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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 37 Citations 13,231 126 World Ranking 1557 National Ranking 180

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • Capitalism
  • Finance

His scientific interests lie mostly in Public economics, Incentive, Joint and several liability, Welfare and Public good. His Public economics study incorporates themes from Private sector, State and Limited liability partnership. His Incentive research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Competition, Labour economics and Bond market.

His work carried out in the field of Welfare brings together such families of science as Capital, Social Welfare, General equilibrium theory, Overlapping generations model and Moral hazard. In his study, Corporate social responsibility, Comparative advantage and Mixed economy is inextricably linked to Government, which falls within the broad field of Public good. The Private good study combines topics in areas such as Profit motive, Market economy, Capitalism, Profit and Public sector.

His most cited work include:

  • Competition and Incentives with Motivated Agents (800 citations)
  • The economics of lending with joint liability: theory and practice (666 citations)
  • Group lending, local information and peer selection (526 citations)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Incentive, Microeconomics, Public economics, Welfare and Monetary economics. The various areas that Maitreesh Ghatak examines in his Incentive study include General equilibrium theory, Actuarial science, Landlord, Labour economics and Economic rent. His Public economics research includes themes of Public service, Accountability, Social group, Developing country and Public good.

Maitreesh Ghatak works mostly in the field of Public good, limiting it down to topics relating to Government and, in certain cases, Economic policy and State. His study in Welfare is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Capital and Bond market. His Monetary economics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Information asymmetry and Microfinance.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Incentive (21.97%)
  • Microeconomics (17.92%)
  • Public economics (15.61%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Microfinance (8.67%)
  • Discount points (3.47%)
  • Poverty (6.94%)

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

His main research concerns Microfinance, Discount points, Poverty, Monetary economics and Microeconomics. His research integrates issues of Market structure, Competition and Welfare in his study of Microfinance. His studies examine the connections between Discount points and genetics, as well as such issues in Perfect competition, with regards to Property rights, Market failure, Adverse selection, Political system and Market economy.

His primary area of study in Microeconomics is in the field of Incentive. In his works, Maitreesh Ghatak performs multidisciplinary study on Incentive and Selection. His Public economics research incorporates themes from Public good, Service and Public health insurance.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Group Lending Without Joint Liability (33 citations)
  • Profit with Purpose? A Theory of Social Enterprise (32 citations)
  • Public–private partnerships for the provision of public goods: Theory and an application to NGOs (21 citations)

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

  • Law
  • Capitalism
  • Microeconomics

Maitreesh Ghatak mainly focuses on Microfinance, Microeconomics, Discount points, Monetary economics and Incentive. In his papers, he integrates diverse fields, such as Microfinance and Joint and several liability. Many of his research projects under Microeconomics are closely connected to Scheme, Context and Selection with Scheme, Context and Selection, tying the diverse disciplines of science together.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Market structure and Competition in addition to Monetary economics. He interconnects Loan and Bond market in the investigation of issues within Competition. His Incentive research incorporates elements of Public health insurance, Prosocial behavior, Social group, Dissemination and Goods and services.

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Best Publications

Competition and Incentives with Motivated Agents

Timothy Besley;Maitreesh Ghatak.
The American Economic Review (2005)

1613 Citations

Competition and Incentives with Motivated Agents

Timothy Besley;Maitreesh Ghatak.
The American Economic Review (2005)

1613 Citations

The economics of lending with joint liability: theory and practice

Maitreesh Ghatak;Timothy W. Guinnane.
Journal of Development Economics (1999)

1380 Citations

The economics of lending with joint liability: theory and practice

Maitreesh Ghatak;Timothy W. Guinnane.
Journal of Development Economics (1999)

1380 Citations

Group lending, local information and peer selection

Maitreesh Ghatak.
Journal of Development Economics (1999)

1121 Citations

Group lending, local information and peer selection

Maitreesh Ghatak.
Journal of Development Economics (1999)

1121 Citations

Property Rights and Economic Development

Timothy J. Besley;Timothy J. Besley;Timothy J. Besley;Maitreesh Ghatak.
Social Science Research Network (2009)

810 Citations

Property Rights and Economic Development

Timothy J. Besley;Timothy J. Besley;Timothy J. Besley;Maitreesh Ghatak.
Social Science Research Network (2009)

810 Citations

Empowerment and Efficiency: Tenancy Reform in West Bengal

Abhijit V. Banerjee;Paul J. Gertler;Maitreesh Ghatak.
Journal of Political Economy (2002)

764 Citations

Empowerment and Efficiency: Tenancy Reform in West Bengal

Abhijit V. Banerjee;Paul J. Gertler;Maitreesh Ghatak.
Journal of Political Economy (2002)

764 Citations

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