2026 Simon J. Evenett: 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	35	2922	2647	48	47	344	6690

Overview

Simon J. Evenett is affiliated with the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on economics, econometrics, and finance, with a significant emphasis on global trade and economic dynamics affected by recent world events.

Their main fields of study include:

Economics, Econometrics and Finance

The subfields covering their work are:

Economics and Econometrics
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Strategy and Management
Political Science and International Relations
Sociology and Political Science

The key topics of their research include:

Global trade and economics
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
Corruption and Economic Development
International Development and Aid
Employment and Welfare Studies
Public Procurement and Policy
Corporate Finance and Governance

Simon J. Evenett has published extensively in various venues, notably:

SSRN Electronic Journal
World Economy
Intereconomics
Journal of International Business Policy
Journal of World Trade

Among their recent papers are:

Sicken thy neighbour: The initial trade policy response to COVID-19 (2020, World Economy)
Trade policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis: Evidence from a new data set (2021, World Economy)
Chinese whispers: COVID-19, global supply chains in essential goods, and public policy (2020, Journal of International Business Policy)
The return of industrial policy in data (2024, World Economy)
Geopolitics, conflict, and decoupling: evidence of Western divestment from Russia during 2022 (2023, Journal of International Business Policy)

Their collaborative work is reflected in frequent co-authorship with:

Michèle Ruta
Johannes Fritz
Bernard Hoekman
Nadia Rocha
Niccolò Pisani

Simon J. Evenett has also contributed to several book publications. Notable publishers and books include:

St.Gallen University of Teacher Education:
- COVID-19 and Trade Policy: Why Turning Inward Won't Work. (2020)
- Revitalising Multilateralism: Pragmatic Ideas for the New WTO Director-General. (2020)
- Collateral Damage: Cross-Border Fallout from Pandemic Policy Overdrive. The 26th Global Trade Alert Report. (2020)
World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks:
- The Covid-19 Vaccine Production Club: Will Value Chains Temper Nationalism? (2021)
- COVID-19-Era Trade Policy Interventions Affecting Medical Goods: Form, Frequency, Duration, and Scale (2022)

Best Publications

On Theories Explaining the Success of the Gravity Equation

Simon J. Evenett;Wolfgang Keller

1726
Citations
Government procurement : market access, transparency, and multilateral trade rules

Simon J. Evenett;Simon J. Evenett;Bernard M. Hoekman;Bernard M. Hoekman

272
Citations
Export Growth in Developing Countries: Market Entry and Bilateral Trade Flows

Simon J. Evenett;Anthony J. Venables

268
Citations
Protectionism, state discrimination, and international business since the onset of the Global Financial Crisis

Simon J Evenett

234
Citations
COVID-19 and Trade Policy: Why Turning Inward Won’t Work.

Simon Evenett;Richard E. Baldwin

231
Citations
World development report 1999/2000 : entering the 21st century

Marianne Fay;Weiping Wu;Simon Evenett;Vernon Henderson

228
Citations
International Cartel Enforcement: Lessons from the 1990s

Simon J. Evenett;Margaret C. Levenstein;Valerie Y. Suslow

192
Citations
The Collapse of Global Trade, Murky Protectionism, and the Crisis: Recommendations for the G20

Simon J. Evenett;Richard Baldwin

181
Citations
The Deterrent Effect of National Anti-Cartel Laws: Evidence from the International Vitamins Cartel

Julian L. Clarke;Simon J. Evenett

105
Citations
The Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions Wave of the Late 1990s

Simon Evenett

86
Citations
Trade Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis : Evidence from a New Data Set

Simon J. Evenett;Matteo Fiorini;Johannes Fritz;Bernard M. Hoekman

78
Citations
Sicken thy neighbour: The initial trade policy response to COVID-19

Simon J. Evenett

77
Citations
The Politicisation of EC Anti-dumping Policy: Member States, Their Votes and the European Commission

Simon J. Evenett;Edwin Vermulst

70
Citations
Multilateralizing Regionalism: Beyond tariffs: multilateralizing non-tariff RTA commitments

Richard Baldwin;Simon Evenett;Patrick Low

63
Citations
A comparative analysis of selected provisions in free trade agreements

Jacques Bourgeois;Kamala Dawar;Simon J Evenett

63
Citations
Industrial policy choice during the crisis era

Vinod K. Aggarwal;Simon J. Evenett

57
Citations
Chinese whispers: COVID-19, global supply chains in essential goods, and public policy

Simon J. Evenett

57
Citations
VALUE CREATION AND TRADE IN 21ST CENTURY MANUFACTURING

Richard E. Baldwin;Simon J. Evenett

48
Citations
The Impact of Economic Sanctions on South African Exports

Simon J. Evenett

48
Citations
International Cooperation and the Reform of Public Procurement Policies

Simon J. Evenett;Simon J. Evenett;Bernard M. Hoekman;Bernard M. Hoekman

38
Citations
Rebalancing the global economy : a primer for policymaking

Stijn Claessens;Simon Evenett;Bernard Hoekman

27
Citations
Antitrust goes global : what future for transatlantic cooperation?

Simon J. Evenett;Alexander Lehmann;Benn Steil

27
Citations
Global Economic Prospects 2003

Simon J. Evenett;Benno Ferrarini

15
Citations
Economic development and multilateral trade cooperation

Simon J. Evenett;Bernard M. Hoekman

4
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard Hoekman European University Institute

Richard E. Baldwin IMD Business School

Michele Ruta International Monetary Fund

Robert M. Stern University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Anthony J. Venables University of Manchester

Gabriel Felbermayr Austrian Institute of Economic Research

John Whalley University of Western Ontario

Will Martin International Food Policy Research Institute

Kym Anderson University of Adelaide

André Sapir Université Libre de Bruxelles

External Links

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