So last night I checked in to see how many times Google could find citations of my 1999 Journal of Urban Economics study "Do States Play Welfare Games?" (yes, they do) with David Figlio, PhD of the University of Florida and Van Kolpin, PhD of the University of Oregon.
What surprised me was that Google alone could find 142 citations by economists, political scientists and policy wonks around the world. I had no idea the paper would end up being so well-received. It seems to have become part of the foundation of economic literature internationally that substantiates the idea that subnational governments do "game" or compete with one another on different policies, in my case a welfare "race to the bottom."
What also surprised me was that the study is not only being cited by other academic studies, but also sizeable policy books internationally. So, for fun, I've changed the Paul Theroux book feature over on the right margin to different books that have cited my welfare study.
This is just further proof that Jill's family is attracted to brilliant economists!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
Hey, your Mom is impressed!!
Post a Comment