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D-Index
42
Citations
19426
World Ranking
1998
National Ranking
237

Robin Burgess publications per year

1989: 1 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publications 2008: 1 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 2 publications
1989 2025

129 publications in total across all disciplines

Robin Burgess publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2027

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Robin Burgess sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 104 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robin Burgess D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2027

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Robin Burgess 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
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robin Burgess is affiliated with the London School of Economics and Political Science in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on economics and social sciences, with a notable emphasis on economics and econometrics within these fields.

Their work encompasses topics related to energy, environment, and transportation policies, labor market dynamics and wage inequality, conservation, biodiversity, resource management, poverty, education, child welfare, microfinance, financial inclusion, as well as innovation and socioeconomic development.

Frequent venues for their publications include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Annual Review of Economics
  • Harvard Dataverse
  • American Economic Journal Applied Economics

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Women's Empowerment in Action: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Africa," 2020, American Economic Journal Applied Economics
  • "Tackling Youth Unemployment: Evidence From a Labor Market Experiment in Uganda," 2020, Econometrica
  • "The Consequences of Treating Electricity as a Right," 2020, The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • "The Economics of Tropical Deforestation," 2023, Annual Review of Economics
  • "Bureaucracy and Development," 2022, Annual Review of Economics

They have frequently coauthored with several researchers, including:

  • Oriana Bandiera
  • Imran Rasul
  • Munshi Sulaiman
  • Clare Balboni
  • Michael Greenstone

Their academic output incorporates a significant number of contributions in the intersections of social sciences and economics with an empirical focus on randomized control trials and policy impacts. The research extends into global development issues, particularly within African contexts, addressing both economic and environmental challenges.

Best Publications

  • Do rural banks matter? Evidence from the indian social banking experiment

    Robin Burgess;Rohini Pande

  • The Political Economy of Government Responsiveness: Theory and Evidence from India

    Timothy Besley;Robin Burgess

  • Can Labor Regulation Hinder Economic Performance? Evidence from India

    Timothy Besley;Robin Burgess

  • Land Reform, Poverty Reduction, and Growth: Evidence from India

    Timothy Besley;Robin Burgess

  • The Value of Democracy: Evidence from Road Building in Kenya

    Robin Burgess;Remi Jedwab;Edward Miguel;Ameet Morjaria

  • Taxation and development

    Robin Burgess;Nicholas H Stern

  • The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics

    Robin Burgess;Matthew Hansen;Benjamin Olken;Peter Potapov

  • The Unequal Effects of Liberalization: Evidence from Dismantling the License Raj in India

    Philippe Aghion;Robin Burgess;Stephen J. Redding;Fabrizio Zilibotti

  • Women's Empowerment in Action: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Africa ¤

    Oriana Bandiera;Niklas Buehren;Robin Burgess;Markus Goldstein

  • Halving global poverty

    Timothy Besley;Robin Burgess

  • Labor Markets and Poverty in Village Economies

    Oriana Bandiera;Robin Burgess;Narayan Das;Selim Gulesci

  • Can Labour Regulation Hinder Economic Performance? Evidence from India

    Timothy J. Besley;Robin Burgess

  • Entry Liberalization and Inequality in Industrial Performance

    Fabrizio Zilibotti;Stephen Redding;Robin Burgess;Philippe Aghion

  • Political agency, government responsiveness and the role of the media

    Timothy Besley;Robin Burgess

  • The behaviour of state firms in eastern Europe, pre-privatisation

    Philippe Aghion;Philippe Aghion;Olivier Blanchard;Olivier Blanchard;Robin Burgess;Robin Burgess

  • BANKING FOR THE POOR: EVIDENCE FROM INDIA

    Robin Burgess;Rohini Pande;Grace Wong

  • CAN OPENNESS MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF WEATHER SHOCKS? EVIDENCE FROM INDIA'S FAMINE ERA

    Robin Burgess;Dave Donaldson

  • The Political Economy of Government Responsiveness: Theory and Evidence from India

    Timothy J. Besley;Timothy J. Besley;Timothy J. Besley;Robin Burgess;Robin Burgess;Robin Burgess

  • The Unequal Eects of Weather and Climate Change: Evidence from Mortality in India

    Robin Burgess;Olivier Deschenes;Dave Donaldson;Michael Greenstone

  • Tackling Youth Unemployment: Evidence From a Labor Market Experiment in Uganda

    Livia Alfonsi;Oriana Bandiera;Vittorio Bassi;Robin Burgess

  • ENTRY LIBERALIZATION AND INEQUALITY IN INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE

    Philippe Aghion;Robin Burgess;Stephen Redding;Fabrizio Zilibotti

  • Labor markets and poverty in village economies

    Oriana Bandiera;Robin Burgess;Narayan Das;Selim Gulesci

Frequent Co-Authors

Oriana Bandiera
Oriana Bandiera London School of Economics and Political Science
Imran Rasul
Imran Rasul University College London
Timothy Besley
Timothy Besley London School of Economics and Political Science
Philippe Aghion
Philippe Aghion London School of Economics and Political Science
Michael Greenstone
Michael Greenstone University of Chicago
Fabrizio Zilibotti
Fabrizio Zilibotti Yale University
Stephen J. Redding
Stephen J. Redding Stanford University
Rohini Pande
Rohini Pande Yale University
Edward Miguel
Edward Miguel University of California, Berkeley

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