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Martin Paldam

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Economics and Finance
Denmark
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
44
Citations
12847
World Ranking
1815
National Ranking
9

Martin Paldam publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Martin Paldam sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 238 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Martin Paldam D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Martin Paldam sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
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This scientist: 44 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Martin Paldam is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and has contributed extensively to research in social sciences and economics. Their work spans fields such as economics, econometrics, finance, sociology, political science, and development studies.

Their research focuses on topics including corruption and economic development, international development and aid, fiscal policy and economic growth, natural resources and economic development, economic growth and productivity, and political conflict and governance.

Martin Paldam's recent publications cover various aspects of political economy and economic development. Notable papers include:

  • "The transition of corruption institutions and dynamics" (2020), European Journal of Political Economy
  • "Methods Used in Economic Research: An Empirical Study of Trends and Levels" (2021), Economics
  • "A hump-shaped transitional growth path as a general pattern in long-run development" (2020), Economic Systems
  • "Income, growth, and democracy looking for the main causal directions in the nexus" (2024), European Journal of Political Economy
  • "Explaining the Path of the Democratic Transition" (2025), Kyklos

Martin Paldam has collaborated with several researchers frequently, including Erich Gundlach, Jamel Saadaoui, Zohid Askarov, Hristos Doucouliagos, and T. D. Stanley.

Their work has appeared mainly in journals such as the European Journal of Political Economy, SSRN Electronic Journal, Kyklos, Economics, and Economic Systems.

Martin Paldam has also contributed to academic literature through book publications. One example is "The Grand Pattern of Development and the Transition of Institutions" published by Cambridge University Press in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Social Capital: One or Many? Definition and Measurement

    Martin Paldam

  • Economic voting: an introduction

    Michael Steven Lewis-Beck;Martin Paldam

  • The cross-country pattern of corruption Economics, culture and the seesaw dynamics

    Martin Paldam

  • The VP-function: A survey of the literature on vote and popularity functions after 25 years*

    Peter Nannestad;Martin Paldam

  • The aid effectiveness literature : the sad results of 40 years of research

    Hristos Doucouliagos;Martin Paldam

  • Aid effectiveness on growth: A meta study

    Hristos Doucouliagos;Martin Paldam

  • META-ANALYSIS OF ECONOMICS RESEARCH REPORTING GUIDELINES

    T.D. Stanley;Hristos Doucouliagos;Margaret Giles;Jost H. Heckemeyer

  • An essay on social capital: looking for the fire behind the smoke

    Martin Paldam;Gert Tinggaard Svendsen

  • Corruption and Religion Adding to the Economic Model

    Martin Paldam

  • Missing social capital and the transition in Eastern Europe

    Martin Paldam;Gert Tinggaard Svendsen

  • A Preliminary Survey of the Theories and Findings on Vote and Popularity Functions

    Martin Paldam

  • The grievance asymmetry revisited: A micro study of economic voting in Denmark,1986–1992

    Peter Nannestad;Martin Paldam

  • Is There an Electional Cycle? A Comparative Study of National Accounts

    Martin Paldam

  • Two views on institutions and development: the grand transition vs the primacy of institutions

    Martin Paldam;Erich Gundlach

  • Aid Effectiveness on Accumulation: A Meta Study

    Hristos Doucouliagos;Martin Paldam

  • The ineffectiveness of development aid on growth: An update

    Hristos Doucouliagos;Martin Paldam

  • The transition of corruption: From poverty to honesty

    Erich Gundlach;Martin Paldam

  • Political business cycles

    Martin Paldam;Dennis C. Mueller

  • Can the two new aid-growth models be replicated?

    Peter Sandholt Jensen;Martin Paldam

  • The distribution of election results and the two explanations of the cost of ruling

    Martin Paldam

  • Meta-analysis of Economics Research Reporting Guidelines

    T. Stanley;Chris Doucouliagos;Margaret Giles;Jost H. Heckemeyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Hristos Doucouliagos
Hristos Doucouliagos Deakin University
Reiner Eichenberger
Reiner Eichenberger University of Fribourg
T. D. Stanley
T. D. Stanley Deakin University
Gert Tinggaard Svendsen
Gert Tinggaard Svendsen Aarhus University
Christian Bjørnskov
Christian Bjørnskov Aarhus University
Robert J. Johnston
Robert J. Johnston Clark University
Jacques Poot
Jacques Poot University of Waikato
Jon P. Nelson
Jon P. Nelson Pennsylvania State University
Dennis C. Mueller
Dennis C. Mueller University of Vienna
Peter Skott
Peter Skott University of Massachusetts Amherst

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