B. Douglas Bernheim

25.2k total citations · 9 hit papers
121 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

B. Douglas Bernheim is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Accounting and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Douglas Bernheim has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 41 papers in Accounting and 23 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in B. Douglas Bernheim's work include Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis (38 papers), Economic theories and models (27 papers) and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (23 papers). B. Douglas Bernheim is often cited by papers focused on Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis (38 papers), Economic theories and models (27 papers) and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (23 papers). B. Douglas Bernheim collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. B. Douglas Bernheim's co-authors include Michael D. Whinston, Antonio Rangel, Andrei Shleifer, Lawrence H. Summers, James Andreoni, Laurie Simon Bagwell, Bezalel Peleg, Jonathan Skinner, Dean M. Maki and Debraj Ray and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Economic Review and The Quarterly Journal of Economics.

In The Last Decade

B. Douglas Bernheim

112 papers receiving 12.4k citations

Hit Papers

A Theory of Conformity 1984 2026 1998 2012 1994 1990 1986 1986 1984 250 500 750 1000

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
B. Douglas Bernheim United States 48 7.8k 4.2k 2.5k 2.5k 2.5k 121 13.8k
Edward P. Lazear United States 44 8.5k 1.1× 3.5k 0.8× 3.9k 1.5× 1.6k 0.6× 2.4k 1.0× 115 15.5k
Matthew Rabin United States 45 9.4k 1.2× 2.3k 0.5× 4.9k 1.9× 2.5k 1.0× 2.4k 1.0× 80 17.7k
Rachel Croson United States 50 3.3k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 5.1k 2.0× 1.5k 0.6× 3.8k 1.6× 111 12.4k
Ulrike Malmendier United States 39 5.1k 0.7× 8.3k 2.0× 1.8k 0.7× 822 0.3× 1.4k 0.6× 98 14.6k
Roland Bénabou United States 33 4.3k 0.6× 1.6k 0.4× 2.9k 1.1× 615 0.2× 3.1k 1.3× 66 10.4k
Max H. Bazerman United States 74 2.9k 0.4× 2.3k 0.6× 4.7k 1.8× 2.2k 0.9× 6.6k 2.7× 301 19.0k
Milton Friedman United States 59 15.5k 2.0× 3.6k 0.8× 967 0.4× 858 0.3× 4.5k 1.8× 176 28.5k
Stefano DellaVigna United States 27 3.3k 0.4× 1.8k 0.4× 1.4k 0.6× 568 0.2× 2.5k 1.0× 59 8.0k
David Hirshleifer United States 61 11.2k 1.4× 13.5k 3.2× 1.4k 0.6× 3.5k 1.4× 1.6k 0.6× 210 25.7k
Brad M. Barber United States 51 9.6k 1.2× 16.7k 4.0× 859 0.3× 2.3k 0.9× 999 0.4× 109 25.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bernheim, B. Douglas. (2025). What Is a Mistake? Guardrails for Behavioral Public Policy. Social research. 92(1). 35–74.
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Bernheim, B. Douglas, et al.. (2024). Optimal default options. Journal of Public Economics. 237. 105203–105203. 1 indexed citations
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Andreoni, James, et al.. (2024). Do People Report Happiness Accurately?. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Bernheim, B. Douglas, et al.. (2022). Optimal Default Options: The Case for (Weighted) Opt-Out Minimization. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Bernheim, B. Douglas. (2016). On the Voluntary and Involuntary Provision of Public Goods. American Economic Review. 76(4). 789–793. 29 indexed citations
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Ambuehl, Sandro, B. Douglas Bernheim, & Annamaria Lusardi. (2014). The Effect of Financial Education on the Quality of Decision Making. SSRN Electronic Journal. 9 indexed citations
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Ambuehl, Sandro, B. Douglas Bernheim, & Annamaria Lusardi. (2014). A Method for Evaluating the Quality of Financial Decision Making, with an Application to Financial Education. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Bernheim, B. Douglas, Andrey Fradkin, & И. О. Попов. (2011). The Welfare Economics of Default Options in 401(K) Plans. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Bernheim, B. Douglas & Antonio Rangel. (2009). Beyond Revealed Preference: Choice-Theoretic Foundations for Behavioral Welfare Economics*. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 124(1). 51–104. 384 indexed citations
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Bernheim, B. Douglas, Lorenzo Forni, Jagadeesh Gokhale, & Laurence J. Kotlikoff. (2003). The Mismatch Between Life Insurance Holdings and Financial Vulnerabilities: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study. American Economic Review. 93(1). 354–365. 83 indexed citations
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Bernheim, B. Douglas & Michael D. Whinston. (1997). Incomplete Contracts and Strategic Ambiguity. American Economic Review. 88(4). 902–932. 356 indexed citations
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Bagwell, Laurie Simon & B. Douglas Bernheim. (1996). Veblen Effects in a Theory of Conspicuous Consumption. American Economic Review. 86(3). 349–373. 673 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bernheim, B. Douglas & Michael D. Whinston. (1996). Exclusive Dealing. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Bernheim, B. Douglas, et al.. (1992). A Tax-Based Test of the Dividend Signaling Hypothesis. American Economic Review. 85(3). 532–551. 97 indexed citations
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Bernheim, B. Douglas & John B. Shoven. (1991). Introduction to "National Saving and Economic Performance". NBER Chapters. 1–14. 1 indexed citations
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Bernheim, B. Douglas & Lars‐Åke Levin. (1989). Social Security and personal saving: an analysis of expectations. American Economic Review. 79(2). 97–102. 25 indexed citations
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Bernheim, B. Douglas & Michael D. Whinston. (1987). Coalition-Proof Nash Equilibria II. Applications. Journal of Economic Theory. 42(1). 13–29. 65 indexed citations
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Bernheim, B. Douglas, Andrei Shleifer, & Lawrence H. Summers. (1986). The Strategic Bequest Motive. Journal of Labor Economics. 4(3, Part 2). S151–S182. 761 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bernheim, B. Douglas. (1984). Dissaving After Retirement: Testing the Pure Life Cycle Hypothesis. SSRN Electronic Journal. 237–280. 12 indexed citations
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Bernheim, B. Douglas. (1981). A Note of Dynamic Tax Incidence. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 96(4). 705–705. 24 indexed citations

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