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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Economics and Finance D-index 41 Citations 14,112 136 World Ranking 1271 National Ranking 145

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Statistics

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Demographic economics, Protestantism, Estimation, Human capital and Average treatment effect. He interconnects Test, Voting, Turnout and Referendum in the investigation of issues within Demographic economics. The various areas that he examines in his Protestantism study include Literacy and Human capital theory.

His Average treatment effect research includes themes of Matching and Econometrics. His Estimator research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Conditional independence and Propensity score matching. His research in the fields of Observational study overlaps with other disciplines such as Set.

His most cited work include:

  • Estimation of average treatment effects based on propensity scores (1940 citations)
  • Was Weber Wrong? A Human Capital Theory of Protestant Economic History (620 citations)
  • Sensitivity Analysis for Average Treatment Effects (362 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Demographic economics, Labour economics, Protestantism, Human capital and Political economy are his primary areas of study. His Demographic economics study combines topics in areas such as Affect, Voting and Referendum. His Labour economics study incorporates themes from Multinational corporation and Workforce.

Sascha O. Becker combines subjects such as Literacy and Human capital theory with his study of Protestantism. His research integrates issues of Average treatment effect, Regression discontinuity design, Development economics, Investment and Absorptive capacity in his study of Human capital. Sascha O. Becker usually deals with Political economy and limits it to topics linked to Industrialisation and Industrial Revolution.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Demographic economics (29.44%)
  • Labour economics (27.42%)
  • Protestantism (19.76%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Political economy (14.92%)
  • Politics (7.26%)
  • World War II (7.26%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Political economy, Politics, World War II, Economic history and Literacy. His World War II research integrates issues from Marriage market, Demographic economics, Natural experiment and Communism. The study incorporates disciplines such as Empire, Protestantism and Christianity in addition to Economic history.

His Christianity research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Emancipation, Islam, Secularization and Human capital. His study in Literacy is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Division of labour and Demography. Sascha O. Becker studied Test and Labour economics that intersect with Disadvantage.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Who voted for Brexit? Individual and regional data combined (46 citations)
  • Consequences of forced migration: A survey of recent findings (34 citations)
  • The separation and reunification of Germany : rethinking a natural experiment interpretation of the enduring effects of Communism (13 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Statistics

Sascha O. Becker focuses on World War II, Demographic economics, Politics, Labour economics and Industrialisation. Sascha O. Becker has included themes like Shock and Spouse in his Demographic economics study. His Politics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Economic anthropology, Development economics and Natural experiment.

Sascha O. Becker works on Labour economics which deals in particular with Public employment. His Industrialisation study deals with Biology and political orientation intersecting with Political economy and Voting. His Economic history study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Human capital.

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Best Publications

Estimation of average treatment effects based on propensity scores

Sascha O. Becker;Andrea Ichino.
Stata Journal (2002)

3572 Citations

Was Weber Wrong? A Human Capital Theory of Protestant Economic History

Sascha O. Becker;Ludger Woessmann.
Quarterly Journal of Economics (2009)

1679 Citations

Who Voted for Brexit? A Comprehensive District-Level Analysis

Sascha O. Becker;Thiemo Fetzer;Dennis Novy.
Research Papers in Economics (2017)

824 Citations

Sensitivity Analysis for Average Treatment Effects

Sascha O. Becker;Marco Caliendo;Marco Caliendo.
Stata Journal (2007)

751 Citations

Going NUTS: The effect of EU Structural Funds on regional performance

Sascha O. Becker;Peter H. Egger;Maximilian von Ehrlich.
Journal of Public Economics (2010)

640 Citations

The empire is dead, long live the empire! Long-run persistence of trust and corruption in the bureaucracy

Sascha O. Becker;Katrin Boeckh;Christa Hainz;Ludger Woessmann.
The Economic Journal (2016)

579 Citations

ENDOGENOUS PRODUCT VERSUS PROCESS INNOVATION AND A FIRM'S PROPENSITY TO EXPORT

Sascha O. Becker;Peter H. Egger.
Empirical Economics (2013)

495 Citations

Too much of a good thing? On the growth effects of the EU's regional policy

Sascha O. Becker;Peter H. Egger;Maximilian von Ehrlich.
European Economic Review (2012)

491 Citations

Absorptive Capacity and the Growth and Investment Effects of Regional Transfers: A Regression Discontinuity Design with Heterogeneous Treatment Effects

Sascha O. Becker;Peter H. Egger;Maximilian von Ehrlich.
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2013)

369 Citations

The trade-off between fertility and education: evidence from before the demographic transition

Sascha O. Becker;Francesco Cinnirella;Ludger Woessmann;Ludger Woessmann.
Journal of Economic Growth (2010)

323 Citations

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