Stephen Knack
(deceased)Personal Details
First Name: | Stephen |
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Last Name: | Knack |
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RePEc Short-ID: | pkn35 |
Terminal Degree: | 1991 Department of Economics; University of Maryland (from RePEc Genealogy) |
This person is deceased (Date: May 2019) |
Research output
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- Knack,Stephen & Parks,Bradley Christopher & Harutyunyan,Ani & DiLorenzo,Matthew, 2020. "How Does the World Bank Influence the Development Policy Priorities of Low-Income and Lower-Middle Income Countries ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9225, The World Bank.
- Dobronogov,Anton & Knack,Stephen & Wilson,James Michael, 2020. "Moving Up the Ladder : An Analysis of IDA Graduation Policy," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9208, The World Bank.
- Annen,Kurt & Knack,Stephen, 2019.
"Better Policies from Policy-Selective Aid ?,"
Policy Research Working Paper Series
8889, The World Bank.
- Kurt Annen & Stephen Knack, 2021. "Better Policies from Policy-Selective Aid?," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 35(4), pages 829-844.
- de la Cuesta,Brandon & Milner,Helen V. & Nielson,Daniel Lafayette & Knack,Stephen, 2017. "Taxation without representation ? experimental evidence from Ghana and Uganda on citizen action toward taxes, oil, and aid," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8137, The World Bank.
- Knack,Stephen & Biletska,Nataliya & Kacker,Kanishka, 2017. "Deterring kickbacks and encouraging entry in public procurement markets : evidence from firm surveys in 88 developing countries," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8078, The World Bank.
- Sebastian Galiani & Stephen Knack & Lixin Colin Xu & Ben Zou, 2016.
"The Effect of Aid on Growth: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment,"
NBER Working Papers
22164, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Sebastian Galiani & Stephen Knack & Lixin Colin Xu & Ben Zou, 2017. "The effect of aid on growth: evidence from a Quasi-experiment," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 22(1), pages 1-33, March.
- Galiani, Sebastian & Knack, Stephen & Xu, Lixin Colin & Zou, Ben, 2014. "The effect of aid on growth : evidence from a quasi-experiment," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6865, The World Bank.
- Eichenauer,Vera & Knack,Stephen, 2016.
"Poverty and policy selectivity of World Bank trust funds,"
Policy Research Working Paper Series
7731, The World Bank.
- Vera Z. Eichenauer & Stephen Knack, 2018. "Poverty and Policy Selectivity of World Bank Trust Funds," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 30(4), pages 707-712, May.
- Knack,Stephen & Xu,L. Colin, 2015.
"Unbundling institutions for external finance : worldwide firm-level evidence,"
Policy Research Working Paper Series
7287, The World Bank.
- Knack, Steve & Xu, Lixin Colin, 2017. "Unbundling institutions for external finance: Worldwide firm-level evidence," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 215-232.
- Eichenauer, Vera & Knack, Stephen, 2015. "Bilateralizing multilateral aid? Aid allocation by World Bank trust funds," VfS Annual Conference 2015 (Muenster): Economic Development - Theory and Policy 113211, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
- Reinsberg,Bernhard Wilfried & Michaelowa,Katharina & Knack,Stephen, 2015. "Which donors, which funds ? the choice of multilateral funds by bilateral donors at the World Bank," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7441, The World Bank.
- Lode Smets & Stephen Knack, 2015. "World Bank lending and the quality of public sector governance," Working Papers of LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance 504165, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance.
- Smets,Lodewijk & Knack,Stephen, 2015.
"World Bank policy lending and the quality of public sector governance,"
Policy Research Working Paper Series
7267, The World Bank.
- Lodewijk Smets & Stephen Knack, 2018. "World Bank Policy Lending and the Quality of Public-Sector Governance," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 67(1), pages 29-54.
- Annen,Kurt & Knack,Stephen, 2015.
"On the delegation of aid implementation to multilateral agencies,"
Policy Research Working Paper Series
7455, The World Bank.
- Annen, Kurt & Knack, Stephen, 2018. "On the delegation of aid implementation to multilateral agencies," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 133(C), pages 295-305.
- Smets, Lodewijk & Knack, Stephen, 2014.
"World Bank lending and the quality of economic policy,"
Policy Research Working Paper Series
6924, The World Bank.
