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William F. Maloney

William F. Maloney

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
53
Citations
17362
World Ranking
1164
National Ranking
704

William F. Maloney 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 William F. Maloney sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 174 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William F. Maloney 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 William F. Maloney sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

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

    William F. Maloney

  • Natural Resources, Neither Curse nor Destiny

    Daniel Lederman;William F. Maloney

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

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

  • Trade structure and growth

    Daniel Lederman;William F. Maloney

  • Measuring the Impact of Minimum Wages. Evidence from Latin America

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

  • Poverty Reduction and Growth: Virtuous and Vicious Circles

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

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

    Xavier Cirera;William F. Maloney

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

    Mariano Bosch;William F. Maloney

  • Lessons from NAFTA for Latin America and the Caribbean

    Daniel Lederman;William F. Maloney;Luis Serven

  • R&D and Development

    Daniel Lederman;William F. Maloney

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

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

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

    Wendy V. Cunningham;William F. Maloney

  • 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

  • Harvesting Prosperity: Technology and Productivity Growth in Agriculture

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

  • Securing Our Future in a Global Economy

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

  • Missed opportunities - innovation and resource-based growth in Latin America

    William F. Maloney

  • In Search of the Missing Resource Curse

    Daniel Lederman;William F. Maloney

  • Informalidad : escape y exclusion

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

  • 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

  • Measuring the Impact of Minimum Wages

    William F. Maloney;Jairo Nuñez Mendez

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis Servén
Luis Servén Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros
Keith O. Fuglie
Keith O. Fuglie United States Department of Agriculture
Menzie David Chinn
Menzie David Chinn University of Wisconsin–Madison
Aart Kraay
Aart Kraay World Bank
Robert Mendelsohn
Robert Mendelsohn Yale University
Harold Alderman
Harold Alderman International Food Policy Research Institute
Francisco H. G. Ferreira
Francisco H. G. Ferreira London School of Economics and Political Science
Suman L. Jain
Suman L. Jain Indian Institute of Petroleum
Ariel Dinar
Ariel Dinar University of California, Riverside

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