James M. Malcomson

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

James M. Malcomson is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Management Science and Operations Research and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, James M. Malcomson has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 8 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 7 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Recurrent topics in James M. Malcomson's work include Economic theories and models (18 papers), Economic Policies and Impacts (9 papers) and Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (8 papers). James M. Malcomson is often cited by papers focused on Economic theories and models (18 papers), Economic Policies and Impacts (9 papers) and Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (8 papers). James M. Malcomson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Canada. James M. Malcomson's co-authors include W. Bentley MacLeod, Martin Chalkley, James A. Fairburn, Nicola Sartor, Barry McCormick, Timothy Besley, Jeff Frank, Paul Gomme, Sophocles Mavroeidis and William MacLeod and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, Econometrica and Journal of Political Economy.

In The Last Decade

James M. Malcomson

46 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Implicit Contracts, Incentive Compatibility, and Involunt... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Implicit Contracts, Incentive Compatibility, and Involuntary Unemployment
    1989 521 citations W. Bentley MacLeod, James M. Malcomson Econometrica profile →

Peers

James M. Malcomson
Kenneth Burdett United States
Susan Vroman United States
Garey Ramey United States
Paul Oyer United States
Harry J. Paarsch United States
Ray Rees Germany
Iwan Barankay United States
Sharon M. Oster United States
Daniel S. Hamermesh United States
Donald Wittman United States
Kenneth Burdett United States
James M. Malcomson
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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MacLeod, W. Bentley & James M. Malcomson. (2023). Implicit Contracts, Incentive Compatibility, and Involuntary Unemployment: Thirty Years on. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Malcomson, James M.. (2023). Uncertainty, Investment and Productivity with Relational Contracts. Journal of the European Economic Association. 22(3). 1139–1176. 2 indexed citations
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Malcomson, James M.. (2016). Relational Incentive Contracts With Persistent Private Information. Econometrica. 84(1). 317–346. 28 indexed citations
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Malcomson, James M.. (2015). Relational incentive contracts with productivity shocks. Games and Economic Behavior. 92. 122–137. 3 indexed citations
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Mavroeidis, Sophocles & James M. Malcomson. (2011). Nash Bargaining, Credible Bargaining and Efficiency wages in a matching model for the US. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 2 indexed citations
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Malcomson, James M.. (2011). Do Managers with Limited Liability Take More Risky Decisions? An Information Acquisition Model. Journal of Economics & Management Strategy. 20(1). 83–120. 12 indexed citations
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Malcomson, James M.. (2005). Supplier Discretion Over Provision: Theory and an Application to Medical Care. SSRN Electronic Journal. 42 indexed citations
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Chalkley, Martin & James M. Malcomson. (1998). Contracting for health services when patient demand does not reflect quality. Journal of Health Economics. 17(1). 1–19. 171 indexed citations
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Malcomson, James M.. (1997). Contracts, hold-up and labor markets. Journal of Economic Literature. 35(4). 1916–1957. 178 indexed citations
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MacLeod, W. Bentley & James M. Malcomson. (1997). Motivation and Markets. American Economic Review. 88(3). 388–411. 89 indexed citations
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MacLeod, William & James M. Malcomson. (1994). Turnover costs, efficiency wages and cycles. Annals of Economics and Statistics. 55–74. 1 indexed citations
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MacLeod, W. Bentley, James M. Malcomson, & Paul Gomme. (1994). Labor Turnover and the Natural Rate of Unemployment: Efficiency Wage versus Frictional Unemployment. Journal of Labor Economics. 12(2). 276–315. 15 indexed citations
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MacLeod, W. Bentley & James M. Malcomson. (1993). Investments, Holdup, and the Form of Market Contracts.. American Economic Review. 83(4). 811–837. 311 indexed citations
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MacLeod, W. Bentley & James M. Malcomson. (1989). Implicit Contracts, Incentive Compatibility, and Involuntary Unemployment. Econometrica. 57(2). 447–447. 521 indexed citations breakdown →
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Malcomson, James M. & Nicola Sartor. (1987). Tax push inflation in a unionized labour market. European Economic Review. 31(8). 1581–1596. 50 indexed citations
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Malcomson, James M.. (1986). Some analytics of the laffer curve. Journal of Public Economics. 29(3). 263–279. 53 indexed citations
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Malcomson, James M.. (1986). Rank-Order Contracts for a Principal with Many Agents. The Review of Economic Studies. 53(5). 807–807. 72 indexed citations
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Malcomson, James M.. (1983). Trade Unions and Economic Efficiency. The Economic Journal. 93. 51–51. 62 indexed citations
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Malcomson, James M.. (1981). Corporate Tax Policy and the Service Life of Capital Equipment. The Review of Economic Studies. 48(2). 311–311.
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Malcomson, James M.. (1980). The Measurement of Labour Cost in Empirical Models of Production and Employment. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 62(4). 521–521. 1 indexed citations

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