Ben Zipperer

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Ben Zipperer is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Zipperer has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 7 papers in General Health Professions and 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Ben Zipperer's work include Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (9 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (7 papers) and Labor Movements and Unions (3 papers). Ben Zipperer is often cited by papers focused on Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (9 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (7 papers) and Labor Movements and Unions (3 papers). Ben Zipperer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Germany. Ben Zipperer's co-authors include Arindrajit Dubé, Doruk Cengiz, Attila Lindner, Sylvia Allegretto, Michael Reich, Peter Skøtt, John Schmitt, Kristen Harknett and Daniel Schneider and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Quarterly Journal of Economics and Industrial and Labor Relations Review.

In The Last Decade

Ben Zipperer

15 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Effect of Minimum Wages on Low-Wage Jobs* 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Effect of Minimum Wages on Low-Wage Jobs*
    2019 1.1k citations Doruk Cengiz, Arindrajit Dubé et al. The Quarterly Journal of Economics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ben Zipperer United States 8 866 333 270 259 173 18 1.4k
Attila Lindner United Kingdom 6 842 1.0× 362 1.1× 258 1.0× 195 0.8× 186 1.1× 16 1.4k
Mark N. Harris Australia 23 795 0.9× 280 0.8× 227 0.8× 231 0.9× 121 0.7× 115 1.6k
Isaac Sorkin United States 8 942 1.1× 181 0.5× 270 1.0× 362 1.4× 137 0.8× 19 1.5k
Doruk Cengiz United States 3 609 0.7× 310 0.9× 175 0.6× 187 0.7× 159 0.9× 5 1.1k
Xavier Jaravel United Kingdom 13 1.0k 1.2× 221 0.7× 136 0.5× 288 1.1× 106 0.6× 40 1.7k
Alexander Bick United States 16 1.1k 1.2× 185 0.6× 222 0.8× 376 1.5× 153 0.9× 36 1.6k
Glen R. Waddell United States 17 720 0.8× 255 0.8× 142 0.5× 290 1.1× 96 0.6× 56 1.6k
Salvador Navarro United States 15 738 0.9× 210 0.6× 118 0.4× 304 1.2× 83 0.5× 27 1.4k
Marcel Thum Germany 19 961 1.1× 323 1.0× 95 0.4× 395 1.5× 169 1.0× 97 1.5k
Pedro H. C. Sant’Anna United States 9 636 0.7× 133 0.4× 174 0.6× 275 1.1× 85 0.5× 19 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ben Zipperer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben Zipperer

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Dubé, Arindrajit & Ben Zipperer. (2024). Own-Wage Elasticity: Quantifying the Impact of Minimum Wages on Employment. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
2.
Zipperer, Ben, et al.. (2022). Encuesta nacional de trabajadores gig retrata malas condiciones laborales y bajos salarios. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1199–1214. 3 indexed citations
3.
Zipperer, Ben. (2022). Turnover, Prices, and Reallocation: Why Minimum Wages Raise the Incomes of Low-Wage Workers. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 2 indexed citations
4.
Zipperer, Ben. (2021). Cyclical Patterns of Employment, Utilization and Profitability. Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst). 2 indexed citations
5.
Zipperer, Ben. (2021). Essays on the minimum wage. Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst). 29(5). 522–5.
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Cengiz, Doruk, Arindrajit Dubé, Attila Lindner, & Ben Zipperer. (2019). The Effect of Minimum Wages on Low-Wage Jobs*. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 134(3). 1405–1454. 1076 indexed citations breakdown →
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Allegretto, Sylvia, Arindrajit Dubé, Michael Reich, & Ben Zipperer. (2017). Credible Research Designs for Minimum Wage Studies. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 70(3). 559–592. 119 indexed citations
8.
Dubé, Arindrajit & Ben Zipperer. (2015). Pooling Multiple Case Studies Using Synthetic Controls: An Application to Minimum Wage Policies. SSRN Electronic Journal. 74 indexed citations
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Allegretto, Sylvia, Arindrajit Dubé, Michael Reich, & Ben Zipperer. (2013). Credible Research Designs for Minimum Wage Studies. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 5 indexed citations
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Allegretto, Sylvia, Arindrajit Dubé, Michael Reich, & Ben Zipperer. (2013). Credible Research Designs for Minimum Wage Studies - eScholarship. 18 indexed citations
11.
Dubé, Arindrajit & Ben Zipperer. (2013). Pooled Synthetic Control Estimates for Continuous Treatments: An Application to Minimum Wage Case Studies. 6 indexed citations
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Allegretto, Sylvia, Arindrajit Dubé, Michael Reich, & Ben Zipperer. (2013). Credible Research Designs for Minimum Wage Studies. SSRN Electronic Journal. 47 indexed citations
13.
Skøtt, Peter & Ben Zipperer. (2012). An empirical evaluation of three post-Keynesian models. European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies Intervention. 9(2). 277–308. 43 indexed citations
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Zipperer, Ben & Peter Skøtt. (2011). Cyclical patterns of employment, utilization, and profitability. Journal of Post Keynesian Economics. 34(1). 25–58. 26 indexed citations
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Schmitt, John, et al.. (2008). UNIONS AND UPWARD MOBILITY FOR LOW‐WAGE WORKERS. WorkingUSA. 11(3). 337–348. 20 indexed citations
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Schmitt, John & Ben Zipperer. (2007). The Decline in African-American Representation in Unions and Manufacturing, 1979-2006. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations
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Schmitt, John & Ben Zipperer. (2007). Is the United States a Good Model for Reducing Social Exclusion in Europe?. International Journal of Health Services. 37(1). 15–45. 3 indexed citations
18.
Zipperer, Ben & John Schmitt. (2007). In keeping down American workers, corporate crime pays. ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst).

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