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
78168
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
65557
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
59764
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
31726
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
31026
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
28621
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
23476
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
22836
6112
D. Mark Anderson ,
Daniel I. Rees
Medical Marijuana Laws, Traffic Fatalities, and Alcohol Consumption
9
21205
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
18585
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 October 2006
Rank
Downloads
No.
Author(s)
Title
1
1392
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
1154
1640
Andrea Bassanini ,
Alison L. Booth ,
Giorgio Brunello ,
Maria De Paola ,
Edwin Leuven
Workplace Training in Europe
(published in: Brunello, Garibaldi and Wasmer (eds.), Education and Training in Europe, Oxford University Press, 2007, Ch. 8 - 13)
3
613
2353
James B. Rebitzer ,
Lowell J. Taylor
When Knowledge Is an Asset: Explaining the Organizational Structure of Large Law Firms
(published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2007, 25(2), 201-229)
4
440
491
Ralph Rotte ,
Christoph M. Schmidt
On the Production of Victory: Empirical Determinants of Battlefield Success in Modern War
(published in: Defence and Peace Economics, 2003, 14 (3), 175-192; see IZA Reprints 176/03 )
5
381
1005
Stephen Machin ,
Sandra McNally
The Literacy Hour
(published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92 (5-6), 1441-1462)
6
369
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 )
7
330
2365
Annette Bergemann ,
Gerard J. van den Berg
Active Labor Market Policy Effects for Women in Europe: A Survey
(published in: Annales d'Economie et de Statistique, 2008, 91/92, 385-408)
8
322
938
Daniela Del Boca ,
Alessandra Venturini
Italian Migration
(published in: K. F. Zimmermann (ed.), European Migration - What Do We Know?, Oxford University Press, 2005)
9
290
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)
10
288
1827
Patrick A. Puhani ,
Andrea M. Weber
Does the Early Bird Catch the Worm? Instrumental Variable Estimates of Educational Effects of Age of School Entry in Germany
(published in: Empirical Economics, 2007, 32 (2-3), 359-386)
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