2026 William F. Maloney: 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	53	1164	1035	704	609	174	17362

Overview

William F. Maloney is affiliated with the World Bank in the United States and focuses on research spanning social sciences, economics, econometrics and finance, as well as business, management, and accounting. Their work intersects multiple subfields, including political science and international relations, strategy and management, economics and econometrics, sociology and political science, and public administration.

The scientist's research topics prominently include political influence and corporate strategies, social policy and reform studies, regional economics and spatial analysis, economic growth and productivity, regional development and policy, policy transfer and learning, and youth education and societal dynamics.

Recent published papers by William F. Maloney cover various aspects of interest groups, labor markets, and business-citizen interactions. Notable works include:

The Comparative Interest Group-survey project: design, practical lessons, and data sets, 2020, Interest Groups & Advocacy
Varieties of Capitalism and labour market opportunities for the youth, 2020, European Journal of Government and Economics
Looking for 'Voice' in Business and Citizen Groups: Who's Being Heard?, 2021, Political Studies
A matter of information, discussion and consequences? Exploring the accountability practices of interest groups in the EU, 2021, Interest Groups & Advocacy
Replication package for: Improving Management with Individual and Group-Based Consulting: Results from a Randomized Experiment in Colombia, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

William F. Maloney frequently collaborates with a number of coauthors. These include Arti Grover Goswami, Leonardo Iacovone, David McKenzie, Guillermo Beylis, and Guillermo Vuletin.

The scientist's work has been published in several venues, with frequent appearances in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Interest Groups & Advocacy, European Journal of Government and Economics, and Political Studies.

William F. Maloney has contributed multiple book publications, mainly with The World Bank eBooks. Titles include:

Latin America and the Caribbean Economic Review, October 2023 - Wired: Digital Connectivity for Inclusion and Growth (2023)
Place, Productivity, and Prosperity: Revisiting Spatially Targeted Policies for Regional Development (2022)
Latin America and the Caribbean Economic Review, April 2024: Competition: The Missing Ingredient for Growth? (2024)
The Promise of Integration: Opportunities in a Changing Global Economy (2023)

Additional books published under Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks and World Bank policy research working paper include work on firm connectivity and competition as well as transformational entrepreneurship for jobs and growth.

Best Publications

Informality: Exit and Exclusion

Guillermo E. Perry;William F. Maloney;Omar S. Arias;Pablo Fajnzylber

1674
Citations
Does Informality Imply Segmentation in Urban Labor Markets? Evidence from Sectoral Transitions in Mexico

William F. Maloney

1108
Citations
Natural Resources, Neither Curse nor Destiny

Daniel Lederman;William F. Maloney

993
Citations
From natural resources to the knowledge economy : trade and job quality

David de Ferranti;Guillermo E. Perry;Daniel Lederman;William E. Maloney

880
Citations
Trade structure and growth

Daniel Lederman;William F. Maloney

641
Citations
Measuring the Impact of Minimum Wages. Evidence from Latin America

William F. Maloney;Jairo Nunez;Wendy Cunningham;Norbert Fiess

601
Citations
Poverty Reduction and Growth: Virtuous and Vicious Circles

Omar S. Arias;William F. Maloney;J. Humberto Lopez;Guillermo E. Perry

568
Citations
The Innovation Paradox: Developing-Country Capabilities and the Unrealized Promise of Technological Catch-Up

Xavier Cirera;William F. Maloney

511
Citations
Comparative analysis of labor market dynamics using markov processes: an application to informality

Mariano Bosch;William F. Maloney

478
Citations
Lessons from NAFTA for Latin America and the Caribbean

Daniel Lederman;William F. Maloney;Luis Serven

462
Citations
R&D and Development

Daniel Lederman;William F. Maloney

432
Citations
Does formality improve micro-firm performance? Evidence from the Brazilian SIMPLES program

Pablo Fajnzylber;William F. Maloney;Gabriel V. Montes-Rojas

386
Citations
Heterogeneity among Mexico’s Microenterprises: An Application of Factor and Cluster Analysis*

Wendy V. Cunningham;William F. Maloney

289
Citations
Stromal cell-derived factor-1 binding to its chemokine receptor CXCR4 on precursor cells promotes the chemotactic recruitment, development and survival of human osteoclasts

Lorinda M. Wright;William Maloney;Xuefeng Yu;Libby Kindle

287
Citations
Harvesting Prosperity: Technology and Productivity Growth in Agriculture

Keith Fuglie;Madhur Gautam;Aparajita Goyal;William F. Maloney

283
Citations
Securing Our Future in a Global Economy

David De Ferranti;Guillermo E. Perry;Indermit S. Gill;Luis Serven

258
Citations
Missed opportunities - innovation and resource-based growth in Latin America

William F. Maloney

257
Citations
In Search of the Missing Resource Curse

Daniel Lederman;William F. Maloney

257
Citations
Informalidad : escape y exclusion

Guillermo E. Perry;William F. Maloney;Omar S. Arias;Pablo Fajnzylber

240
Citations
Microenterprise Dynamics in Developing Countries: How Similar are They to Those in the Industrialized World? Evidence from Mexico

Pablo Fajnzylber;William Maloney;Gabriel Montes Rojas

234
Citations
Measuring the Impact of Minimum Wages

William F. Maloney;Jairo Nuñez Mendez

141
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Lederman World Bank

Luis Servén Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros

Keith O. Fuglie United States Department of Agriculture

Menzie David Chinn University of Wisconsin–Madison

Aart Kraay World Bank

Robert Mendelsohn Yale University

Harold Alderman International Food Policy Research Institute

Francisco H. G. Ferreira London School of Economics and Political Science

Suman L. Jain Indian Institute of Petroleum

Ariel Dinar University of California, Riverside

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