| Regional favoritism R Hodler, PA Raschky The Quarterly Journal of Economics 129 (2), 995-1033, 2014 | 1254 | 2014 |
| Natural resources, democracy and corruption S Bhattacharyya, R Hodler European Economic Review 54 (4), 608-621, 2010 | 1088 | 2010 |
| The curse of natural resources in fractionalized countries R Hodler European Economic Review 50 (6), 1367-1386, 2006 | 778 | 2006 |
| African leaders and the geography of China's foreign assistance A Dreher, A Fuchs, R Hodler, BC Parks, PA Raschky, MJ Tierney Journal of Development Economics 140, 44-71, 2019 | 652* | 2019 |
| Do natural resource revenues hinder financial development? The role of political institutions S Bhattacharyya, R Hodler World Development 57, 101-113, 2014 | 486 | 2014 |
| Nighttime lights as a proxy for human development at the local level A Bruederle, R Hodler PloS one 13 (9), e0202231, 2018 | 352 | 2018 |
| Ethnic favoritism: An axiom of politics? G De Luca, R Hodler, PA Raschky, M Valsecchi Journal of Development Economics 132, 115-129, 2018 | 310 | 2018 |
| Natural resources and income inequality: The role of ethnic divisions RM Fum, R Hodler Economics Letters 107 (3), 360-363, 2010 | 175 | 2010 |
| Media freedom and democracy in the fight against corruption S Bhattacharyya, R Hodler European Journal of Political Economy 39, 13-24, 2015 | 168 | 2015 |
| Is favoritism a threat to Chinese aid effectiveness? A subnational analysis of Chinese development projects A Dreher, A Fuchs, R Hodler, BC Parks, PA Raschky, MJ Tierney World Development 139, 105291, 2021 | 167 | 2021 |
| What determines financial development? Culture, institutions or trade N Herger, R Hodler, M Lobsiger Review of World Economics 144 (3), 558-587, 2008 | 160 | 2008 |
| Economic shocks and civil conflict at the regional level R Hodler, PA Raschky Economics Letters 124 (3), 530-533, 2014 | 147 | 2014 |
| Effect of oil spills on infant mortality in Nigeria A Bruederle, R Hodler Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 (12), 5467-5471, 2019 | 138* | 2019 |
| The Effects of Voting Costs on the Democratic Process and Public Finances R Hodler, S Luechinger, A Stutzer American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 8 (1), 141-171, 2015 | 131 | 2015 |
| Rent seeking and aid effectiveness R Hodler International Tax and Public Finance 14 (5), 525-541, 2007 | 119 | 2007 |
| Industrial policy in an imperfect world R Hodler Journal of Development Economics 90 (1), 85-93, 2009 | 76 | 2009 |
| The economic effects of genocide: Evidence from Rwanda R Hodler Journal of African Economies 28 (1), 1-17, 2019 | 58 | 2019 |
| Measuring ethnic stratification and its effect on trust in Africa R Hodler, S Srisuma, A Vesperoni, N Zurlinden Journal of Development Economics 146, 102475, 2020 | 45 | 2020 |
| Inefficient policies and incumbency advantage R Hodler, S Loertscher, D Rohner Journal of Public Economics 94 (9-10), 761-767, 2010 | 45 | 2010 |
| The political economics of the Arab Spring R Hodler Economic Inquiry 56 (2), 821-836, 2018 | 37 | 2018 |