| Does social capital have an economic payoff? A cross-country investigation S Knack, P Keefer The Quarterly journal of economics 112 (4), 1251-1288, 1997 | 12467 | 1997 |
| Institutions and economic performance: Institutional measures cross-country test using alternative S Knack, P Keefer Economics and Politics 7 (3), 207-227, 1995 | 7885* | 1995 |
| New tools in comparative political economy: The database of political institutions T Beck, G Clarke, A Groff, P Keefer, P Walsh the world bank economic review 15 (1), 165-176, 2001 | 5326* | 2001 |
| Why don't poor countries catch up? A cross‐national test of an institutional explanation P Keefer, S Knack Economic inquiry 35 (3), 590-602, 1997 | 1448 | 1997 |
| Clientelism, credibility, and the policy choices of young democracies P Keefer American journal of political science 51 (4), 804-821, 2007 | 1236* | 2007 |
| Polarization, politics and property rights: Links between inequality and growth P Keefer, S Knack Public choice 111 (1), 127-154, 2002 | 1013 | 2002 |
| Property and contract rights in autocracies and democracies C Clague, P Keefer, S Knack, M Olson Journal of economic growth 1, 243-276, 1996 | 981* | 1996 |
| The limits of delegation: Veto players, central bank independence, and the credibility of monetary policy P Keefer, D Stasavage American political science review 97 (3), 407-423, 2003 | 933* | 2003 |
| Democracy, credibility, and clientelism P Keefer, R Vlaicu The Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization 24 (2), 371-406, 2008 | 914* | 2008 |
| Democracy, public expenditures, and the poor: understanding political incentives for providing public services P Keefer, S Khemani The World Bank Research Observer 20 (1), 1-27, 2005 | 858* | 2005 |
| Contract-intensive money: contract enforcement, property rights, and economic performance C Clague, P Keefer, S Knack, M Olson Journal of economic growth 4, 185-211, 1999 | 855 | 1999 |
| Investment without democracy: Ruling-party institutionalization and credible commitment in autocracies S Gehlbach, P Keefer Journal of Comparative Economics 39 (2), 123-139, 2011 | 500 | 2011 |
| Boondoggles, rent-seeking, and political checks and balances: public investment under unaccountable governments P Keefer, S Knack The Review of economics and Statistics 89 (3), 566-572, 2007 | 397* | 2007 |
| Social capital, social norms and the new institutional economics P Keefer, S Knack Handbook of new institutional economics, 701-725, 2005 | 335 | 2005 |
| When do legislators pass on pork? The role of political parties in determining legislator effort P Keefer, S Khemani American political Science review 103 (1), 99-112, 2009 | 280* | 2009 |
| Checks and Balances, Private Information, and the Credibility of Monetary Commitments+ P Keefer, D Stasavage International Organization 564, 751-74, 2002 | 278 | 2002 |
| Elections, special interests, and financial crisis P Keefer International Organization 61 (3), 607-641, 2007 | 271* | 2007 |
| Private investment and the institutionalization of collective action in autocracies: ruling parties and legislatures S Gehlbach, P Keefer The Journal of Politics 74 (2), 621-635, 2012 | 247 | 2012 |
| What does political economy tell us about economic development—and vice versa? P Keefer Annu. Rev. Polit. Sci. 7 (1), 247-272, 2004 | 203 | 2004 |
| A review of the political economy of governance: From property rights to voice P Keefer World Bank Publications, 2004 | 196 | 2004 |
