James Alm

14.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
215 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

James Alm is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Accounting and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, James Alm has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 171 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 86 papers in Accounting and 56 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in James Alm's work include Taxation and Compliance Studies (115 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (105 papers) and Corporate Taxation and Avoidance (60 papers). James Alm is often cited by papers focused on Taxation and Compliance Studies (115 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (105 papers) and Corporate Taxation and Avoidance (60 papers). James Alm collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Netherlands. James Alm's co-authors include Michael McKee, Benno Torgler, Mikhail I. Melnik, William D. Schulze, Betty R. Jackson, Gary H. McClelland, Leslie A. Whittington, Jorge Martínez-Vázquez, William C. Beck and Isabel Fernández Sánchez and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, Journal of Business Ethics and The Journal of Economic Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

James Alm

200 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

Why do people pay taxes? 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 2011 2011 2018 100 200 300 400 500

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Alm United States 52 6.7k 4.0k 1.5k 1.3k 1.1k 215 8.4k
Ulrike Malmendier United States 39 5.1k 0.8× 8.3k 2.1× 1.8k 1.2× 613 0.5× 1.4k 1.3× 98 14.6k
Joel Slemrod United States 55 10.1k 1.5× 7.7k 1.9× 722 0.5× 2.4k 1.8× 769 0.7× 255 12.0k
Stephen Coate United States 27 4.9k 0.7× 1.2k 0.3× 852 0.6× 824 0.6× 1.7k 1.6× 56 7.1k
Raymond Fisman United States 46 4.7k 0.7× 4.6k 1.2× 942 0.6× 727 0.6× 3.8k 3.5× 128 11.9k
Edmund S. Phelps United States 43 7.7k 1.1× 849 0.2× 483 0.3× 915 0.7× 2.0k 1.9× 182 10.7k
Christopher Woodruff United States 39 4.8k 0.7× 2.5k 0.6× 961 0.6× 441 0.3× 2.1k 1.9× 93 7.8k
Canice Prendergast United States 23 3.0k 0.4× 2.0k 0.5× 2.1k 1.4× 361 0.3× 835 0.8× 48 6.1k
Nicola Gennaioli Italy 34 3.9k 0.6× 1.6k 0.4× 568 0.4× 262 0.2× 1.0k 0.9× 81 7.1k
Fabrizio Zilibotti United States 44 7.7k 1.1× 1.4k 0.4× 432 0.3× 425 0.3× 1.7k 1.5× 114 10.8k
Erik Hurst United States 38 5.0k 0.7× 2.9k 0.7× 198 0.1× 1.3k 1.0× 1.9k 1.7× 84 7.8k

Countries citing papers authored by James Alm

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Alm

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Alm

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Alm, James, et al.. (2023). Race, Ethnicity, and Taxation of the Family: The Many Shades of the Marriage Penalty/Bonus. National Tax Journal. 76(3). 525–560. 2 indexed citations
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Alm, James, et al.. (2020). New Technologies and the Evolution of Tax Compliance. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
3.
Alm, James. (2018). What are the Costs of a New Tax Administration? The Case of a Personal Income Tax in Kuwait. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 4(1). 1 indexed citations
4.
Alm, James, et al.. (2017). A New Carryover Tax Basis Regime for Marketable Securities. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Alm, James, et al.. (2016). Culture, Compliance, and Confidentiality: Taxpayer Behavior in the United States and Italy. ARCA (Università Ca' Foscari Venezia). 5 indexed citations
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Alm, James & Jay P. Shimshack. (2014). Environmental Enforcement and Compliance: Lessons from Pollution, Safety, and Tax Settings. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 10(4). 209–274. 1 indexed citations
7.
Alm, James. (2013). A Convenient Truth: Property Taxes and Revenue Stability. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 15(1). 243. 12 indexed citations
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Alm, James, Todd L. Cherry, Michael L. Jones, & Michael McKee. (2010). Taxpayer information assistance services and tax compliance behavior. Journal of Economic Psychology. 31(4). 577–586. 178 indexed citations
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Alm, James, et al.. (2009). Experimental tests of Ricardian equivalence with distortionary versus nondistortionary taxes. Economics bulletin. 29(4). 2556–2572. 7 indexed citations
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Alm, James, et al.. (2007). Fiscal Problems and Education Finance. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Alm, James, Jorge Martínez-Vázquez, & Mark Rider. (2006). The Challenges of Tax Reform in a Global Economy. Springer eBooks. 43 indexed citations
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Alm, James, Andrew T. Young, & Michael McKee. (2005). The Effects of Communication Among Taxpayers on Compliance. RSC Advances. 12(39). 25593–25604. 1 indexed citations
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Alm, James & Mikhail I. Melnik. (2005). Taxing the “Family” in the Individual Income Tax. Public Finance and Management. 5(1). 67–109. 6 indexed citations
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Alm, James, et al.. (2004). Taxing the hard-to-tax : lessons from theory and practice. Elsevier eBooks. 49 indexed citations
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Martínez-Vázquez, Jorge & James Alm. (2003). Public finance in developing and transitional countries : essays in honor of Richard Bird. Edward Elgar eBooks. 31 indexed citations
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Alm, James. (2002). On the use of Budgetary Norms as A Tool for Fiscal Management. Public Finance and Management. 2(3). 387–435. 2 indexed citations
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Alm, James & Leslie A. Whittington. (2002). Tax Reductions, Tax Changes, and the Marriage Penalty. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
18.
Alm, James, Brian Erard, & Jonathan S. Feinstein. (1995). The Relationship between State and Federal Tax Audits. National Bureau of Economic Research. 235–277. 6 indexed citations
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Alm, James. (1988). Uncertain Tax Policies, Individual Behavior, and Welfare. American Economic Review. 78(1). 237–245. 80 indexed citations
20.
Alm, James. (1980). Intergovernmental grants and social welfare. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 38(3). 376–397. 2 indexed citations

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