Michael A. Nelson

Best Publications

• Corruption and government size: A disaggregated analysis

  Rajeev K. Goel;Michael A. Nelson

  625
  Citations

• Causes of corruption: History, geography and government ☆

  Rajeev K. Goel;Michael A. Nelson

  380
  Citations

• Democracy, Economic Freedom, Fiscal Policy, and Growth in LDCs: A Fresh Look*

  Michael A. Nelson;Ram D. Singh

  292
  Citations

• Searching for Leviathan: Comment and Extension

  Michael A. Nelson

  256
  Citations

• MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT APPROACHES TO SERVICE DELIVERY: AN ANALYSIS FROM A TRANSACTIONS COST PERSPECTIVE

  Michael A. Nelson

  205
  Citations

• An empirical analysis of state and local tax structure in the context of the Leviathan model of government

  Michael A. Nelson

  185
  Citations

• Shining a light on the shadows: Identifying robust determinants of the shadow economy

  Rajeev K. Goel;Michael A. Nelson

  178
  Citations

• The internet as an indicator of corruption awareness

  Rajeev K. Goel;Michael A. Nelson;Michael A. Naretta

  166
  Citations

• Measures of corruption and determinants of US corruption

  Rajeev K. Goel;Michael A. Nelson

  158
  Citations

• The Deficit-Growth Connection: Some Recent Evidence from Developing Countries

  Michael A. Nelson;Ram D. Singh

  155
  Citations

• Are corrupt acts contagious?: Evidence from the United States

  Rajeev K. Goel;Michael A. Nelson

  125
  Citations

• Different forms of decentralization and their impact on government performance: Micro-level evidence from 113 countries

  Rajeev K. Goel;Ummad Mazhar;Michael A. Nelson;Rati Ram

  123
  Citations

• Decentralization of the Subnational Public Sector: An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Local Government Structure in Metropolitan Areas in the U.S.*

  Michael A. Nelson

  123
  Citations

• Determinants of software piracy: economics, institutions, and technology

  Rajeev K. Goel;Michael A. Nelson

  114
  Citations

• MUNICIPAL AMALGAMATION AND THE GROWTH OF THE LOCAL PUBLIC SECTOR IN SWEDEN

  Michael A. Nelson

  110
  Citations

• Government fragmentation versus fiscal decentralization and corruption

  Rajeev K. Goel;Michael A. Nelson

  88
  Citations

• Female owners versus female managers: Who is better at introducing innovations?

  Dirk Dohse;Rajeev K. Goel;Rajeev K. Goel;Michael A. Nelson

  71
  Citations

• The Effectiveness of Anti‐Smoking Legislation: A Review

  Rajeev K. Goel;Michael A. Nelson

  71
  Citations

• Tax enforcement: A public choice perspective

  William J. Hunter;Michael A. Nelson

  70
  Citations

• Corruption and Government Size: A Disaggregated Analysis

  Rajeev K. Goel;Michael A. Nelson

  30
  Citations