| Institutions, infrastructure, and economic growth HS Esfahani, MT Ramı́rez Journal of development Economics 70 (2), 443-477, 2003 | 1157 | 2003 |
| Exports, imports, and economic growth in semi-industrialized countries HS Esfahani Journal of development economics 35 (1), 93-116, 1991 | 737 | 1991 |
| Ownership structure in foreign direct investment projects E Asiedu, HS Esfahani Review of Economics and statistics 83 (4), 647-662, 2001 | 268 | 2001 |
| An empirical growth model for major oil exporters HS Esfahani, K Mohaddes, MH Pesaran Journal of applied Econometrics 29 (1), 1-21, 2014 | 188 | 2014 |
| Oil exports and the Iranian economy HS Esfahani, K Mohaddes, MH Pesaran The quarterly review of economics and finance 53 (3), 221-237, 2013 | 175 | 2013 |
| The Iranian economy in the twentieth century: A global perspective HS Esfahani, MH Pesaran Iranian Studies 42 (2), 177-211, 2009 | 159 | 2009 |
| Effort observability and worker productivity: towards an explanation of economic dualism HS Esfahani, D Salehi-Isfahani The Economic Journal 99 (397), 818-836, 1989 | 99 | 1989 |
| Why and when do governments initiate public enterprise reform? JE Campos, HS Esfahani The World Bank Economic Review 10 (3), 451-485, 1996 | 76 | 1996 |
| Veiled employment: Islamism and the political economy of women’s employment in Iran R Bahramitash, HS Esfahani Syracuse University Press, 2011 | 69 | 2011 |
| Gender, education, family structure, and the allocation of labor in Iran HS Esfahani, P Shajari Middle East Development Journal 4 (02), 1250008, 2012 | 63 | 2012 |
| On infrastructure and economic growth MT Ramírez University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1999 | 56 | 1999 |
| Nimble fingers no longer! Women’s employment in Iran R Bahramitash, HS Esfahani Contemporary Iran: economy, society, politics, 77-122, 2009 | 48 | 2009 |
| Institutions and government controls HS Esfahani Journal of Development Economics 63 (2), 197-229, 2000 | 42 | 2000 |
| Hidden public expenditures and the economy in Iran HS Esfahani, F Taheripour International Journal of Middle East Studies 34 (4), 691-718, 2002 | 41 | 2002 |
| Credible commitment and success with public enterprise reform JE Campos, HS Esfahani World Development 28 (2), 221-243, 2000 | 41 | 2000 |
| Reputation and uncertainty Toward an explanation of quality problems in competitive LDC markets HS Esfahani Journal of Development Economics 35 (1), 1-32, 1991 | 35 | 1991 |
| Gender and entrepreneurship in Iran R Bahramitash, HS Esfahani Middle East Critique 23 (3), 293-312, 2014 | 34 | 2014 |
| Centralization, political turnover, and investment in the Philippines ES De Dios, HS Esfahani Campos, ed., Corruption, 114, 2001 | 32 | 2001 |
| What determines the extent of public ownership? HS Esfahani, A Toossi Ardakani Available at SSRN 306899, 2002 | 30 | 2002 |
| Explaining trade policy in the Middle East and North Africa HS Esfahani, L Squire The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 46 (5), 660-684, 2007 | 28 | 2007 |