IZA Discussion Paper Downloads
The following is a list of the Top 10 paper downloads since April 2002 (the first month for which data are available).
See also the other Top 10 lists for IZA papers at SSRN and RePEc .
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All-Time Top 10 Downloads
Rank
Downloads
No.
Author(s)
Title
1
78119
1925
Eddy Lee ,
Marco Vivarelli
The Social Impact of Globalization in the Developing Countries
(published in: International Labour Review, 2006, 145(3), 167-184)
2
65531
3216
James J. Heckman ,
Paul A. LaFontaine
The American High School Graduation Rate: Trends and Levels
(published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92 (2), 244-262)
3
59704
4934
Sher Verick ,
Iyanatul Islam
The Great Recession of 2008-2009: Causes, Consequences and Policy Responses
(published in: Iyanatul Islam and Sher Verick (eds.), From the Great Recession to Labour Market Recovery: Issues, Evidence and Policy Options, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK; ILO/Palgrave Macmillan, 2010)
4
31703
3333
Lex Borghans ,
Angela Lee Duckworth ,
James J. Heckman ,
Bas ter Weel
The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits
(published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2008, 43 (4), 972-1059)
5
31016
938
Daniela Del Boca ,
Alessandra Venturini
Italian Migration
(published in: K. F. Zimmermann (ed.), European Migration - What Do We Know?, Oxford University Press, 2005)
6
28583
1588
Marco Caliendo ,
Sabine Kopeinig
Some Practical Guidance for the Implementation of Propensity Score Matching
(published in: Journal of Economic Surveys, 2008, 22(1), 31-72)
7
23459
3160
Thomas Cornelißen ,
Christian Pfeifer
The Impact of Participation in Sports on Educational Attainment: New Evidence from Germany
(published in: Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29 (1), 94-103)
8
22827
6112
D. Mark Anderson ,
Daniel I. Rees
Medical Marijuana Laws, Traffic Fatalities, and Alcohol Consumption
9
21186
1265
Thomas K. Bauer
High Performance Workplace Practices and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Europe
(published in: RWI-Mitteilungen, 2003/2004, 54/55 (1), 57-85)
10
18572
2313
Nauro F Campos ,
Francesco Giovannoni
Lobbying, Corruption and Political Influence
(published in: Public Choice, 2007, 131 (1), 1-21)
These are the statistics for last month:
Top Downloads for January 2005
Rank
Downloads
No.
Author(s)
Title
1
140
1431
Friedrich Schneider
The Size of the Shadow Economies of 145 Countries all over the World: First Results over the Period 1999 to 2003
(published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2007, 20 (3), 495 - 526)
2
110
1445
Olivier Bargain ,
Kristian Orsini
In-Work Policies in Europe: Killing Two Birds with One Stone?
(revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2006, 13 (6), 667-693)
3
96
1450
Matteo Cervellati ,
Piergiuseppe Fortunato ,
Uwe Sunde
Hobbes to Rousseau: Inequality, Institutions, and Development
(revised version published in: Economic Journal, 2008, 118(531), 1354-1384)
4
90
1469
Christian Dreger ,
Hans-Eggert Reimers
Health Care Expenditures in OECD Countries: A Panel Unit Root and Cointegration Analysis
(published in: International Journal of Applied Econometrics and Quantitative Studies, 2005, 2(2), 5-20 )
5
89
1453
Pedro Carneiro ,
James J. Heckman ,
Dimitriy V. Masterov
Labor Market Discrimination and Racial Differences in Premarket Factors
(published in: Journal of Law and Economics, 2006, 48(1), 1-39)
6
83
1452
Xin Meng ,
Bob Gregory ,
Youjuan Wang
Poverty, Inequality, and Growth in Urban China, 1986-2000
(published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2005, 33 (4), 710-729)
7
80
1459
Torbjørn Haegeland ,
Oddbjørn Raaum ,
Kjell G. Salvanes
Pupil Achievement, School Resources and Family Background
8
75
1464
Claus Schnabel ,
Joachim Wagner
Determinants of Union Membership in 18 EU Countries: Evidence from Micro Data, 2002/03
(published in: Industrial Relations Journal, 2007, 38 (1), 5-32)
9
73
1467
Marc Gurgand ,
David N. Margolis
Does Work Pay in France? Monetary Incentives and the Guaranteed Minimum Income
(published as 'Does work pay in France? Monetary incentives, hours constraints, and the guaranteed minimum' in: Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92 (7), 1669-1697)
10
68
1455
Olivier Bargain
On Modeling Household Labor Supply with Taxation
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