David Hémous

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

David Hémous is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, David Hémous has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 9 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 6 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Recurrent topics in David Hémous's work include Climate Change Policy and Economics (15 papers), Economic Growth and Productivity (11 papers) and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (9 papers). David Hémous is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Policy and Economics (15 papers), Economic Growth and Productivity (11 papers) and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (9 papers). David Hémous collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States. David Hémous's co-authors include Philippe Aghion, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, John Van Reenen, Ralf Martin, Morten Olsen, Daron Acemoğlu, Ufuk Akcigit, Richard Blundell, Antonin Bergeaud and Leonardo Bursztyn and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Monetary Economics and Journal of International Economics.

In The Last Decade

David Hémous

29 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Carbon Taxes, Path Dependency, and Directed Technical Cha... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2016 2015 250 500 750
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. Carbon Taxes, Path Dependency, and Directed Technical Change: Evidence from the Auto Industry
    2016 770 citations Philippe Aghion, Antoine Dechezleprêtre et al. Journal of Political Economy profile →
  2. INNOVATION AND TOP INCOME INEQUALITY
    2015 272 citations Ufuk Akcigit, Antonin Bergeaud et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Hémous Switzerland 16 1.6k 447 240 212 191 30 1.8k
Mingbo Zheng China 20 1.3k 0.9× 379 0.8× 318 1.3× 352 1.7× 109 0.6× 39 1.7k
Matthieu Glachant France 19 1.3k 0.8× 393 0.9× 313 1.3× 168 0.8× 296 1.5× 52 1.8k
Francesco Vona Italy 18 1.3k 0.9× 462 1.0× 244 1.0× 247 1.2× 218 1.1× 58 1.9k
Thanh Quang Ngo Vietnam 22 1.4k 0.9× 588 1.3× 281 1.2× 336 1.6× 157 0.8× 70 1.9k
Michael Polemis Greece 23 1.2k 0.7× 599 1.3× 186 0.8× 116 0.5× 215 1.1× 103 1.7k
Bless Kofi Edziah China 13 1.4k 0.9× 623 1.4× 275 1.1× 304 1.4× 439 2.3× 21 1.8k
Hieu Minh Vu Vietnam 19 752 0.5× 343 0.8× 278 1.2× 260 1.2× 111 0.6× 72 1.4k
Mingqin Wu China 12 1.2k 0.8× 196 0.4× 227 0.9× 211 1.0× 233 1.2× 22 1.5k
Vincent Tawiah Ireland 24 1.3k 0.8× 580 1.3× 411 1.7× 260 1.2× 290 1.5× 94 2.0k
Ralf Martin United Kingdom 20 2.1k 1.4× 778 1.7× 453 1.9× 352 1.7× 362 1.9× 53 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Hémous

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Hémous

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Hémous. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Hémous based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David Hémous. David Hémous is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hémous, David, et al.. (2025). Induced Automation Innovation: Evidence from Firm-Level Patent Data. Journal of Political Economy. 133(6). 1975–2028. 1 indexed citations
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Aghion, Philippe, Lint Barrage, David Hémous, & Ernest Liu. (2024). Transition to Green Technology along the Supply Chain. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Hémous, David, et al.. (2023). Trade, Innovation and Optimal Patent Protection. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Gottlieb, Joshua D., et al.. (2023). The Spillover Effects of Top Income Inequality. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Acemoğlu, Daron, Philippe Aghion, Lint Barrage, & David Hémous. (2023). Climate Change, Directed Innovation, and Energy Transition: The Long-Run Consequences of the Shale Gas Revolution. SSRN Electronic Journal. 19 indexed citations
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Dechezleprêtre, Antoine, et al.. (2021). Induced automation: evidence from firm-level patent data. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 3 indexed citations
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Dechezleprêtre, Antoine, et al.. (2021). Induced Automation: Evidence from Firm-level Patent Data. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17 indexed citations
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Hémous, David & Morten Olsen. (2021). Directed Technical Change in Labor and Environmental Economics. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Hémous, David & Morten Olsen. (2021). Directed Technical Change in Labor and Environmental Economics. Annual Review of Economics. 13(1). 571–597. 16 indexed citations
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Aghion, Philippe, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, David Hémous, Ralf Martin, & John Van Reenen. (2016). Carbon Taxes, Path Dependency, and Directed Technical Change: Evidence from the Auto Industry. Journal of Political Economy. 124(1). 1–51. 770 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hémous, David. (2016). The dynamic impact of unilateral environmental policies. Journal of International Economics. 103. 80–95. 43 indexed citations
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Akcigit, Ufuk, et al.. (2015). INNOVATION AND TOP INCOME INEQUALITY. 272 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hémous, David & Morten Olsen. (2015). Long-Term Relationships: Static Gains and Dynamic Inefficiencies. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Acemoğlu, Daron, Philippe Aghion, & David Hémous. (2014). The environment and directed technical change in a North-South model. Oxford Review of Economic Policy. 30(3). 513–530. 68 indexed citations
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Aghion, Philippe, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, David Hémous, Ralf Martin, & John Van Reenen. (2013). Carbon Taxes, Path Dependency and Directed Technical Change: Evidence from the Auto Industry. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17 indexed citations
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Guren, Adam, David Hémous, & Morten Olsen. (2013). Trade Dynamics with Sector-Specific Human Capital. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Aghion, Philippe, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, David Hémous, Ralf Martin, & John Van Reenen. (2012). Carbon Taxes, Path Dependency and Directed Technical Change: Evidence from the Auto Industry. SSRN Electronic Journal. 108 indexed citations
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Acemoğlu, Daron, Philippe Aghion, Leonardo Bursztyn, & David Hémous. (2010). The Environment and Directed Technical Change. SSRN Electronic Journal. 107 indexed citations
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Aghion, Philippe, David Hémous, & Reinhilde Veugelers. (2009). Quelles politiques pour encourager l'innovation verte ?. Regards croisés sur l'économie. n° 6(2). 165–174. 4 indexed citations

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