Simon Johnson
Center for Economic and Policy Research
Affiliation Center for Economic and Policy Research Top Publications The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation (2001) – 8,645 citations The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation: Reply (2012) – 6,084 citations Institutions as the Fundamental Cause of Long-Run Growth (2004) – 3,133 citations Reversal of Fortune: Geography and Institutions in ... <a title="Simon Johnson" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/simon-johnson/" aria-label="Read more about Simon Johnson">Read more</a>
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Affiliation
Center for Economic and Policy Research
Top Publications
- The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation (2001) - 8,645 citations
- The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation: Reply (2012) - 6,084 citations
- Institutions as the Fundamental Cause of Long-Run Growth (2004) - 3,133 citations
- Reversal of Fortune: Geography and Institutions in the Making of the Modern World Income Distribution (2002) - 2,789 citations
- The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation (2000) - 2,719 citations
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- Full name
- Simon Johnson
- ORCID
- 0009-0003-7488-673X
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5111446264
Research interests
- Economic Growth and Productivity, Historical Economic and Social Studies, Culture, Economy, and Development Studies, Global Financial Crisis and Policies, Corruption and Economic Development
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- The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation ↗2001 · American Economic Review8,645OpenAlex citations
- The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation: Reply ↗2012 · American Economic Review6,084OpenAlex citations
- Institutions as the Fundamental Cause of Long-Run Growth ↗2004 · National Bureau of Economic Research3,133OpenAlex citations
- Reversal of Fortune: Geography and Institutions in the Making of the Modern World Income Distribution ↗2002 · The Quarterly Journal of Economics2,789OpenAlex citations
- The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation ↗2000 · SSRN Electronic Journal2,719OpenAlex citations
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- The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation ↗2001 · American Economic Review
- The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation: Reply ↗2012 · American Economic Review
- Institutions as the Fundamental Cause of Long-Run Growth ↗2004 · National Bureau of Economic Research
- Reversal of Fortune: Geography and Institutions in the Making of the Modern World Income Distribution ↗2002 · The Quarterly Journal of Economics
- The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation ↗2000 · SSRN Electronic Journal
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