2026 Russell S. Sobel: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	41	2179	1968	1253	1102	135	8045

Overview

Russell S. Sobel is affiliated with Citadel in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within social sciences and economics, with a focus on the intersections of culture, economic development, and political economy. Their work encompasses areas such as sociology and political science, economics and econometrics, demography, political science and international relations, and information systems.

The scientist's research topics include:

Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
Corruption and Economic Development
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Economic Growth and Development
Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
Social Capital and Networks
Electoral Systems and Political Participation

Frequent publication venues for Sobel's work include:

Public Choice
SSRN Electronic Journal
European Journal of Political Economy
Public Finance Review
Southern Economic Journal

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Sobel include:

"Entrepreneurship, fear of failure, and economic policy," 2020, European Journal of Political Economy
"Does Balance Among Areas of Institutional Quality Matter for Economic Growth?", 2020, Southern Economic Journal
"Does Trust Always Help Gender Role Attitudes? The Role of Individualism and Collectivism," 2021, Social Indicators Research
"Trust and attitudes toward income inequality: Does individualism matter?", 2022, European Journal of Political Economy
"Attitudes towards abortion: what role do educational attainment and cultural traits play?", 2021, Review of Social Economy

Throughout their career, Sobel has frequently collaborated with several researchers, notably:

Nabamita Dutta
James W. Saunoris
James E. Payne
Adam Stivers
Lisa Giddings

Their publications demonstrate a multidisciplinary approach, combining elements from political science, economics, and sociology to analyze topics such as institutional quality, cultural traits, individualism, and their impacts on economic and social outcomes.

Best Publications

Testing Baumol: Institutional quality and the productivity of entrepreneurship ☆

Russell S. Sobel

1018
Citations
The Political Economy of FEMA Disaster Payments

Thomas A. Garrett;Russell S. Sobel

596
Citations
Public Policy, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Freedom

Steven F. Kreft;Russell S. Sobel

539
Citations
Government's response to Hurricane Katrina: A public choice analysis

Russell S. Sobel;Peter T. Leeson

366
Citations
Does corruption ever help entrepreneurship

Nabamita Dutta;Russell Sobel

308
Citations
Freedom, barriers to entry, entrepreneurship, and economic progress

Russell S. Sobel;J. R. Clark;Dwight R. Lee

289
Citations
Gamblers favor skewness, not risk: Further evidence from United States’ lottery games

Thomas A Garrett;Russell S Sobel

258
Citations
MEASURING THE GROWTH AND VARIABILITY OF TAX BASES OVER THE BUSINESS CYCLE

Russell S. Sobel;Randall G. Holcombe

232
Citations
The Impact of State Rainy Day Funds in Easing State Fiscal Crises During the 1990–1991 Recession

Russell S. Sobel;Randall G. Holcombe

200
Citations
Institutions, Entrepreneurship, and Regional Differences in Economic Growth1

Joshua C. Hall;Russell S. Sobel

195
Citations
Institutions, Capital, and Growth

Joshua C. Hall;Russell S. Sobel;George R. Crowley

192
Citations
Entrepreneurship in Post-Socialist Economies

Tomi Ovaska;Russell S. Sobel

189
Citations
The Political, Economic, and Social Aspects of Katrina

Peter Boettke;Emily Chamlee-Wright;Peter Gordon;Sanford Ikeda

174
Citations
Income inequality and economic freedom in the U.S. states

Nathan J. Ashby;Russell S. Sobel

162
Citations
HAS WAL-MART BURIED MOM AND POP?: THE IMPACT OF WAL-MART ON SELF-EMPLOYMENT AND SMALL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES

Russell S. Sobel;Andrea M Dean

159
Citations
The Use of Knowledge in Natural-Disaster Relief Management

Russell S. Sobel;Peter T. Leeson

159
Citations
Weathering Corruption

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157
Citations
Theory and Evidence on the Political Economy of the Minimum Wage

Russell S. Sobel

150
Citations
The Revenue Impact of Repeated Tax Amnesties

Hari Sharan Luitel;Russell S. Sobel

129
Citations
Cointegrating Institutions: The Time-Series Properties of Country Institutional Measures

Russell S. Sobel;Christopher J. Coyne

121
Citations
Growth and Variability in State Tax Revenue: An Anatomy of State Fiscal Crises

Randall G. Holcombe;Russell S. Sobel

118
Citations
The non-productive entrepreneurial process

Christopher J. Coyne;Russell S. Sobel;John A. Dove

102
Citations
An examination of the empirical derivatives of the favourite-longshot bias in racetrack betting

Russell S. Sobel;S. Travis Raines

99
Citations
On the Measurement of Rent Seeking and its Social Opportunity Cost

Russell S. Sobel;Thomas A. Garrett

91
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter T. Leeson George Mason University

Randall G. Holcombe Florida State University

Peter Gordon University of Southern California

Peter J. Boettke George Mason University

Leonardo Bonilha Medical University of South Carolina

External Links

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