2026 Jan Willem Gunning: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	39	2386	2156	71	66	198	9019

Research.com Recognitions

2008 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Jan Willem Gunning is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research contributions primarily focus on the fields of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, with particular attention to subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Development, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Safety Research.

The scientist's work spans a variety of topics, notably:

Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
International Development and Aid
Economic and Environmental Valuation
Global Trade and Economics
Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
Child Nutrition and Water Access
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

Jan Willem Gunning's recent publication record includes these papers:

"Fading choice: transport costs and variety in consumer goods" (2024), published in Economica
"Fading Choice: Transport Costs and Variety in Consumer Goods" (2022), published in SSRN Electronic Journal (two separate entries by a coauthor)
"The Complementarity of Community-Based Water and Sanitation Interventions: Evidence From Mozambique" (2020), published in SSRN Electronic Journal

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

Andualem Mengistu
Pramila Krishnan
Françoìs Bourguignon
Melinda Vigh
Chris Elbers

Jan Willem Gunning has published predominantly in the SSRN Electronic Journal and Economica, indicating a focus on disseminating their findings to both working paper audiences and established economic journals.

In recognition of their academic contributions, the scientist was awarded membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008.

Best Publications

Explaining African Economic Performance

Paul Collier;Jan Willem Gunning

2325
Citations
Why Has Africa Grown Slowly

Paul Collier;Jan Willem Gunning

763
Citations
Credit Constraints in Manufacturing Enterprises in Africa

Arne Bigsten;Paul Collier;Stefan Dercon;Marcel Fafchamps

500
Citations
Coping with drought in Zimbabwe: Survey evidence on responses of rural households to risk

Bill H. Kinsey;Bill H. Kinsey;Kees Burger;Jan Willem Gunning

416
Citations
Do African Manufacturing Firms Learn from Exporting

Arne Bigsten;Paul Collier;Stefan Dercon;Marcel Fafchamps

408
Citations
The IMF's role in structural adjustment

Paul Collier;Jan Willem Gunning

241
Citations
Rates of return on physical and human capital in Africa's manufacturing sector

Arne Bigsten;Paul Collier;Stefan Dercon;Marcel Fafchamps

231
Citations
Applied general equilibrium models for policy analysis

Jan Willem Gunning;Michiel A. Keyzer

231
Citations
Rates of return on physical and human capital in Africa's manufacturing sector

A. Bigsten;J.W. Gunning;R.H. Oostendorp

205
Citations
Growth and Risk: Methodology and Micro Evidence

Chris Elbers;Jan Willem Gunning;Bill Kinsey

201
Citations
Peasants and Governments: An Economic Analysis

David Bevan;Paul Collier;Jan Willem Gunning

200
Citations
Contract Flexibility and Conflict Resolution: Evidence from African Manufacturing

A. Bigsten;J.W. Gunning;R.H. Oostendorp

172
Citations
Investment in Africa's Manufacturing Sector: a Four Country Panel Data Analysis

Arne Bigsten;Paul Collier;Stefan Dercon;Bernard Gauthier

162
Citations
Revisiting Forever Gained: Income Dynamics in the Resettlement Areas of Zimbabwe, 1983-96.

Jan Willem Gunning;John Hoddinott;Bill Kinsey;Trudy Owens

161
Citations
Trade Shocks in Developing Countries

Jan Hogendorn;Paul Collier;Jan Willem Gunning

154
Citations
The Political Economy of Poverty, Equity, and Growth: Nigeria and Indonesia

David Bevan;Paul Collier;Jan Willem Gunning

116
Citations
Controlled Open Economies: A Neoclassical Approach to Structuralism

David Bevan;Paul Collier;Jan Willem Gunning

114
Citations
Determinants of African Manufacturing Investment: The Microeconomic Evidence

Jan Willem Gunning;Taye Mengistae

99
Citations
Exports of African manufactures: macro policy and firm behaviour

A. Bigsten;P. Collier;S. Dercon;B. Gauthier

99
Citations
Consequences of a commodity boom in a controlled economy : accumulation and redistribution in Kenya 1975-83

Unknown

95
Citations
Rates of return on physical and human capital in Africa's manufacturing sector, working paper, Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University en ESI-VU

A. Bigsten;P. Collier;J.W. Gunning;R.H. Oostendorp

12
Citations
Explaining African Economic Performance

J.W. Gunning;P. Collier

3
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Collier University of Oxford

Arne Bigsten University of Gothenburg

Stefan Dercon University of Oxford

Marcel Fafchamps Stanford University

Måns Söderbom University of Gothenburg

Francis Teal University of Oxford

Agnès Bénassy-Quéré Pantheon-Sorbonne University

Jean-Philippe Platteau University of Namur

Stephan Klasen University of Göttingen

Ravi Kanbur Cornell University

External Links

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