| Corruption and government size: A disaggregated analysis RK Goel, MA Nelson Public choice 97 (1), 107-120, 1998 | 625 | 1998 |
| Causes of corruption: History, geography and government RK Goel, MA Nelson Journal of Policy Modeling 32 (4), 433-447, 2010 | 400 | 2010 |
| Economic freedom versus political freedom: cross‐country influences on corruption RK Goel, MA Nelson Australian Economic Papers 44 (2), 121-133, 2005 | 335 | 2005 |
| Democracy, economic freedom, fiscal policy, and growth in LDCs: a fresh look MA Nelson, RD Singh Economic Development and Cultural Change 46 (4), 677-696, 1998 | 310 | 1998 |
| Searching for Leviathan: Comment and extension MA Nelson The american Economic review 77 (1), 198-204, 1987 | 258 | 1987 |
| Municipal government approaches to service delivery: An analysis from a transactions cost perspective MA Nelson Economic Inquiry 35 (1), 82-96, 1997 | 207 | 1997 |
| An empirical analysis of state and local tax structure in the context of the Leviathan model of government MA Nelson Public Choice 49 (3), 283-294, 1986 | 186 | 1986 |
| The internet as an indicator of corruption awareness RK Goel, MA Nelson, MA Naretta European Journal of Political Economy 28 (1), 64-75, 2012 | 176 | 2012 |
| Shining a light on the shadows: Identifying robust determinants of the shadow economy RK Goel, MA Nelson Economic Modelling 58, 351-364, 2016 | 171 | 2016 |
| The deficit-growth connection: Some recent evidence from developing countries MA Nelson, RD Singh Economic development and cultural change 43 (1), 167-191, 1994 | 165 | 1994 |
| Measures of corruption and determinants of US corruption RK Goel, MA Nelson Economics of Governance 12, 155-176, 2011 | 159 | 2011 |
| Decentralization of the subnational public sector: An empirical analysis of the determinants of local government structure in metropolitan areas in the US MA Nelson Southern Economic Journal, 443-457, 1990 | 154 | 1990 |
| Are corrupt acts contagious?: Evidence from the United States RK Goel, MA Nelson Journal of Policy Modeling 29 (6), 839-850, 2007 | 129 | 2007 |
| Different forms of decentralization and their impact on government performance: Micro-level evidence from 113 countries RK Goel, U Mazhar, MA Nelson, R Ram Economic Modelling 62, 171-183, 2017 | 125 | 2017 |
| Determinants of software piracy: Economics, institutions, and technology RK Goel, MA Nelson The Journal of Technology Transfer 34, 637-658, 2009 | 110 | 2009 |
| Municipal amalgamation and the growth of the local public sector in Sweden MA Nelson Journal of Regional Science 32 (1), 39-53, 1992 | 109 | 1992 |
| Government fragmentation versus fiscal decentralization and corruption RK Goel, MA Nelson Public Choice 148, 471-490, 2011 | 81 | 2011 |
| Electoral cycles and the politics of state tax policy MA Nelson Public Finance Review 28 (6), 540-560, 2000 | 78 | 2000 |
| Using excise taxes to finance state government: Do neighboring state taxation policy and cross‐border markets matter? MA Nelson Journal of Regional Science 42 (4), 731-752, 2002 | 74 | 2002 |
| The effectiveness of anti‐smoking legislation: a review RK Goel, MA Nelson Journal of Economic Surveys 20 (3), 325-355, 2006 | 71 | 2006 |
