2026 Kenneth Scheve: 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	38	557	507	308	267	87	13795

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Kenneth Scheve is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research encompasses a broad range of topics primarily intersecting economics, political science, and environmental policy.

The scientist's recent work includes several papers published between 2020 and 2022. These include:

The Economic Origins of Authoritarian Values: Evidence From Local Trade Shocks in the United Kingdom, 2021, Comparative Political Studies
Economic Decline, Social Identity, and Authoritarian Values in the United States, 2021, International Studies Quarterly
City limits to partisan polarization in the American public, 2021, Political Science Research and Methods
Constant carbon pricing increases support for climate action compared to ramping up costs over time, 2020, Nature Climate Change
Improving public support for climate action through multilateralism, 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kenneth Scheve include:

Michael M. Bechtel
Elisabeth Van Lieshout
David Stasavage
Ronald Rogowski
Martha Finnemore

The scholar publishes regularly in several academic venues, with a notable number of contributions in:

Harvard Dataverse
International Organization
Comparative Political Studies
Political Science Research and Methods
The Journal of Politics

Kenneth Scheve's work spans multiple subfields of study, including:

Economics and Econometrics
Political Science and International Relations
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Sociology and Political Science
Demography

The main topics explored in their publications cover:

Climate Change Policy and Economics
Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
Social Policy and Reform Studies
Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
Electoral Systems and Political Participation
Demographic Modeling and Climate Adaptation
Economic and Environmental Valuation

Kenneth Scheve was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020.

Best Publications

Analyzing Incomplete Political Science Data: An Alternative Algorithm for Multiple Imputation

Gary King;James Honaker;Anne Joseph;Kenneth Scheve

2754
Citations
Labor-Market Competition and Individual Preferences Over Immigration Policy

Kenneth F. Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter

1734
Citations
What determines individual trade-policy preferences?

Kenneth F. Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter

1095
Citations
Economic Insecurity and the Globalization of Production

Kenneth Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter

775
Citations
Religion and Preferences for Social Insurance

Kenneth Scheve;David Stasavage

639
Citations
Analyzing Incomplete Political Science Data: An Alternative Algorithm for Multiple Imputation

Gary King;James Honaker;Anne Joseph O'Connell;Kenneth Scheve

554
Citations
Globalization and the Perceptions of American Workers

Kenneth F. Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter

550
Citations
Public Finance and Individual Preferences over Globalization Strategies

Gordon H. Hanson;Kenneth Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter

492
Citations
Mass support for global climate agreements depends on institutional design

Michael M. Bechtel;Kenneth F. Scheve

367
Citations
The Conscription of Wealth: Mass Warfare and the Demand for Progressive Taxation

Kenneth Scheve;David Stasavage

362
Citations
Estimating the Effect of Elite Communications on Public Opinion Using Instrumental Variables

Matthew Gabel;Kenneth Scheve

349
Citations
Democracy, War, and Wealth: Lessons from Two Centuries of Inheritance Taxation

Kenneth Scheve;David Stasavage

327
Citations
Taxing the Rich: A History of Fiscal Fairness in the United States and Europe

Kenneth F. Scheve;David Stasavage

318
Citations
Institutions, Partisanship, and Inequality in the Long Run

Kenneth Scheve;David Stasavage

238
Citations
Mixed Messages: Party Dissent and Mass Opinion on European Integration

Matthew Gabel;Kenneth Scheve

208
Citations
Social Identity, Political Speech, and Electoral Competition:

Eric S. Dickson;Kenneth Scheve

197
Citations
The Structure of American Income Tax Policy Preferences

Cameron Ballard-Rosa;Lucy Martin;Kenneth F. Scheve

169
Citations
Inequity Aversion and the International Distribution of Trade Protection

Xiaobo Lü;Kenneth Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter

164
Citations
Public Inflation Aversion and the Political Economy of Macroeconomic Policymaking

Kenneth Scheve

161
Citations
A New Deal for Globalization

Kenneth F. Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter

119
Citations
AMELIA: A Program for Missing Data (software)

Anne Joseph O'Connell;James Honaker;Gary King;Kenneth Scheve

98
Citations
Labor-Market Competition and Individual Preferences Over Immigration Policy

Kenneth Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter;Matthew J. Slaughter

91
Citations
Immigration and the U.S. Economy: Labor-Market Impacts, Illegal Entry, and Policy Choices

Gordon H. Hanson;Gordon H. Hanson;Kenneth Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter;Matthew J. Slaughter;Antonio Spilimbergo;Antonio Spilimbergo;Antonio Spilimbergo

84
Citations
Individual Preferences over High-Skilled Immigration in the United States *

Gordon H. Hanson;Kenneth Scheve;Matthew J. Slaughter

73
Citations
Economic Decline, Social Identity, and Authoritarian Values in the United States

Cameron Ballard-Rosa;Amalie Jensen;Kenneth Scheve

69
Citations
Electoral Surprise and the Midterm Loss in US Congressional Elections

Kenneth Scheve;Michael Tomz

52
Citations
Inequality and redistribution behavior in a give-or-take game

Michael M. Bechtel;Roman Liesch;Kenneth F. Scheve

40
Citations
Self-Centered Inequity Aversion and the Mass Politics of Taxation

Xiabo Lü;Kenneth F. Scheve

28
Citations
Interstate Competition and Welfare Policy

Paul E Peterson;Mark Carl Rom;Kenneth F. Scheve;Sanford F. Schram

11
Citations
Interests, Norms and Support for the Provision of Global Public Goods: The Case of Climate Cooperation

Michael M. Bechtel;Federica Genovese;Kenneth Scheve

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew J. Slaughter Dartmouth College

David Stasavage New York University

Gail Hanson University of California, Riverside

Gary King Harvard University

Antonio Spilimbergo International Monetary Fund

Matthew Gabel Washington University in St. Louis

Paul E. Peterson Harvard University

Thomas Piketty Paris School of Economics

Sanford F. Schram City University of New York

External Links

Personal website of Kenneth Scheve

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