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.

Please note that due to technical problems the download records are incomplete for August and December 2014.

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All-Time Top 10 Downloads
Rank	Downloads	No.	Author(s)	Title
1	650155	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	514690	8129	John H. Pencavel	The Productivity of Working Hours (published in: Economic Journal, 2015, 125 (589), 2052-2076)
3	448549	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	364045	13670	Dhaval M. Dave, Andrew I. Friedson, Drew McNichols, Joseph J. Sabia	The Contagion Externality of a Superspreading Event: The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and COVID-19
5	228292	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)
6	220790	5151	Peng Sun, Almas Heshmati	International Trade and its Effects on Economic Growth in China (published in: China Economic Policy Review, 2012, 1(2), 35-60.)
7	212819	13319	Timo Mitze, Reinhold Kosfeld, Johannes Rode, Klaus Wälde	Face Masks Considerably Reduce COVID-19 Cases in Germany: A Synthetic Control Method Approach (published in: PNAS, 2020, 117 (5), 32293-32301)
8	209996	12282	John Jerrim, Phil Parker, Nikki Shure	Bullshitters. Who Are They and What Do We Know about Their Lives?
9	176038	9656	Francine D. Blau, Lawrence M. Kahn	The Gender Wage Gap: Extent, Trends, and Explanations (published in: Journal of Economic Literature, 2017, 55(3), 789-865)
10	141660	13411	Abel Brodeur, David M. Gray, Anik Islam, Suraiya Jabeen Bhuiyan	A Literature Review of the Economics of COVID-19 (published in: Journal of Economic Surveys, 2021, 35(4), 1007-1044)

These are the statistics for last month:

Top Downloads for May 2002
Rank	Downloads	No.	Author(s)	Title
1	40	25	Kerry L. Papps, Rainer Winkelmann	Unemployment and Crime: New Answers to an Old Question (published in: New Zealand Economic Papers, 2000, 34 (2), 53-72)
2	38	465	John Ermisch, Marco Francesconi	Intergenerational Social Mobility and Assortative Mating in Britain (revised version published in: Economic Journal, 2006, 116 (513), 659-679 )
3	35	451	Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller	The Complementarity of Language and Other Human Capital: Immigrant Earnings in Canada (published in: Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22 (5), 469-480)
3	35	486	Alison L. Booth, Mark L. Bryan	Who Pays for General Training? New Evidence for British Men and Women (revised version published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2007, 26, 85-123)
5	32	470	Alessandro Cigno, Furio C. Rosati, Lorenzo Guarcello	Does Globalisation Increase Child Labour? (published in: World Development, 2002, 30 (9), 1579-1589)
6	31	505	Thomas K. Bauer	Migration, Sozialstaat und Zuwanderungspolitik (published in: Vierteljahreshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, 2002, 71(2), 249-271)
6	31	88	Olympia Bover, Pilar Velilla	Migration in Spain: Historical Background and Current Trends (published in: Klaus F. Zimmermann (ed.), European Migration: What Do We Know?, CEPR and OUP, 2005)
8	30	118	Michael A. Shields, Melanie E. Ward-Warmedinger	Improving Nurse Retention in the British National Health Service: The Impact of Job Satisfaction on Intentions to Quit (published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2001, 20(5), 677-801)
8	30	467	Alessandra Venturini, Claudia Villosio	Are Immigrants Competing with Natives in the Italian Labour Market? The Employment Effect (revised version published in: International Labour Review, 2006, 145 (1-2), 91-118)
10	29	447	Michael Fertig, Christoph M. Schmidt	Mobility within Europe – What do we (still not) know?

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