- Lodewijk Smets & Stephen Knack, 2016. "World Bank Lending and the Quality of Economic Policy," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 52(1), pages 72-91, January.
- Knack, Stephen & Xu, Lixin Colin & Zou, Ben, 2014. "Interactions among donors'aid allocations : evidence from an exogenous World Bank income threshold," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7039, The World Bank.
- Knack, Stephen, 2013.
"Building or bypassing recipient country systems : are donors defying the Paris declaration ?,"
Policy Research Working Paper Series
6423, The World Bank.
- Stephen Knack, 2014. "Building or Bypassing Recipient Country Systems: Are Donors Defying the Paris Declaration?," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(6), pages 839-854, June.
- Knack, Stephen, 2013. "It's only words : validating the CPIA governance assessments," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6526, The World Bank.
- Knack, Stephen & Smets, Lodewijk, 2012.
"Aid tying and donor fragmentation,"
Policy Research Working Paper Series
5934, The World Bank.
- Knack, Stephen & Smets, Lodewijk, 2013. "Aid Tying and Donor Fragmentation," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 63-76.
- Smets, Lodewijk & Knack, Stephen & Molenaers, Nadia, 2012.
"Political ideology, quality at entry and the success of economic reform programs,"
Policy Research Working Paper Series
6130, The World Bank.
- Lodewijk Smets & Stephen Knack & Nadia Molenaers, 2013. "Political ideology, quality at entry and the success of economic reform programs," The Review of International Organizations, Springer, vol. 8(4), pages 447-476, December.
- Knack, Stephen, 2012. "When do donors trust recipient country systems ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6019, The World Bank.
- Balan, David J. & Knack, Stephen, 2011.
"The correlation between human capital and morality and its effect on economic performance : theory and evidence,"
Policy Research Working Paper Series
5720, The World Bank.
- Balan, David J. & Knack, Stephen, 2012. "The correlation between human capital and morality and its effect on economic performance: Theory and evidence," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 40(3), pages 457-475.
- Heckelman, Jac C. & Knack, Stephen & Rogers, F. Halsey, 2011. "Crossing the threshold : an analysis of IBRD graduation policy," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5531, The World Bank.
- Knack, Stephen & Rogers, F. Halsey & Eubank, Nicholas, 2010.
"Aid quality and donor rankings,"
Policy Research Working Paper Series
5290, The World Bank.
- Knack, Stephen & Rogers, F. Halsey & Eubank, Nicholas, 2011. "Aid Quality and Donor Rankings," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 39(11), pages 1907-1917.
- Knack, Stephen & Eubank, Nicholas, 2009. "Aid and trust in country systems," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5005, The World Bank.
- Dang, Hai-Anh & Knack, Steve & Rogers, Halsey, 2009.
"International aid and financial crises in donor countries,"
Policy Research Working Paper Series
5162, The World Bank.
- Dang, Hai-Anh & Knack, Stephen & Rogers, F. Halsey, 2013. "International aid and financial crises in donor countries," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 32(C), pages 232-250.
- Knack, Stephen & Rahman, Aminur, 2008. "Donor fragmentation," MPRA Paper 28043, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Paxton, Pamela & Knack, Stephen, 2008. "Individual and country-level factors affecting support for foreign aid," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4714, The World Bank.
- Knack, Stephen, 2008.
"Sovereign rents and the quality of tax policy and administration,"
Policy Research Working Paper Series
4773, The World Bank.
- Knack, Stephen, 2009. "Sovereign rents and quality of tax policy and administration," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 37(3), pages 359-371, September.
- Langbein, Laura & Knack, Stephen, 2008. "The worldwide governance indicators and tautology : causally related separable concepts, indicators of a common cause, or both ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4669, The World Bank.
- Knack, Stephen, 2006. "Measuring corruption in Eastern Europe and Central Asia : a critique of the cross-country indicators," Policy Research Working Paper Series 3968, The World Bank.
- Heckelman, Jac & Knack, Stephen, 2005.
"Foreign aid and market-liberalizing reform,"
Policy Research Working Paper Series
3557, The World Bank.
- Jac C. Heckelman & Stephen Knack, 2008. "Foreign Aid and Market‐Liberalizing Reform," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 75(299), pages 524-548, August.
