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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 85 Citations 32,589 462 World Ranking 137 National Ranking 105

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Awards & Achievements

1976 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Capitalism

His main research concerns Development economics, Globalization, Convergence, Economy and World economy. His Development economics research integrates issues from Industrialisation, Wage, Emigration, Immigration and Population growth. In his study, Geographic isolation is inextricably linked to Latin Americans, which falls within the broad field of Immigration.

His study in Globalization is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Political economy, Economic inequality and Cohort size. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Economic history, Real wages, Factor price, International economics and International trade. His research integrates issues of Big Bang and Great Depression in his study of World economy.

His most cited work include:

  • Regional Inequality and the Process of National Development: A Description of the Patterns (1057 citations)
  • Demographic transitions and economic miracles in emerging Asia. (921 citations)
  • Globalization and History: The Evolution of a Nineteenth-Century Atlantic Economy (770 citations)

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

Jeffrey G. Williamson spends much of his time researching Development economics, Globalization, Economy, Industrialisation and Latin Americans. In his work, Poverty and Demographic economics is strongly intertwined with Emigration, which is a subfield of Development economics. His Globalization research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Political economy, Factor price, Convergence, World economy and Commodity.

The concepts of his Convergence study are interwoven with issues in Wage, Real wages and Commodity. His work carried out in the field of Industrialisation brings together such families of science as Productivity, Terms of trade and Industrial Revolution. His Latin Americans research incorporates themes from Economic history, Independence, Great Depression, Tariff and Middle East.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Development economics (22.93%)
  • Globalization (20.24%)
  • Economy (13.83%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2019)?

  • Development economics (22.93%)
  • Economic inequality (5.40%)
  • Colonialism (4.22%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Development economics, Economic inequality, Colonialism, Industrialisation and Latin Americans. The Development economics study combines topics in areas such as Per capita and Emigration. His Economic inequality research incorporates elements of Political economy, Demographic economics, Independence, Government and Standard of living.

Jeffrey G. Williamson has included themes like Volatility, Economic history, Terms of trade and Export performance in his Colonialism study. The various areas that Jeffrey G. Williamson examines in his Industrialisation study include Dutch disease, Economy, China and Commodity. His Economy research includes themes of Politics and East Asia.

Between 2011 and 2019, his most popular works were:

  • Unequal Gains: American Growth and Inequality since 1700 (80 citations)
  • Commodity Prices over Two Centuries: Trends, Volatility, and Impact (22 citations)
  • Demographic Dividends Revisited (21 citations)

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

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Capitalism

His primary areas of study are Development economics, Latin Americans, Colonialism, Terms of trade and Industrialisation. His research in Development economics intersects with topics in Per capita income and Per capita. His Latin Americans study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Economic growth, Middle East and Political economy.

His Colonialism study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Economy, Pessimism, Economic history and Commodity. Jeffrey G. Williamson has researched Terms of trade in several fields, including Barter, Specialization and Commodity. His research in Convergence intersects with topics in Globalization and East Asia.

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Best Publications

Globalization and History: The Evolution of a Nineteenth-Century Atlantic Economy

Kevin O'Rourke;Jeffrey Williamson.
Research Papers in Economics (2001)

2288 Citations

Regional Inequality and the Process of National Development: A Description of the Patterns

Jeffrey G. Williamson.
Economic Development and Cultural Change (1965)

1712 Citations

Demographic transitions and economic miracles in emerging Asia.

David E. Bloom;Jeffrey G. Williamson.
The World Bank Economic Review (1998)

1525 Citations

The Age of Mass Migration: Causes and Economic Impact

Timothy J Hatton;Jeffrey G Williamson.
(1998)

1408 Citations

Globalization and History: The Evolution of a Nineteenth-Century Atlantic Economy

Kevin H. O'Rourke;Jeffrey G. Williamson.
(1999)

1231 Citations

Global Migration and the World Economy: Two Centuries of Policy and Performance

Timothy J. Hatton;Jeffrey G. Williamson.
The Independent Review (2005)

747 Citations

Globalization in Historical Perspective

Michael D Bordo;Alan M Taylor;Jeffrey G Williamson.
(2003)

610 Citations

The Evolution of Global Labor Markets since 1830: Background Evidence and Hypotheses

Jeffrey G. Williamson.
Explorations in Economic History (1995)

547 Citations

Globalization in Historical Perspective

Brian Snowdon;Michael D. Bordo;Alan M. Taylor;Jeffrey G. Williamson.
Southern Economic Journal (2004)

532 Citations

Age structure dynamics in Asia and dependence on foreign capital.

Matthew Higgins;Jeffrey G. Williamson.
Population and Development Review (1997)

518 Citations

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