Raj M. Desai

Raj M. Desai

Georgetown University

H-index: 28

North America-United States

About Raj M. Desai

Raj M. Desai, With an exceptional h-index of 28 and a recent h-index of 17 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Georgetown University, specializes in the field of political economy, international development, governance, foreign aid.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Trading favors? UN Security Council membership and subnational favoritism in aid recipients

Rethinking Development Finance in Response to 21st-Century Challenges: Islamic Climate Finance and Post-Conflict Recovery

The middle class and the modalities of political protest: evidence from the Arab world

Kinematic body responses and perceived discomfort in a bumpy ride: Effects of sitting posture

Replication Data for: Trading Favors: UN Security Council Membership and Subnational Favoritism in Aid Recipients

Why pirates attack: Geospatial evidence

Measuring the global impact of destructive and illegal fishing on maritime piracy: A spatial analysis

Over 1 billion people live in poverty hotspots

Raj M. Desai Information

University

Position

; Brookings Institution

Citations(all)

3012

Citations(since 2020)

968

Cited By

2384

hIndex(all)

28

hIndex(since 2020)

17

i10Index(all)

48

i10Index(since 2020)

22

Email

University Profile Page

Georgetown University

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Raj M. Desai Skills & Research Interests

political economy

international development

governance

foreign aid

Top articles of Raj M. Desai

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Trading favors? UN Security Council membership and subnational favoritism in aid recipients

The Review of International Organizations

Maria Perrotta Berlin

Raj M Desai

Anders Olofsgård

2023/4

Rethinking Development Finance in Response to 21st-Century Challenges: Islamic Climate Finance and Post-Conflict Recovery

Bradley Hiller

Nader Kabbani

Anders Olofsgård

Raj M Desai

Daouda Ndiaye

2023/11

The middle class and the modalities of political protest: evidence from the Arab world

Social Science Quarterly

Raj M Desai

Anders Olofsgård

Tarik M Yousef

2023/7

Kinematic body responses and perceived discomfort in a bumpy ride: Effects of sitting posture

arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.05923

Marko Cvetkovic

Raj Desai

Georgios Papaioannou

Riender Happee

2023/6/23

Replication Data for: Trading Favors: UN Security Council Membership and Subnational Favoritism in Aid Recipients

Maria Perrotta Berlin

Raj M Desai

Anders Olofsgård

2022

Why pirates attack: Geospatial evidence

Raj M Desai

George E Shambaugh

2021/3/15

Measuring the global impact of destructive and illegal fishing on maritime piracy: A spatial analysis

Plos one

Raj M Desai

George E Shambaugh

2021/2/24

Over 1 billion people live in poverty hotspots

Raj M Desai

Homi Kharas

2020/12/2

Poverty hotspots and the correlates of subnational development

Raj M Desai

Homi Kharas

Selen Özdoğan

2020/12/2

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Co-Authors

H-index: 52
Hirokazu Kato

Hirokazu Kato

Nara Institute of Science and Technology

H-index: 39
James Raymond Vreeland

James Raymond Vreeland

Princeton University

H-index: 37
Mitchell A. Orenstein

Mitchell A. Orenstein

University of Pennsylvania

H-index: 20
Nita Rudra

Nita Rudra

Georgetown University

H-index: 19
Shareen Joshi

Shareen Joshi

Georgetown University

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