;Gérard Roland

305
Citations
Economic theories of the break-up and integration of nations

Patrick Bolton;Patrick Bolton;Patrick Bolton;Gérard Roland;Gérard Roland;Enrico Spolaore;Enrico Spolaore;Enrico Spolaore

297
Citations
Understanding the Individualism-Collectivism Cleavage and Its Effects: Lessons from Cultural Psychology

Yuriy Gorodnichenko;Yuriy Gorodnichenko;Gérard Roland;Gérard Roland

262
Citations
DEFENSIVE AND STRATEGIC RESTRUCTURING IN CENTRAL EUROPEAN ENTERPRISES

Irena Grosfeld;Gérard Roland

255
Citations
Federalism and the Soft Budget Constraint

Yingyi Qian;Yingyi Qian;Gérard Roland;Gérard Roland

250
Citations
Culture, institutions and democratization*

Yuriy Gorodnichenko;Gerard Roland

237
Citations
Soft budget constraints and credit crunches in financial transition

Erik Berglöf;Erik Berglöf;Erik Berglöf;Gérard Roland

199
Citations
Democratic politics in the European Parliament

Abdul Ghafar Noury;Simon Hix;Gérard Roland

99
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Yingyi Qian Tsinghua University

Simon Hix European University Institute

Guido Tabellini Bocconi University

Mathias Dewatripont Université Libre de Bruxelles

Yuriy Gorodnichenko University of California, Berkeley

Torsten Persson Stockholm University

Simeon Djankov London School of Economics and Political Science

Thierry Verdier Paris School of Economics

Ekaterina Zhuravskaya Paris School of Economics

Eric Maskin Harvard University

External Links

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