| Female political representation and substantive effects on policies: A literature review Z Hessami, ML da Fonseca European Journal of Political Economy 63, 101896, 2020 | 422 | 2020 |
| Political corruption, public procurement, and budget composition: Theory and evidence from OECD countries Z Hessami European Journal of Political Economy 34, 372-389, 2014 | 336* | 2014 |
| Academic Performance and Single-Sex Schooling: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Switzerland G Eisenkopf, Z Hessami, U Fischbacher, H Ursprung Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 115, 123-143, 2015 | 220 | 2015 |
| The size and composition of government spending in Europe and its impact on well‐being Z Hessami Kyklos 63 (3), 346-382, 2010 | 193 | 2010 |
| Does the election of a female leader clear the way for more women in politics? T Baskaran, Z Hessami American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 10 (3), 95-121, 2018 | 187 | 2018 |
| Women in political bodies as policymakers T Baskaran, Z Hessami Review of Economics and Statistics, forthcoming, 2025 | 111* | 2025 |
| Accountability and incentives of appointed and elected public officials Z Hessami Review of Economics and Statistics 100 (1), 51-64, 2018 | 109* | 2018 |
| Political alignment and intergovernmental transfers in parliamentary systems: evidence from Germany T Baskaran, Z Hessami Public Choice 171 (1), 75-98, 2017 | 70 | 2017 |
| Globalization's winners and losers - Evidence from life satisfaction data, 1975-2001 Z Hessami Economics Letters 112 (3), 250-253, 2011 | 56 | 2011 |
| How do voters react to complex choices in a direct democracy? Evidence from Switzerland Z Hessami Kyklos 69 (2), 263-293, 2016 | 50 | 2016 |
| Public education spending in a globalized world: Is there a shift in priorities across educational stages? T Baskaran, Z Hessami International Tax and Public Finance 19 (5), 677-707, 2012 | 40* | 2012 |
| Complex ballot propositions, individual voting behavior, and status quo bias Z Hessami, S Resnjanskij European Journal of Political Economy 58, 82-101, 2019 | 36 | 2019 |
| Monetary integration, soft budget constraints, and the EMU sovereign debt crises T Baskaran, Z Hessami Economics and Politics 29 (3), 252-275, 2017 | 35* | 2017 |
| Young versus old politicians and public spending priorities T Baskaran, Z Hessami, S Schirner Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 225, 88-106, 2024 | 33* | 2024 |
| The gender recontest gap in elections T Baskaran, Z Hessami European Economic Review 145, 104111, 2022 | 26 | 2022 |
| A political-economy perspective on social expenditures: corruption and in-kind versus cash transfers Z Hessami, S Uebelmesser Economics of Governance 17 (1), 71-100, 2016 | 24* | 2016 |
| What Determines Trust in International Organizations? An Empirical Analysis for the IMF, the World Bank, and the WTO Z Hessami University of Konstanz, Department of Economics Working Paper No. 2011-44, 2011 | 21* | 2011 |
| On the link between government ideology and corruption in the public sector Z Hessami ISNIE Conference Paper, Stanford University, 2011 | 19 | 2011 |
| Has Globalisation Affected Collective Bargaining? An Empirical Test, 1980–2009 Z Hessami, T Baskaran World Economy 38, 1880-1911, 2015 | 17 | 2015 |
| Empirical Determinants of In-kind Redistribution: Partisan Biases and the Role of Inflation Z Hessami, S Uebelmesser Economics Letters 118 (2), 318-320, 2013 | 15 | 2013 |