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Martin Paldam

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

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
T. D. Stanley
T. D. Stanley Deakin University
Christian Bjørnskov
Christian Bjørnskov Aarhus University
Jon P. Nelson
Jon P. Nelson Pennsylvania State University
Jacques Poot
Jacques Poot University of Waikato
Robert J. Johnston
Robert J. Johnston Clark University
Peter Skott
Peter Skott University of Massachusetts Amherst
Dennis C. Mueller
Dennis C. Mueller University of Vienna
Friedrich Schneider
Friedrich Schneider Johannes Kepler University of Linz

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