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Timothy Besley

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Publications

21

Citations

6.1K

H-Index

18

Active since

1988

Affiliations

London School of Economics and Political Science(Current)

Timothy Besley is an author at London School of Economics and Political Science specializing in economics, business, and public policy.

Top concepts

BusinessEconomicsPublic PolicyEconomic AnalysisPovertyWelfare EconomicsPoverty AlleviationEconomic DevelopmentSocial SciencesPolitical Economy

Publications per year

1988–2022

21

Publications

21

Property Rights and Investment Incentives: Theory and Evidence from Ghana

Timothy Besley · Journal of Political Economy · 1995 · 2K citations

Can Labor Regulation Hinder Economic Performance? Evidence from India

Timothy Besley, Robin Burgess · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 2004 · 1.4K citations

Thy Neighbor's Keeper: The Design of a Credit Cooperative with Theory and a Test

Abhijit Banerjee, Timothy Besley, Timothy W. Guinnane · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 1994 · 539 citations

Workfare versus Welfare Incentive Arguments for Work Requirements in Poverty-Alleviation Programs

Timothy Besley, Stephen Coate · American Economic Review · 1992 · 525 citations

Population Poverty, Public Welfare, Income Security +20

Modeling Technology Adoption in Developing Countries

Timothy Besley, A Betty Case. · American Economic Review · 1993 · 378 citations

Precision Agriculture, Poor Farmers, Economic Development +18

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