Jón Steinsson

7.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
37 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Jón Steinsson is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Jón Steinsson has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 22 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and 7 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Jón Steinsson's work include Monetary Policy and Economic Impact (21 papers), Economic theories and models (11 papers) and Economic Theory and Policy (10 papers). Jón Steinsson is often cited by papers focused on Monetary Policy and Economic Impact (21 papers), Economic theories and models (11 papers) and Economic Theory and Policy (10 papers). Jón Steinsson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Jón Steinsson's co-authors include Emi Nakamura, Alisdair McKay, Robert J. Barro, José F. Ursúa, Adam Guren, Daniel Villar, C. Paul, E. G. V. Evans, Bárður Sigurgeirsson and Jón Ólafsson and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, The Quarterly Journal of Economics and The Journal of Economic Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

Jón Steinsson

31 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Five Facts about Prices: A Reevaluation of Menu Cost Models* 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2014 2016 2018 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. Five Facts about Prices: A Reevaluation of Menu Cost Models*
    2008 916 citations Emi Nakamura, Jón Steinsson The Quarterly Journal of Economics profile →
  2. Fiscal Stimulus in a Monetary Union: Evidence from US Regions
    2014 477 citations Emi Nakamura, Jón Steinsson American Economic Review profile →
  3. The Power of Forward Guidance Revisited
    2016 289 citations Alisdair McKay, Emi Nakamura et al. American Economic Review profile →
  4. Identification in Macroeconomics
    2018 239 citations Emi Nakamura, Jón Steinsson The Journal of Economic Perspectives profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jón Steinsson United States 19 2.8k 2.3k 996 318 247 37 3.6k
Charles Engel United States 40 5.5k 2.0× 6.1k 2.7× 4.1k 4.2× 266 0.8× 97 0.4× 163 7.4k
Jeffrey C. Fuhrer United States 27 3.3k 1.2× 3.4k 1.5× 1.2k 1.2× 242 0.8× 88 0.4× 64 4.2k
Fernando Álvarez United States 24 2.2k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 419 1.3× 68 0.3× 81 2.8k
Thomas Philippon United States 15 1.4k 0.5× 358 0.2× 1.3k 1.3× 482 1.5× 29 0.1× 30 2.2k
Juri Marcucci Italy 16 1.0k 0.4× 433 0.2× 739 0.7× 196 0.6× 40 0.2× 27 1.5k
Alberto Cavallo United States 17 790 0.3× 569 0.3× 249 0.3× 132 0.4× 213 0.9× 41 1.3k
Emrah İsmail Çevik Türkiye 26 1.3k 0.5× 442 0.2× 561 0.6× 192 0.6× 25 0.1× 104 1.6k
Giovanni Veronese Italy 13 1.3k 0.5× 969 0.4× 504 0.5× 104 0.3× 52 0.2× 34 1.5k
Michael T. Owyang United States 26 1.8k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 643 0.6× 200 0.6× 22 0.1× 137 2.2k
Roberto Golinelli Italy 21 1.3k 0.5× 960 0.4× 484 0.5× 197 0.6× 28 0.1× 66 1.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jón Steinsson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nakamura, Emi, et al.. (2025). The Macroeconomic Consequences of Exchange Rate Depreciations. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 140(4). 3015–3065. 2 indexed citations
2.
Mueller, Andreas, et al.. (2023). Macroeconomic Effects of UI Extensions at Short and Long Durations. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Mueller, Andreas, et al.. (2023). Macroeconomic Effects of Ui Extensions at Short and Long Durations. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Nakamura, Emi, et al.. (2023). The Macroeconomic Consequences of Exchange Rate Depreciations. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
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Guren, Adam, Alisdair McKay, Emi Nakamura, & Jón Steinsson. (2020). Housing Wealth Effects: The Long View. The Review of Economic Studies. 88(2). 669–707. 87 indexed citations
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Guren, Adam, Alisdair McKay, Emi Nakamura, & Jón Steinsson. (2020). What can we learn from cross-sectional empirical estimates in macroeconomics?. OpenBU (Boston University). 17 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Emi, et al.. (2020). A Plucking Model of Business Cycles. SSRN Electronic Journal. 14 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Alice, et al.. (2019). New Evidence on the Cyclicality of Employer-to-Employer Flows from Canada. AEA Papers and Proceedings. 109. 456–460. 4 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Emi & Jón Steinsson. (2018). Identification in Macroeconomics. The Journal of Economic Perspectives. 32(3). 59–86. 239 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nakamura, Emi, et al.. (2018). The Elusive Costs of Inflation: Price Dispersion during the U.S. Great Inflation*. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 133(4). 1933–1980. 106 indexed citations
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McKay, Alisdair, Emi Nakamura, & Jón Steinsson. (2017). The Discounted Euler Equation: A Note. Economica. 84(336). 820–831. 42 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Emi, et al.. (2016). The Elusive Costs of Inflation: Price Dispersion During the U.S. Great Inflation. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics.
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McKay, Alisdair, Emi Nakamura, & Jón Steinsson. (2016). The Power of Forward Guidance Revisited. American Economic Review. 106(10). 3133–3158. 289 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nakamura, Emi & Jón Steinsson. (2013). High Frequency Identification of Monetary Non-Neutrality. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Emi & Jón Steinsson. (2013). High Frequency Identification of Monetary Non-Neutrality: The Information Effect. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 133(3). 1283–1330. 155 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Emi & Jón Steinsson. (2011). Price setting in forward-looking customer markets. Journal of Monetary Economics. 58(3). 220–233. 54 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Emi & Jón Steinsson. (2009). Monetary Non-Neutrality in a Multi-Sector Menu Cost Model. SSRN Electronic Journal. 18 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Emi & Jón Steinsson. (2008). Five Facts about Prices: A Reevaluation of Menu Cost Models*. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 123(4). 1415–1464. 916 indexed citations breakdown →
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Steinsson, Jón. (2004). Stjórntæki peningamála og skilvirkni peningamarkaðarins.
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Sigurgeirsson, Bárður, et al.. (2002). Long-term Effectiveness of Treatment With Terbinafine vs Itraconazole in Onychomycosis. Archives of Dermatology. 138(3). 353–7. 153 indexed citations

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