- Knack,Stephen & Rahman, Aminur, 2004.
"Donor fragmentation and bureaucratic quality in aid recipients,"
Policy Research Working Paper Series
3186, The World Bank.
- Knack, Stephen & Rahman, Aminur, 2007. "Donor fragmentation and bureaucratic quality in aid recipients," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 83(1), pages 176-197, May.
- Knack, Stephen, 2004. "Empowerment as a zero-sum game," MPRA Paper 28069, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2005.
- Knack, Stephen & Kropf, Martha, 2003. "Roll-off at the top of the ballot: intentional undervoting in American presidential elections," MPRA Paper 27253, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen, 2003.
"Social capital, social norms and the New Institutional Economics,"
MPRA Paper
25025, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2004.
- Philip Keefer & Stephen Knack, 2008. "Social Capital, Social Norms and the New Institutional Economics," Springer Books, in: Claude Ménard & Mary M. Shirley (ed.), Handbook of New Institutional Economics, chapter 27, pages 701-725, Springer.
- Philip Keefer & Stephen Knack, 2005. "Social Capital, Social Norms and the New Institutional Economics," Springer Books, in: Claude Menard & Mary M. Shirley (ed.), Handbook of New Institutional Economics, chapter 27, pages 701-725, Springer.
- Knack, Stephen, 2003. "Does Foreign Aid Promote Democracy?," MPRA Paper 24855, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Knack, Stephen & Kropf, Martha, 2003. "Voided Ballot in the 1996 Presidential Election: A County-Level Analysis," MPRA Paper 24895, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Knack, Stephen & Kropf, Martha, 2003. "Viewers like you: community norms and contributions to public broadcasting," MPRA Paper 27248, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Knack, Stephen & Kugler, Mark & Manning, Nick, 2002. "Second generation governance indicators," MPRA Paper 25029, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2003.
- Knack, Stephen & Kropf, Martha, 2002. "Who Uses Inferior Voting Technology?," MPRA Paper 27241, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Knack, Stephen, 2002. "Social capital, growth and poverty: a survey of cross-country evidence," MPRA Paper 24893, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 0200.
- Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen, 2002. "Social polarization, social institutions, and country creditworthiness," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2920, The World Bank.
- Knack, Stephen, 2002. "Governance and growth: measurement and evidence," MPRA Paper 28050, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen, 2002. "Boondoogles and expropriation : rent-sseking and policy distortion when property rights are insecure," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2910, The World Bank.
- Knack, Stephen & Zak, Paul J., 2001. "Building trust: public policy, interpersonal trust and economic development," MPRA Paper 25055, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Knack, Stephen, 2001. "Trust, assocational life, and economic performance," MPRA Paper 27247, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Clague, Christopher & Gleason, Suzanne & Knack, Stephen, 2001. "Determinants of lasting democracy in poor countries," MPRA Paper 28048, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Stephen Knack & Nick Manning, 2000. "Toward More Operationally Relevant Indicators of Governance," World Bank Publications - Reports 11407, The World Bank Group.
- Anand Swamy & Stephen Knack & Young Lee & Omar Azfar, 2000.
"Gender and Corruption,"
Center for Development Economics
158, Department of Economics, Williams College.
- Swamy, Anand & Knack, Stephen & Lee, Young & Azfar, Omar, 2001. "Gender and corruption," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 64(1), pages 25-55, February.
- Anand V. Swamy & Stephen Knack & Young Lee & Omar Azfar, 2000. "Gender and Corruption," Department of Economics Working Papers 2000-10, Department of Economics, Williams College.
- Knack, Stephen, 2000. "Aid dependence and the quality of governance : a cross-country empirical analysis," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2396, The World Bank.
- Knack, Stephen & James, White, 2000. "Election-day registration and turnout inequality," MPRA Paper 27244, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Knack, Stephen, 2000. "Social capital and the quality of Government : evidence from the U.S. States," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2504, The World Bank.
- Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen, 2000.
"Polarization, politics, and property rights : links between inequality and growth,"
Policy Research Working Paper Series
2418, The World Bank.
- Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen, 2002. "Polarization, Politics and Property Rights: Links between Inequality and Growth," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 111(1-2), pages 127-154, March.
