| Enterprise and the scope of the firm: the role of vertical integration M Silver M. Robertson, 1984 | 280 | 1984 |
| Economic structures of antiquity M Silver Greenwood Publishing Group, 1995 | 231 | 1995 |
| Economic structures of the ancient near east M Silver Croom Helm, 1985 | 184* | 1985 |
| A quantitative study of the determinants of fertility behavior S Friedlander, M Silver Demography 4 (1), 30-70, 1967 | 178 | 1967 |
| Prophets and markets: The political economy of ancient Israel M Silver Springer Science & Business Media, 1982 | 174* | 1982 |
| The state as a firm: Economic forces in political development RD Auster, M Silver Springer Science & Business Media, 2012 | 161 | 2012 |
| Political revolution and repression: An economic approach M Silver Public Choice 17 (1), 63-71, 1974 | 160 | 1974 |
| Births, marriages, and business cycles in the United States M Silver Journal of Political Economy 73 (3), 237-255, 1965 | 158 | 1965 |
| Karl Polanyi and markets in the ancient Near East: The challenge of the evidence M Silver Journal of economic history, 795-829, 1983 | 151 | 1983 |
| Entrepreneurship, profit, and limits on firm size M Silver, R Auster The Journal of Business 42 (3), 277-281, 1969 | 79 | 1969 |
| Social justice in the ancient world KD Irani, M Silver Greenwood Publishing Group, 1995 | 72 | 1995 |
| Taking ancient mythology economically M Silver Brill, 1992 | 59 | 1992 |
| A demand analysis of voting costs and voting participation M Silver Social Science Research 2 (2), 111-124, 1973 | 51 | 1973 |
| Foundations of economic justice M Silver Blackwell, 1989 | 46 | 1989 |
| Roman economic growth and living standards: perceptions versus evidence M Silver Ancient Society, 191-252, 2007 | 44 | 2007 |
| Contractual slavery in the Roman economy M Silver Ancient History Bulletin 25, 73-132, 2011 | 37 | 2011 |
| Modern ancients M Silver na, 2004 | 33 | 2004 |
| Slaves versus free hired workers in ancient Greece M Silver Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, 257-263, 2006 | 30 | 2006 |
| Collective goods and collective decision mechanisms R Auster, M Silver Public Choice 14 (1), 1-17, 1973 | 29 | 1973 |
| Births, marriages, and income fluctuations in the United Kingdom and Japan M Silver Economic Development and Cultural Change 14 (3), 302-315, 1966 | 26 | 1966 |
