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D-Index
82
Citations
27798
World Ranking
251
National Ranking
187

Ravi Kanbur 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 Ravi Kanbur sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 489 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ravi Kanbur 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 Ravi Kanbur sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 82 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ravi Kanbur is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of economics and social sciences. Their research spans diverse themes, focusing notably on income inequality, poverty, fiscal policy, economic theory, labor movements, taxation, and welfare studies.

Kanbur's recent publications include:

  • The great Chinese inequality turnaround, 2020, Journal of Comparative Economics
  • Sustainable Development Goals and the Study of Economic Inequality, 2020, The Journal of Economic Inequality
  • Is the era of declining global income inequality over?, 2024, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Marc Fleurbaey
  • Paul Hufe
  • Andreas Peichl
  • Andy Sumner
  • Dennis J. Snower

Kanbur's work is published widely in academic outlets such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Working Paper Series
  • AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)
  • The Journal of Economic Inequality
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Their expertise is anchored in the broader fields of social sciences and economics, econometrics, and finance, with key subfields including economics and econometrics, sociology and political science, public administration, general health professions, and gender studies.

Kanbur's main research topics are:

  • Income, Poverty, and Inequality
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Economic theories and models
  • Economic Theory and Institutions
  • Labor Movements and Unions
  • Taxation and Compliance Studies
  • Employment and Welfare Studies

Additionally, Kanbur has contributed to book publications, notably publishing a work titled When Distance Drives Destination, Towns Can Stimulate Development in 2021 with the World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks, which has received academic citations.

Best Publications

  • World development report 2000/2001 : attacking poverty

    Ravi Kanbur;Christina Malmberg Calvo;Monica Das Gupta;Christiaan Grootaert

  • Fifty Years of Regional Inequality in China A Journey through Central Planning, Reform, and Openness

    Ravi Kanbur;Xiaobo Zhang

  • Jeux sans frontieres: tax competition and tax coordination when countries differ in size

    Ravi Kanbur;Michael Keen

  • Which Regional Inequality? The Evolution of Rural–Urban and Inland–Coastal Inequality in China from 1983 to 1995☆

    Ravi Kanbur;Xiaobo Zhang

  • Which Regional Inequality? The Evolution of Rural-Urban and Inland-Coastal Inequality in China, 1983-1995

    Ravi Kanbur;Xiao-Bo Zhang

  • Spatial Inequality and Development

    S. M. Ravi Kanbur;Anthony J. Venables

  • Spatial inequality in education and health care in China

    Xiaobo Zhang;Xiaobo Zhang;Ravi Kanbur

  • How serious is the neglect of intrahousehold inequality

    Lawrence Haddad;Ravi Kanbur

  • Economic Policy, Distribution and Poverty: The Nature of Disagreements

    Ravi Kanbur

  • What Difference Do Polarisation Measures Make? An Application to China

    Xiaobo Zhang;Ravi Kanbur

  • Economic Policy, Distribution and Poverty: The Nature of Disagreements

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  • Poverty and inequality

    David B. Grusky;S. M. Ravi Kanbur;Amartya Kumar Sen

  • Income Distribution and Development

    Ravi Kanbur

  • Linking the formal and informal economy : concepts and policies

    Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis;S. M. Ravi Kanbur;Elinor Ostrom

  • China’s Regional Disparities: Experience and Policy

    Shenggen Fan;Ravi Kanbur;Xiaobo Zhang

  • The Future of Development Assistance: Common Pools and International Public Goods

    Ravi Kanbur;Todd Sandler;Kevin M Morrison

  • The Evolution of Thinking About Poverty: Exploring the Interactions

    Ravi Kanbur;Lyn Squire

  • Food Subsidies and Poverty Alleviation

    Timothy Besley;Ravi Kanbur

  • POOR COUNTRIES OR POOR PEOPLE? DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND THE NEW GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL POVERTY

    Ravi Kanbur;Andrew Sumner

  • Poverty and policy in post-apartheid South Africa

    Haroon Bhorat;S. M. Ravi Kanbur

  • Chapter 13 Income distribution and development

    Ravi Kanbur

  • How Serious Is The Neglectof Intra-Household Inequality?

    Lawrence Haddad;Ravi Kanbur

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaobo Zhang
Xiaobo Zhang Peking University
Anthony J. Venables
Anthony J. Venables University of Manchester
Lawrence Haddad
Lawrence Haddad Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Michael Keen
Michael Keen University of Tokyo
Kaushik Basu
Kaushik Basu Cornell University
Gary S. Fields
Gary S. Fields Cornell University
Shenggen Fan
Shenggen Fan China Agricultural University
Nora Lustig
Nora Lustig Tulane University
Joseph E. Stiglitz
Joseph E. Stiglitz Columbia University

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