- Knack, Stephen & Azfar, Omar, 2000. "Are larger countries really more corrupt?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2470, The World Bank.
- Clague, Christopher & Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen & Olson, Mancur, 1999. "Contract Intensive Money," MPRA Paper 25717, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Knack, Stephen & White, James, 1998. "Did states' motor voter programs help the Democrats?," MPRA Paper 28052, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Knack, Stephen, 1998. "Drivers Wanted: Motor Voter and the Election of 1996," MPRA Paper 24983, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised Jun 1999.
- Knack, Stephen, 1998. "Election Day Registration: The Second Wave," MPRA Paper 25011, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 1999.
- Knack, Stephen & Kropf, Martha, 1998. "For shame! The effect of community cooperative context on the probability of voting," MPRA Paper 27258, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Knack, Stephen, 1997. "The reappearing American voter why did turnout rise in '92?," MPRA Paper 27250, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Clague, Christopher & Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen & Olson, Mancur, 1996.
"Property and Contract Rights in Autocracies and Democracies,"
MPRA Paper
25720, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Clague, Christopher & Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen & Olson, Mancur, 1996. "Property and Contract Rights in Autocracies and Democracies," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 1(2), pages 243-276, June.
- Knack, Stephen & Keefer, Philip, 1996. "Does inequality harm growth only in democracies? A replication and extension," MPRA Paper 25043, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Knack, Stephen & Keefer, Philip, 1995. "Institutions and Economic Performance: Cross-Country Tests Using Alternative Institutional Indicators," MPRA Paper 23118, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Knack, Stephen, 1993. "Does motor voter work? Evidence from state-level data," MPRA Paper 28079, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 1994.
- Knack, Stephen, 1992. "Civic norms, social sanctions and voting turnout," MPRA Paper 28080, University Library of Munich, Germany.
Articles
- Kurt Annen & Stephen Knack, 2021.
"Better Policies from Policy-Selective Aid?,"
The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 35(4), pages 829-844.
- Annen,Kurt & Knack,Stephen, 2019. "Better Policies from Policy-Selective Aid ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8889, The World Bank.
- Stephen Knack & Nataliya Biletska & Kanishka Kacker, 2019. "Deterring Kickbacks and Encouraging Entry in Public Procurement Markets: Evidence from Firm Surveys in 90 Developing Countries," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 33(2), pages 287-309.
- Annen, Kurt & Knack, Stephen, 2018.
"On the delegation of aid implementation to multilateral agencies,"
Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 133(C), pages 295-305.
- Annen,Kurt & Knack,Stephen, 2015. "On the delegation of aid implementation to multilateral agencies," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7455, The World Bank.
- Lodewijk Smets & Stephen Knack, 2018.
"World Bank Policy Lending and the Quality of Public-Sector Governance,"
Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 67(1), pages 29-54.
- Smets,Lodewijk & Knack,Stephen, 2015. "World Bank policy lending and the quality of public sector governance," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7267, The World Bank.
- Vera Z. Eichenauer & Stephen Knack, 2018.
"Poverty and Policy Selectivity of World Bank Trust Funds,"
Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 30(4), pages 707-712, May.
- Eichenauer,Vera & Knack,Stephen, 2016. "Poverty and policy selectivity of World Bank trust funds," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7731, The World Bank.
- Knack, Steve & Xu, Lixin Colin, 2017.
"Unbundling institutions for external finance: Worldwide firm-level evidence,"
Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 215-232.
- Knack,Stephen & Xu,L. Colin, 2015. "Unbundling institutions for external finance : worldwide firm-level evidence," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7287, The World Bank.
- Sebastian Galiani & Stephen Knack & Lixin Colin Xu & Ben Zou, 2017.
"The effect of aid on growth: evidence from a Quasi-experiment,"
Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 22(1), pages 1-33, March.
- Sebastian Galiani & Stephen Knack & Lixin Colin Xu & Ben Zou, 2016. "The Effect of Aid on Growth: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment," NBER Working Papers 22164, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Galiani, Sebastian & Knack, Stephen & Xu, Lixin Colin & Zou, Ben, 2014. "The effect of aid on growth : evidence from a quasi-experiment," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6865, The World Bank.
