| 1 | Income tax evasion: a theoretical analysis | Journal of Public Economics | 1972 | 3,332 |
| 2 | Political turnover and economic performance: the incentive role of personnel control in China | Journal of Public Economics | 2005 | 3,110 |
| 3 | The causes of corruption: a cross-national study | Journal of Public Economics | 2000 | 2,897 |
| 4 | Counting and multidimensional poverty measurement | Journal of Public Economics | 2011 | 2,276 |
| 5 | Well-being over time in Britain and the USA | Journal of Public Economics | 2004 | 2,184 |
| 6 | Social norms and energy conservation | Journal of Public Economics | 2011 | 2,165 |
| 7 | Satisfaction and comparison income | Journal of Public Economics | 1996 | 2,145 |
| 8 | Who trusts others? | Journal of Public Economics | 2002 | 1,955 |
| 9 | Higher education as a filter | Journal of Public Economics | 1973 | 1,914 |
| 10 | The measurement of urban travel demand | Journal of Public Economics | 1974 | 1,897 |
| 11 | On the private provision of public goods | Journal of Public Economics | 1986 | 1,893 |
| 12 | Income and well-being: an empirical analysis of the comparison income effect | Journal of Public Economics | 2005 | 1,458 |
| 13 | Inequality and happiness: are Europeans and Americans different? | Journal of Public Economics | 2004 | 1,345 |
| 14 | The design of tax structure: Direct versus indirect taxation | Journal of Public Economics | 1976 | 1,258 |
| 15 | How many jobs can be done at home? | Journal of Public Economics | 2020 | 1,209 |
| 16 | Stoking the fires? CO2 emissions and economic growth | Journal of Public Economics | 1995 | 1,121 |
| 17 | Dodging the grabbing hand: the determinants of unofficial activity in 69 countries | Journal of Public Economics | 2000 | 1,084 |
| 18 | Corruption and the composition of government expenditure | Journal of Public Economics | 1998 | 1,081 |
| 19 | Economists free ride, does anyone else? | Journal of Public Economics | 1981 | 1,080 |
| 20 | The rate of return to the HighScope Perry Preschool Program | Journal of Public Economics | 2010 | 1,008 |
| 21 | Inequality in the impact of the coronavirus shock: Evidence from real time surveys | Journal of Public Economics | 2020 | 988 |
| 22 | Strategies for the international protection of the environment | Journal of Public Economics | 1993 | 976 |
| 23 | Preferences for redistribution in the land of opportunities | Journal of Public Economics | 2005 | 975 |
| 24 | Redistributive taxation in a simple perfect foresight model | Journal of Public Economics | 1985 | 962 |
| 25 | Decentralization and corruption: evidence across countries | Journal of Public Economics | 2002 | 945 |
| 26 | A free press is bad news for corruption | Journal of Public Economics | 2003 | 943 |
| 27 | Why free ride? | Journal of Public Economics | 1988 | 934 |
| 28 | Budget spillovers and fiscal policy interdependence | Journal of Public Economics | 1993 | 924 |
| 29 | Social preferences, self-interest, and the demand for redistribution | Journal of Public Economics | 2001 | 902 |
| 30 | What does tax aggressiveness signal? Evidence from stock price reactions to news about tax shelter involvement | Journal of Public Economics | 2009 | 895 |
| 31 | Regional decentralization and fiscal incentives: Federalism, Chinese style | Journal of Public Economics | 2005 | 891 |
| 32 | Ethnic diversity, social sanctions, and public goods in Kenya | Journal of Public Economics | 2005 | 861 |
| 33 | Centralized versus decentralized provision of local public goods: a political economy approach | Journal of Public Economics | 2003 | 829 |
| 34 | War and local collective action in Sierra Leone | Journal of Public Economics | 2009 | 829 |
| 35 | Teacher training, teacher quality and student achievement | Journal of Public Economics | 2011 | 821 |
| 36 | Income tax evasion: A theoretical analysis | Journal of Public Economics | 1974 | 807 |
| 37 | Bureaucratic structure and bureaucratic performance in less developed countries | Journal of Public Economics | 2000 | 788 |
| 38 | Privately provided public goods in a large economy: The limits of altruism | Journal of Public Economics | 1988 | 778 |
| 39 | Economic competition among jurisdictions: efficiency enhancing or distortion inducing? | Journal of Public Economics | 1988 | 776 |
| 40 | Fiscal policy and growth: evidence from OECD countries | Journal of Public Economics | 1999 | 772 |
| 41 | Economic uncertainty before and during the COVID-19 pandemic | Journal of Public Economics | 2020 | 736 |
| 42 | Polarization and public health: Partisan differences in social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic | Journal of Public Economics | 2020 | 728 |
| 43 | Why do people pay taxes? | Journal of Public Economics | 1992 | 724 |
| 44 | Corruption in America | Journal of Public Economics | 2006 | 717 |
| 45 | The simple analytics of the environmental Kuznets curve | Journal of Public Economics | 2001 | 716 |
| 46 | Political budget cycles: Do they differ across countries and why? | Journal of Public Economics | 2006 | 707 |
| 47 | The elasticity of taxable income: evidence and implications | Journal of Public Economics | 2002 | 701 |
| 48 | Participation and investment decisions in a retirement plan: the influence of colleagues’ choices | Journal of Public Economics | 2002 | 672 |
| 49 | Does education improve citizenship? Evidence from the United States and the United Kingdom | Journal of Public Economics | 2004 | 670 |
| 50 | Are there civic returns to education? | Journal of Public Economics | 2004 | 666 |