James J. Choi

10.0k total citations
82 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

James J. Choi is a scholar working on Accounting, Economics and Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, James J. Choi has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Accounting, 49 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 23 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in James J. Choi's work include Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis (53 papers), Housing Market and Economics (39 papers) and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (19 papers). James J. Choi is often cited by papers focused on Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis (53 papers), Housing Market and Economics (39 papers) and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (19 papers). James J. Choi collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. James J. Choi's co-authors include Brigitte C. Madrian, David Laibson, Andrew Metrick, John Beshears, David Laibson, Katherine L. Milkman, Gabriel Carroll, Adriana Robertson, Joel Slemrod and Dean Karlan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Finance and Journal of Financial Economics.

In The Last Decade

James J. Choi

73 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James J. Choi United States 29 2.2k 2.0k 942 716 710 82 3.9k
Miles Kimball United States 22 3.7k 1.7× 1.6k 0.8× 1.2k 1.3× 461 0.6× 772 1.1× 65 5.5k
Robert Barsky United States 16 3.8k 1.7× 888 0.4× 1.2k 1.3× 281 0.4× 402 0.6× 28 5.1k
Brigitte C. Madrian United States 36 4.5k 2.0× 3.8k 1.9× 1.4k 1.5× 1.6k 2.2× 1.2k 1.7× 80 7.5k
Joachim Winter Germany 29 1.3k 0.6× 708 0.4× 261 0.3× 337 0.5× 263 0.4× 107 2.6k
Rob Alessie Netherlands 29 2.3k 1.0× 2.9k 1.4× 663 0.7× 1.2k 1.6× 143 0.2× 138 4.1k
Casey B. Mulligan United States 21 2.0k 0.9× 706 0.4× 277 0.3× 349 0.5× 212 0.3× 89 3.4k
Wilbert van der Klaauw United States 30 2.4k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 641 0.7× 730 1.0× 143 0.2× 119 4.8k
Devin G. Pope United States 29 2.1k 1.0× 630 0.3× 447 0.5× 112 0.2× 579 0.8× 64 4.0k
John Beshears United States 21 982 0.4× 632 0.3× 160 0.2× 248 0.3× 467 0.7× 63 2.3k
Alexandre Mas United States 24 2.0k 0.9× 628 0.3× 282 0.3× 369 0.5× 240 0.3× 61 4.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by James J. Choi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James J. Choi

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Beshears, John, James J. Choi, C.R.I. Clayton, et al.. (2025). Optimal illiquidity. Journal of Financial Economics. 165. 103996–103996. 2 indexed citations
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Choi, James J., et al.. (2024). Smaller than We Thought? The Effect of Automatic Savings Policies. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Choi, James J., et al.. (2021). Carhart (1997) Mutual Fund Performance Persistence Disappears Out of Sample. 10(2). 263–270. 5 indexed citations
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Brown, Jeffrey R., James J. Choi, Courtney Coile, & Richard G. Woodbury. (2020). Social Security and Financial Security at Older Ages. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Choi, James J., et al.. (2020). Millionaires Speak: What Drives Their Personal Investment Decisions?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Jacelon, Cynthia S., et al.. (2018). EXPLORING THE BALANCE: A PATH ANALYSIS EXAMINATION OF THE MAINTAINING THE BALANCE MODEL. Innovation in Aging. 2(suppl_1). 144–144. 1 indexed citations
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Choi, James J., et al.. (2017). Small cues change savings choices. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 142. 378–395. 35 indexed citations
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Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, & Katherine L. Milkman. (2015). The Effect of Providing Peer Information on Retirement Savings Decisions. The Journal of Finance. 70(3). 1161–1201. 230 indexed citations
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Beshears, John, James J. Choi, Joshua Hurwitz, David Laibson, & Brigitte C. Madrian. (2015). Liquidity in Retirement Savings Systems: An International Comparison. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Loewenstein, George, Joëlle Y. Friedman, John Beshears, et al.. (2013). Consumers’ misunderstanding of health insurance. Journal of Health Economics. 32(5). 850–862. 173 indexed citations
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Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, & Brigitte C. Madrian. (2010). The Limitations of Defaults. Vaccine. 22(5-6). 781–5. 14 indexed citations
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Choi, James J., David Laibson, & Brigitte C. Madrian. (2007). The Flypaper Effect in Individual Investor Asset Allocation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Choi, James J., David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, & Andrew Metrick. (2007). Reinforcement Learning and Savings Behavior. SSRN Electronic Journal. 19 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Daniel J., et al.. (2007). Social Identity and Preferences. American Economic Review. 100(4). 1913–1928. 35 indexed citations
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Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, & Brigitte C. Madrian. (2006). The Importance of Default Options for Retirement Savings Outcomes: Evidence from the United States. National Bureau of Economic Research. 167–195. 21 indexed citations
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Choi, James J., David Laibson, & Brigitte C. Madrian. (2006). Reducing the Complexity Costs of 401(K) Participation Through Quick Enrollment(Tm). SSRN Electronic Journal. 11 indexed citations
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Choi, James J., David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, & Andrew Metrick. (2004). Saving or Retirement on the Path of Least Resistance. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics.
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Choi, James J., David Laibson, & Brigitte C. Madrian. (2004). Plan Design and 401(k) Savings Outcomes. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17 indexed citations
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Choi, James J., David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, & Andrew Metrick. (2002). DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSIONS: PLAN RULES, PARTICIPANT CHOICES, AND THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE. Tax Policy and the Economy. 16(1). 67–113. 104 indexed citations

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