- Reinsberg, Bernhard & Michaelowa, Katharina & Knack, Stephen, 2017. "Which Donors, Which Funds? Bilateral Donors' Choice of Multilateral Funds at the World Bank," International Organization, Cambridge University Press, vol. 71(4), pages 767-802, October.
- Lodewijk Smets & Stephen Knack, 2016.
"World Bank Lending and the Quality of Economic Policy,"
Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 52(1), pages 72-91, January.
- Smets, Lodewijk & Knack, Stephen, 2014. "World Bank lending and the quality of economic policy," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6924, The World Bank.
- Stephen Knack, 2014.
"Building or Bypassing Recipient Country Systems: Are Donors Defying the Paris Declaration?,"
Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(6), pages 839-854, June.
- Knack, Stephen, 2013. "Building or bypassing recipient country systems : are donors defying the Paris declaration ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6423, The World Bank.
- Lodewijk Smets & Stephen Knack & Nadia Molenaers, 2013.
"Political ideology, quality at entry and the success of economic reform programs,"
The Review of International Organizations, Springer, vol. 8(4), pages 447-476, December.
- Smets, Lodewijk & Knack, Stephen & Molenaers, Nadia, 2012. "Political ideology, quality at entry and the success of economic reform programs," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6130, The World Bank.
- Knack, Stephen & Smets, Lodewijk, 2013.
"Aid Tying and Donor Fragmentation,"
World Development, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 63-76.
- Knack, Stephen & Smets, Lodewijk, 2012. "Aid tying and donor fragmentation," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5934, The World Bank.
- Knack, Stephen, 2013. "Aid and donor trust in recipient country systems," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 101(C), pages 316-329.
- Dang, Hai-Anh & Knack, Stephen & Rogers, F. Halsey, 2013.
"International aid and financial crises in donor countries,"
European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 32(C), pages 232-250.
- Dang, Hai-Anh & Knack, Steve & Rogers, Halsey, 2009. "International aid and financial crises in donor countries," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5162, The World Bank.
- Stephen Knack & F. Rogers & Jac Heckelman, 2012. "Crossing the threshold: A positive analysis of IBRD graduation policy," The Review of International Organizations, Springer, vol. 7(2), pages 145-176, June.
- Balan, David J. & Knack, Stephen, 2012.
"The correlation between human capital and morality and its effect on economic performance: Theory and evidence,"
Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 40(3), pages 457-475.
- Balan, David J. & Knack, Stephen, 2011. "The correlation between human capital and morality and its effect on economic performance : theory and evidence," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5720, The World Bank.
- Knack, Stephen & Rogers, F. Halsey & Eubank, Nicholas, 2011.
"Aid Quality and Donor Rankings,"
World Development, Elsevier, vol. 39(11), pages 1907-1917.
- Knack, Stephen & Rogers, F. Halsey & Eubank, Nicholas, 2010. "Aid quality and donor rankings," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5290, The World Bank.
- Laura Langbein & Stephen Knack, 2010. "The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Six, One, or None?," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(2), pages 350-370.
- Knack, Stephen, 2009.
"Sovereign rents and quality of tax policy and administration,"
Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 37(3), pages 359-371, September.
- Knack, Stephen, 2008. "Sovereign rents and the quality of tax policy and administration," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4773, The World Bank.
- Jac C. Heckelman & Stephen Knack, 2009. "Aid, Economic Freedom, And Growth," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 27(1), pages 46-53, January.
- Jac C. Heckelman & Stephen Knack, 2008.
"Foreign Aid and Market‐Liberalizing Reform,"
Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 75(299), pages 524-548, August.
- Heckelman, Jac & Knack, Stephen, 2005. "Foreign aid and market-liberalizing reform," Policy Research Working Paper Series 3557, The World Bank.
- Knack, Stephen & Rahman, Aminur, 2007.
"Donor fragmentation and bureaucratic quality in aid recipients,"
Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 83(1), pages 176-197, May.
- Knack,Stephen & Rahman, Aminur, 2004. "Donor fragmentation and bureaucratic quality in aid recipients," Policy Research Working Paper Series 3186, The World Bank.
- Philip Keefer & Stephen Knack, 2007. "Boondoggles, Rent-Seeking, and Political Checks and Balances: Public Investment under Unaccountable Governments," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 89(3), pages 566-572, August.
