Timothy Besley

167 papers and 14.4k indexed citations i.

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Timothy Besley has authored 167 papers that have received a total of 14.4k indexed citations. This includes 113 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 47 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 34 papers in Sociology and Political Science. The topics of these papers are Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (46 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (25 papers) and Fiscal Policies and Political Economy (18 papers). Timothy Besley is often cited by papers focused on Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (46 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (25 papers) and Fiscal Policies and Political Economy (18 papers) and collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Timothy Besley's co-authors include Torsten Persson, Stephen Coate, Maitreesh Ghatak, Rohini Pande and Vijayendra Rao and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, American Economic Review and The Quarterly Journal of Economics

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