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
77877
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
65455
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
59499
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
31640
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
30968
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
28477
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
23386
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
22761
6112
D. Mark Anderson ,
Daniel I. Rees
Medical Marijuana Laws, Traffic Fatalities, and Alcohol Consumption
9
21145
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
18543
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 August 2005
Rank
Downloads
No.
Author(s)
Title
1
212
1540
Armin Falk ,
Josef Zweimüller
Unemployment and Right-Wing Extremist Crime
(published (with Andreas Kuhn) in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 2011, 113 (2), 260 - 285)
2
199
1700
James J. Heckman ,
Lance Lochner ,
Petra E. Todd
Earnings Functions, Rates of Return and Treatment Effects: The Mincer Equation and Beyond
(published in: E. Hanushek and F. Welch, eds., Handbook of the Economics of Education, North Holland: Amsterdam, 2006, 307-458)
3
173
1203
Armin Falk ,
Michael Kosfeld
Distrust – The Hidden Cost of Control
(published in: American Economic Review, 2006, 96 (5), 1611 - 1630)
4
123
1715
Amelie F. Constant ,
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Immigrant Performance and Selective Immigration Policy: A European Perspective
(published in: National Institute Economic Review, 2005, 194 (1), 94-105)
5
113
187
Thomas K. Bauer ,
Magnus Lofstrom ,
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Immigration Policy, Assimilation of Immigrants and Natives' Sentiments towards Immigrants: Evidence from 12 OECD-Countries
(published in: Swedish Economic Policy Review, 2000, 7 (2), 11-53; see IZA Reprints 87/01 )
6
98
1718
Werner Eichhorst ,
Regina Konle-Seidl
The Interaction of Labor Market Regulation and Labor Market Policies in Welfare State Reform
(published in: Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal, 2006, 28 (1), 1- 41; also available in Chinese)
7
91
1713
Alison L. Booth ,
Hiau Joo Kee
Birth Order Matters: The Effect of Family Size and Birth Order on Educational Attainment
(published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2009, 22 (2), 367-397)
8
88
702
M. Ayhan Kose ,
Eswar Prasad ,
Marco E. Terrones
How Does Globalization Affect the Synchronization of Business Cycles?
(published in: American Economic Review, 2003, 93 (2), 57-62)
9
87
1695
Roland Benabou ,
Jean Tirole
Incentives and Prosocial Behavior
(published in: American Economic Review, 2006, 96 (5), 1652-1678)
10
85
1708
Nina Smith ,
Valdemar Smith ,
Mette Verner
Do Women in Top Management Affect Firm Performance? A Panel Study of 2500 Danish Firms
(published in: International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 2006, 55 (7), 569 - 593 )
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