- Knack, Stephen, 2007. "Measuring Corruption: A Critique of Indicators in Eastern Europe and Central Asia," Journal of Public Policy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 27(3), pages 255-291, December.
- Brautigam, Deborah A & Knack, Stephen, 2004. "Foreign Aid, Institutions, and Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 52(2), pages 255-285, January.
- Knack, Stephen, 2003. "Groups, Growth and Trust: Cross-Country Evidence on the Olson and Putnam Hypotheses," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 117(3-4), pages 341-355, December.
- Stephen Knack & Omar Azfar, 2003. "Trade intensity, country size and corruption," Economics of Governance, Springer, vol. 4(1), pages 1-18, April.
- Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen, 2002.
"Polarization, Politics and Property Rights: Links between Inequality and Growth,"
Public Choice, Springer, vol. 111(1-2), pages 127-154, March.
- Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen, 2000. "Polarization, politics, and property rights : links between inequality and growth," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2418, The World Bank.
- Stephen Knack, 2001. "Aid Dependence and the Quality of Governance: Cross‐Country Empirical Tests," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 68(2), pages 310-329, October.
- Christopher Clague & Suzanne Gleason & Stephen Knack, 2001. "Determinants of Lasting Democracy in Poor Countries: Culture, Development, and Institutions," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 573(1), pages 16-41, January.
- Swamy, Anand & Knack, Stephen & Lee, Young & Azfar, Omar, 2001.
"Gender and corruption,"
Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 64(1), pages 25-55, February.
- Anand Swamy & Stephen Knack & Young Lee & Omar Azfar, 2000. "Gender and Corruption," Center for Development Economics 158, Department of Economics, Williams College.
- Anand V. Swamy & Stephen Knack & Young Lee & Omar Azfar, 2000. "Gender and Corruption," Department of Economics Working Papers 2000-10, Department of Economics, Williams College.
- Zak, Paul J & Knack, Stephen, 2001. "Trust and Growth," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 111(470), pages 295-321, April.
- Knack, Stephen, 2000.
"Deterring Voter Registration through Juror Selection Practices: Evidence from Survey Data,"
Public Choice, Springer, vol. 103(1-2), pages 49-62, April.
- Stephen Knack, 2000. "Deterring Voter Registration Through Juror Selection Practices: Evidence from Survey Data," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 103(1), pages 49-62, April.
- Clague, Christopher & Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen & Olson, Mancur, 1999. "Contract-Intensive Money: Contract Enforcement, Property Rights, and Economic Performance," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 4(2), pages 185-211, June.
- Stephen Knack, 1998. "Determinants of Economic Growth By Robert Barro. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1997. Pp. xii, 145. $22.50," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 65(1), pages 185-187, July.
- Stephen Knack & Philip Keefer, 1997. "Does Social Capital Have an Economic Payoff? A Cross-Country Investigation," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 112(4), pages 1251-1288.
- Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen, 1997. "Why Don't Poor Countries Catch Up? A Cross-National Test of Institutional Explanation," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 35(3), pages 590-602, July.
- Clague, Christopher & Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen & Olson, Mancur, 1996.
"Property and Contract Rights in Autocracies and Democracies,"
Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 1(2), pages 243-276, June.
- Clague, Christopher & Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen & Olson, Mancur, 1996. "Property and Contract Rights in Autocracies and Democracies," MPRA Paper 25720, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Knack, Steve, 1996. "Institutions and the Convergence Hypothesis: The Cross-National Evidence," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 87(3-4), pages 207-228, June.
- Stephen Knack & Philip Keefer, 1995. "Institutions And Economic Performance: Cross‐Country Tests Using Alternative Institutional Measures," Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 7(3), pages 207-227, November.
- Knack, Steve, 1994. "Does Rain Help the Republicans? Theory and Evidence on Turnout and the Vote," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 79(1-2), pages 187-209, April.
- Knack, Stephen, 1993. "The Voter Participation Effects of Selecting Jurors from Registration Lists," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 36(1), pages 99-114, April.
- Stephen Knack, 1992. "Civic Norms, Social Sanctions, and Voter Turnout," Rationality and Society, , vol. 4(2), pages 133-156, April.
Chapters
- Philip Keefer & Stephen Knack, 2005.
