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
77745
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
65409
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
59375
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
31610
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
30936
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
28425
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
23341
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
22727
6112
D. Mark Anderson ,
Daniel I. Rees
Medical Marijuana Laws, Traffic Fatalities, and Alcohol Consumption
9
21118
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
18539
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 September 2006
Rank
Downloads
No.
Author(s)
Title
1
667
2311
Niclas Berggren ,
Henrik Jordahl ,
Panu Poutvaara
The Looks of a Winner: Beauty, Gender and Electoral Success
(published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94 (1-2), 8-15)
2
361
2275
Thomas Dohmen ,
Armin Falk ,
David Huffman ,
Uwe Sunde
Seemingly Irrelevant Events Affect Economic Perceptions and Expectations: The FIFA World Cup 2006 as a Natural Experiment
3
275
2205
Thomas Dohmen ,
Armin Falk ,
David Huffman ,
Uwe Sunde
Homo Reciprocans: Survey Evidence on Prevalence, Behavior and Success
(published in: The Economic Journal, 2009, 119 (536), 592 - 612)
4
245
2234
Stephen Machin ,
Sandra McNally ,
Olmo Silva
New Technology in Schools: Is There a Payoff?
(published in: Economic Journal, 2007, 117 (522), 1145-1167)
5
224
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
218
809
Simon Commander ,
Mari Kangasniemi ,
L. Alan Winters
The Brain Drain: Curse or Boon?
(published in: R. Baldwin and L. A. Winters (eds.), Challenges to Globalisation. NBER and University of Chicago Press, 2004)
7
204
1993
Miles Corak
Do Poor Children Become Poor Adults? Lessons from a Cross Country Comparison of Generational Earnings Mobility
(published in: Research on Economic Inequality, 2006, 13 (1), 143-188)
8
182
2279
Maria L. Loureiro ,
Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano ,
Daniela Vuri
Smoking Habits: Like Father, Like Son, Like Mother, Like Daughter
(published in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 72 (6), 717-743 )
9
172
2190
Eric I. Knudsen ,
James J. Heckman ,
Judy L. Cameron ,
Jack P. Shonkoff
Economic, Neurobiological and Behavioral Perspectives on Building America's Future Workforce
(published in: World Economics, 2006, 7 (3), 17 - 41)
10
160
2315
Friedrich Schneider
Shadow Economies and Corruption All Over the World: What Do We Really Know?
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