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Political Science
USA
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Economics and Finance D-index 65 Citations 28,244 209 World Ranking 362 National Ranking 255
Political Science D-index 57 Citations 24,280 180 World Ranking 70 National Ranking 40

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Awards & Achievements

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • Capitalism
  • China

His primary areas of investigation include Politics, Economic system, Democracy, Incentive and Restructuring. Gérard Roland combines subjects such as Private sector, Legislature, Political economy and Public administration with his study of Politics. His Legislature research includes themes of Comparative politics, Competition and Government spending.

His Economic system study incorporates themes from Factor market and Institution. The various areas that Gérard Roland examines in his Incentive study include Economic integration, Secession, Economic cost and Level playing field. His Restructuring research incorporates themes from Externality, Unemployment and Market economy.

His most cited work include:

  • Separation of Powers and Political Accountability (837 citations)
  • Understanding the Soft Budget Constraint (672 citations)
  • Federalism and the Soft Budget Constraint (646 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Politics, Political economy, Economic system, Incentive and Parliament are his primary areas of study. His studies in Politics integrate themes in fields like Government, Legislature and Power. The Political economy study which covers Individualistic culture that intersects with Collective action and Positive economics.

Gérard Roland has included themes like Liberalization, Enforcement and China in his Economic system study. His Incentive study also includes

  • Debt that connect with fields like Microeconomics,
  • Competition that connect with fields like Adverse selection, Socialist economics, Decentralization and Budget constraint. In his research, Presidential system is intimately related to Public administration, which falls under the overarching field of Parliament.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Politics (28.95%)
  • Political economy (22.37%)
  • Economic system (21.71%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Individualism (9.54%)
  • Collectivism (9.54%)
  • Political economy (22.37%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Gérard Roland mainly focuses on Individualism, Collectivism, Political economy, Property rights and Politics. His Individualism course of study focuses on Positive economics and Social status. As a part of the same scientific study, he usually deals with the Political economy, concentrating on Autocracy and frequently concerns with Rule of law, Bureaucracy and Power structure.

The Property rights study combines topics in areas such as Planned economy, Empire, History of China, Economy and Comparative history. His Politics research incorporates elements of Power and Corruption. His Democracy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Economic system and Voting behavior.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Culture, institutions and the wealth of nations (191 citations)
  • Culture, Institutions and Democratization (29 citations)
  • Is there a selection bias in roll call votes? Evidence from the European Parliament (7 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • China
  • Capitalism

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Individualism, Collectivism, Political economy, Individualistic culture and Economy. His work on Individualism is being expanded to include thematically relevant topics such as Positive economics. The concepts of his Positive economics study are interwoven with issues in Economic system and Social status.

Gérard Roland carries out multidisciplinary research, doing studies in Political economy and Great recession. His Individualistic culture research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Polity, Democracy, Democratization, Autocracy and Collective action. His research investigates the connection between Economy and topics such as Property rights that intersect with issues in Planned economy.

This overview was generated by a machine learning system which analysed the scientist’s body of work. If you have any feedback, you can contact us here.

Best Publications

Federalism and the Soft Budget Constraint

Yingyi Qian;Gerard Roland.
The American Economic Review (1998)

1954 Citations

Separation of Powers and Political Accountability

Torsten Persson;Gerard Roland;Guido Tabellini.
Research Papers in Economics (1997)

1636 Citations

Transition and Economics: Politics, Markets, and Firms

Gérard Roland.
(2000)

1626 Citations

Understanding the Soft Budget Constraint

János Kornai;Eric Maskin;Gérald Roland.
Journal of Economic Literature (2003)

1397 Citations

Understanding the Soft Budget Constraint

János Kornai;Eric Maskin;Gérard Roland.
Journal of Economic Literature (2003)

1348 Citations

Democratic Politics in the European Parliament

Simon Hix;Abdul G. Noury;Gérard Roland.
(2007)

1291 Citations

The Breakup of Nations: A Political Economy Analysis

Patrick Bolton;Gérard Roland.
Quarterly Journal of Economics (1997)

1213 Citations

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

Gérard Roland.
Studies in Comparative International Development (2004)

1147 Citations

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

Lawrence J. Lau;Yingyi Qian;Gerard Roland.
Journal of Political Economy (2000)

1022 Citations

Comparative Politics and Public Finance

Torsten Persson;Gérard Roland;Guido Tabellini.
Journal of Political Economy (2000)

1000 Citations

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