"Social Capital, Social Norms and the New Institutional Economics,"
Springer Books, in: Claude Menard & Mary M. Shirley (ed.), Handbook of New Institutional Economics, chapter 27, pages 701-725,
Springer.
- Philip Keefer & Stephen Knack, 2008. "Social Capital, Social Norms and the New Institutional Economics," Springer Books, in: Claude Ménard & Mary M. Shirley (ed.), Handbook of New Institutional Economics, chapter 27, pages 701-725, Springer.
- Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen, 2003. "Social capital, social norms and the New Institutional Economics," MPRA Paper 25025, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2004.
- Philip Keefer & Stephen Knack, 1998. "Political Stability and Economic Stagnation," International Economic Association Series, in: Silvio Borner & Martin Paldam (ed.), The Political Dimension of Economic Growth, chapter 7, pages 136-153, Palgrave Macmillan.
Books
- Maria Amelina & Dan Chiribuca & Stephen Knack, 2004. "Mapped In or Mapped Out? The Romanian Poor in Inter-household and Community Networks," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 14934.
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- Number of Citations, Weighted by Simple Impact Factor, Discounted by Citation Age
- Number of Citations, Weighted by Recursive Impact Factor
- Number of Citations, Weighted by Recursive Impact Factor, Discounted by Citation Age
- Number of Citations, Weighted by Number of Authors
- Number of Citations, Weighted by Number of Authors, Discounted by Citation Age
- Number of Citations, Weighted by Number of Authors and Simple Impact Factors
- Number of Citations, Weighted by Number of Authors and Simple Impact Factors, Discounted by Citation Age
- Number of Citations, Weighted by Number of Authors and Recursive Impact Factors
- Number of Citations, Weighted by Number of Authors and Recursive Impact Factors, Discounted by Citation Age
- h-index
- Number of Registered Citing Authors
- Number of Registered Citing Authors, Weighted by Rank (Max. 1 per Author)
- Number of Journal Pages
- Number of Journal Pages, Weighted by Simple Impact Factor
- Number of Journal Pages, Weighted by Recursive Impact Factor
- Number of Journal Pages, Weighted by Number of Authors
- Number of Journal Pages, Weighted by Number of Authors and Simple Impact Factors
- Number of Journal Pages, Weighted by Number of Authors and Recursive Impact Factors
- Number of Abstract Views in RePEc Services over the past 12 months
- Number of Downloads through RePEc Services over the past 12 months
- Number of Abstract Views in RePEc Services over the past 12 months, Weighted by Number of Authors
- Number of Downloads through RePEc Services over the past 12 months, Weighted by Number of Authors
- Euclidian citation score
- Breadth of citations across fields
- Wu-Index
Co-authorship network on CollEc
NEP Fields
NEP is an announcement service for new working papers, with a weekly report in each of many fields. This author has had 22 papers announced in NEP. These are the fields, ordered by number of announcements, along with their dates. If the author is listed in the directory of specialists for this field, a link is also provided.- NEP-DEV: Development (15) 2005-12-14 2006-07-21 2008-09-13 2008-09-13 2008-11-18 2009-08-02 2010-01-16 2010-05-22 2011-07-13 2012-01-18 2012-04-10 2014-05-24 2014-06-28 2014-10-13 2020-05-25. Author is listed
- NEP-DEM: Demographic Economics (3) 2012-01-18 2012-04-10 2013-04-27
- NEP-AFR: Africa (2) 2005-12-14 2012-04-10
- NEP-GRO: Economic Growth (2) 2014-05-24 2016-04-16
- NEP-POL: Positive Political Economics (2) 2008-09-13 2012-07-23
- NEP-COM: Industrial Competition (1) 2018-03-19
- NEP-HPE: History and Philosophy of Economics (1) 2014-06-28
- NEP-LAW: Law and Economics (1) 2001-07-23
- NEP-LTV: Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty (1) 2001-07-23
- NEP-PBE: Public Economics (1) 2008-11-18
- NEP-PPM: Project, Program and Portfolio Management (1) 2015-10-25
- NEP-REG: Regulation (1) 2006-07-21
- NEP-SBM: Small Business Management (1) 2015-06-13
- NEP-SEA: South East Asia (1) 2006-07-21
- NEP-SOC: Social Norms and Social Capital (1) 2009-08-02
- NEP-TRA: Transition Economics (1) 2006-07-21
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