David Seim

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 765 citations indexed

About

David Seim is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Accounting and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, David Seim has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 765 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 8 papers in Accounting and 8 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in David Seim's work include Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (9 papers), Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (8 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (8 papers). David Seim is often cited by papers focused on Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (9 papers), Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (8 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (8 papers). David Seim collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and United Kingdom. David Seim's co-authors include Ruixue Jia, Masayuki Kudamatsu, Johanna Möllerström, Emmanuel Saez, Benjamin Schoefer, Arash Nekoei, Johannes Spinnewijn, Camille Landais, Peter Nilsson and Jesse M. Shapiro and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Economic Review and The Quarterly Journal of Economics.

In The Last Decade

David Seim

24 papers receiving 721 citations

Hit Papers

POLITICAL SELECTION IN CHINA: THE COMPLEMENTARY ROLES OF ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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. POLITICAL SELECTION IN CHINA: THE COMPLEMENTARY ROLES OF CONNECTIONS AND PERFORMANCE
    2015 330 citations Ruixue Jia, Masayuki Kudamatsu et al. Journal of the European Economic Association 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 Seim Sweden 13 423 284 220 148 120 28 765
Ugo Troiano United States 9 441 1.0× 213 0.8× 150 0.7× 116 0.8× 109 0.9× 25 641
Per Pettersson‐Lidbom Sweden 13 721 1.7× 507 1.8× 184 0.8× 83 0.6× 161 1.3× 21 936
Alessandra Casarico Italy 12 326 0.8× 145 0.5× 202 0.9× 96 0.6× 256 2.1× 51 613
Ronny Freier Germany 15 426 1.0× 395 1.4× 165 0.8× 93 0.6× 94 0.8× 60 734
Karin Edmark Sweden 11 314 0.7× 235 0.8× 348 1.6× 63 0.4× 73 0.6× 32 706
Ebonya Washington United States 11 192 0.5× 356 1.3× 324 1.5× 56 0.4× 175 1.5× 24 668
Pablo Beramendi United States 14 348 0.8× 849 3.0× 290 1.3× 77 0.5× 118 1.0× 41 1.1k
Stephen L. Mehay United States 17 432 1.0× 301 1.1× 195 0.9× 56 0.4× 67 0.6× 54 738
Jukka Pirttilä Finland 19 722 1.7× 89 0.3× 150 0.7× 209 1.4× 229 1.9× 89 925
Marco Leonardi Italy 15 758 1.8× 85 0.3× 216 1.0× 158 1.1× 69 0.6× 68 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by David Seim

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Seim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Seim

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Seim. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Seim 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 Seim. David Seim 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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Saez, Emmanuel & David Seim. (2025). Wealth tax enforcement in Sweden: Filing requirements and pre-populated returns. Journal of Public Economics. 249. 105440–105440.
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Fredriksson, Peter, et al.. (2024). Mandatory Notice of Layoff, Job Search, and Efficiency. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 140(1). 585–633. 1 indexed citations
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Möllerström, Johanna, et al.. (2023). Intergenerational transmission of luck versus effort beliefs. Economics Letters. 232. 111345–111345. 1 indexed citations
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Saez, Emmanuel, Benjamin Schoefer, & David Seim. (2023). Deadwood Labor: The Effects of Eliminating Employment Protection. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Möllerström, Johanna, et al.. (2023). Intergenerational Transmission of Luck/Effort Beliefs: Strategic Rather than Truthful. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Seim, David, et al.. (2023). Bounds on a Slope from Size Restrictions on Economic Shocks. American Economic Journal Microeconomics. 15(3). 552–572. 1 indexed citations
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Nekoei, Arash & David Seim. (2022). How Do Inheritances Shape Wealth Inequality? Theory and Evidence from Sweden. The Review of Economic Studies. 90(1). 463–498. 23 indexed citations
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Nekoei, Arash & David Seim. (2021). How Do Inheritances Shape Wealth Inequality? Theory and Evidence from Sweden. SSRN Electronic Journal. 22 indexed citations
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Landais, Camille, Arash Nekoei, Peter Nilsson, David Seim, & Johannes Spinnewijn. (2021). Risk-Based Selection in Unemployment Insurance: Evidence and Implications. American Economic Review. 111(4). 1315–1355. 18 indexed citations
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Seim, David, et al.. (2021). Labor Market Returns and the Evolution of Cognitive Skills: Theory and Evidence. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Seim, David. (2019). On the incidence and effects of job displacement: Evidence from Sweden. Labour Economics. 57. 131–145. 15 indexed citations
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Seim, David. (2017). Behavioral Responses to Wealth Taxes: Evidence from Sweden. American Economic Journal Economic Policy. 9(4). 395–421. 68 indexed citations
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Möllerström, Johanna, et al.. (2017). Individual risk preferences and the demand for redistribution. Journal of Public Economics. 153. 49–55. 35 indexed citations
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Jia, Ruixue, Masayuki Kudamatsu, & David Seim. (2015). POLITICAL SELECTION IN CHINA: THE COMPLEMENTARY ROLES OF CONNECTIONS AND PERFORMANCE. Journal of the European Economic Association. 13(4). 631–668. 330 indexed citations breakdown →
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Möllerström, Johanna, et al.. (2015). Richer (and Holier) than Thou? The Effect of Relative Income Improvements on Demand for Redistribution. SSRN Electronic Journal. 37 indexed citations
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Jia, Ruixue, Masayuki Kudamatsu, & David Seim. (2014). Political Selection in China: The Complementary Roles of Connections and Performance. SSRN Electronic Journal. 12 indexed citations
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Möllerström, Johanna & David Seim. (2014). Cognitive Ability and the Demand for Redistribution. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e109955–e109955. 33 indexed citations
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Jia, Ruixue, Masayuki Kudamatsu, & David Seim. (2013). Complementary Roles of Connections and Performance in Political Selection in China. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 20 indexed citations
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Seim, David. (2013). Essays on Public, Political and Labor Economics. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Seim, David, Stephan Müller, Martin Drauschke, Volker Steinhage, & Stefan Schröder. (2006). Management and Visualization of Biodiversity Knowledge.. EnviroInfo. 429–432. 1 indexed citations

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