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Shang-Jin Wei
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Economics and Finance
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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
105
Citations
50670
World Ranking
74
National Ranking
60

Shang-Jin Wei 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 Shang-Jin Wei sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 520 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shang-Jin Wei 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 Shang-Jin Wei 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: 105 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award

Overview

Shang-Jin Wei is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio primarily within the fields of economics, econometrics, finance, business, management, and accounting. Their work spans 57 publications in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and 33 publications in Business, Management and Accounting.

Their subfields of study include General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Strategy and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Accounting, and Finance. This indicates a broad interdisciplinary approach blending economic theory with business strategy and financial practices.

The main topics covered in their research are:

  • Global trade and economics
  • Global Financial Crisis and Policies
  • Global Trade and Competitiveness
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • International Business and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
  • Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth

Shang-Jin Wei has published frequently in several academic journals and venues, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Development Economics
  • Journal of International Economics
  • Journal of International Money and Finance
  • World Economy

Recent papers authored include:

  • "Measuring Smile Curves in Global Value Chains" (2020), Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics
  • "Services development and comparative advantage in manufacturing" (2020), Journal of Development Economics
  • "Global value chains over business cycles" (2022), Journal of International Money and Finance
  • "Monetary policy in an era of global supply chains" (2020), Journal of International Economics
  • "Endogenous corporate leverage response to a safer macro environment: The case of foreign exchange reserve accumulation" (2021), Journal of International Economics

In their collaborations, Wei has worked frequently with:

  • Zhi Wang
  • Xinding Yu
  • Kunfu Zhu
  • Jianhuan Xu
  • Stephen Teng Sun

Best Publications

  • How Taxing is Corruption on International Investors

    Shang-Jin Wei

  • Give Credit Where Credit Is Due: Tracing Value Added in Global Production Chains

    Robert Koopman;William Powers;Zhi Wang;Shang-Jin Wei

  • Tracing Value-Added and Double Counting in Gross Exports†

    Robert Koopman;Zhi Wang;Shang-Jin Wei

  • Intra-National versus International Trade: How Stubborn are Nations in Global Integration?

    Shang-Jin Wei

  • Effects of Financial Globalization on Developing Countries: Some Empirical Evidence

    Eswar Prasad;Kenneth Rogoff;Shang-Jin Wei;M. Ayhan Kose

  • Financial Globalization: A Reappraisal

    M. Ayhan Kose;Eswar Prasad;Kenneth S Rogoff;Shang-Jin Wei

  • The Competitive Saving Motive: Evidence from Rising Sex Ratios and Savings Rates in China

    Shang-Jin Wei;Xiaobo Zhang

  • The WTO promotes trade, strongly but unevenly

    Arvind Subramanian;Shang-Jin Wei

  • Trading blocs and the Americas: The natural, the unnatural, and the super-natural

    Jeffrey Frankel;Jeffrey Frankel;Ernesto Stein;Ernesto Stein;Ernesto Stein;Shang-jin Wei;Shang-jin Wei;Shang-jin Wei

  • GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE: TRACING VALUE ADDED IN GLOBAL PRODUCTION CHAINS

    Robert Koopman;William Powers;Zhi Wang;Shang-Jin Wei;Shang-Jin Wei;Shang-Jin Wei

  • Give Credit Where Credit Is Due: Tracing Value Added in Global Production Chains

    Robert Koopman;William Powers;Zhi Wang;Shang-Jin Wei

  • Does "Grease Money" Speed Up the Wheels of Commerce?

    Daniel Kaufmann;Shang-Jin Wei

  • Trade Liberalization and Embedded Institutional Reform: Evidence from Chinese Exporters

    Amit K Khandelwal;Peter K Schott;Shang-Jin Wei

  • Intra-National versus International Trade: How Stubborn are Nations in Global Integration?

    Shang-Jin Wei;Shang-Jin Wei;Shang-Jin Wei

  • Intra-National versus International Trade: How Stubborn are Nations in Global Integration?

    Shang-Jin Wei

  • How Much of Chinese Exports is Really Made In China? Assessing Domestic Value-Added When Processing Trade is Pervasive

    Robert Koopman;Zhi Wang;Shang-Jin Wei

  • TAX RATES AND TAX EVASION: EVIDENCE FROM "MISSING IMPORTS" IN CHINA

    Raymond Fisman;Shang-Jin Wei

  • Fear of service outsourcing: is it justified?

    Mary Amiti;Shang-Jin Wei

  • Firm Exports and Multinational Activity Under Credit Constraints

    Kalina Manova;Shang-Jin Wei;Zhiwei Zhang

  • The Role of Intermediaries in Facilitating Trade

    JaeBin Ahn;Amit K. Khandelwal;Shang-Jin Wei

  • Why is Corruption So Much More Taxing Than Tax? Arbitrariness Kills

    Shang-Jin Wei

  • Local Corruption and Global Capital Flows

    Shang-Jin Wei

  • Foreign Portfolio Investors Before and during a Crisis

    Woochan Kim;Shang-Jin Wei;Shang-Jin Wei

  • Convergence to the Law of One Price Without Trade Barriers or Currency Fluctuations

    David C Parsley;Shang-Jin Wei

  • The Chinese Approach to Capital Inflows: Patterns and Possible Explanations

    Eswar Prasad;Shang-Jin Wei

  • Yen Bloc or Dollar Bloc? Exchange Rate Policies of the East Asian Economies

    Jeffrey A Frankel;Shang-Jin Wei

  • Estimating domestic content in exports when processing trade is pervasive

    Robert Koopman;Zhi Wang;Shang-Jin Wei;Shang-Jin Wei

  • Pollution Havens and Foreign Direct Investment: Dirty Secret or Popular Myth?

    Beata K. Smarzynska;Shang-Jin Wei

  • Corruption and cross-border investment in emerging markets: Firm-level evidence

    Beata S. Javorcik;Shang-Jin Wei

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey A. Frankel
Jeffrey A. Frankel Harvard University
Eswar S. Prasad
Eswar S. Prasad Cornell University
Mary Amiti
Mary Amiti Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Kenneth Rogoff
Kenneth Rogoff Harvard University
Xiaobo Zhang
Xiaobo Zhang Peking University
Ernesto Stein
Ernesto Stein Inter-American Development Bank
Raymond Fisman
Raymond Fisman Boston University
Beata Smarzynska Javorcik
Beata Smarzynska Javorcik University of Oxford
M. Ayhan Kose
M. Ayhan Kose World Bank
Ravi Kanbur
Ravi Kanbur Cornell University

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