Martha Starr

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Martha Starr is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Finance and Accounting. According to data from OpenAlex, Martha Starr has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 10 papers in Finance and 10 papers in Accounting. Recurrent topics in Martha Starr's work include Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis (7 papers), Housing Market and Economics (7 papers) and Economic Theory and Institutions (6 papers). Martha Starr is often cited by papers focused on Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis (7 papers), Housing Market and Economics (7 papers) and Economic Theory and Institutions (6 papers). Martha Starr collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Netherlands. Martha Starr's co-authors include Cynthia Bansak, Carol C. Bertaut, Ana Aizcorbe, Norman J. Morin, Keith M. Drake, Amber Jessup, David Cutler, Annika Sundén, Donald Kenkel and Thomas G. McGuire and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Health Affairs and Economics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Martha Starr

51 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Covid-19 shocks to education supply: how 200,000 U.S. hou... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 25 50 75
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. Covid-19 shocks to education supply: how 200,000 U.S. households dealt with the sudden shift to distance learning
    2021 77 citations Cynthia Bansak, Martha Starr Review of Economics of the Household profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Martha Starr United States 19 561 241 234 191 167 55 1.1k
Andrew Dickerson United Kingdom 17 749 1.3× 257 1.1× 288 1.2× 303 1.6× 263 1.6× 46 1.4k
Kamhon Kan Taiwan 20 722 1.3× 181 0.8× 185 0.8× 51 0.3× 379 2.3× 50 1.3k
Steven Pressman United States 20 539 1.0× 136 0.6× 201 0.9× 309 1.6× 520 3.1× 110 1.3k
Mehmet Hüseyin Bilgin Türkiye 22 996 1.8× 134 0.6× 246 1.1× 325 1.7× 343 2.1× 107 1.6k
Günther G. Schulze Germany 20 841 1.5× 139 0.6× 92 0.4× 163 0.9× 575 3.4× 54 1.6k
Randall K. Filer United States 20 802 1.4× 159 0.7× 196 0.8× 208 1.1× 393 2.4× 74 1.4k
Morris Altman United Kingdom 19 599 1.1× 99 0.4× 91 0.4× 141 0.7× 259 1.6× 124 984
Florian Haelg Switzerland 6 949 1.7× 83 0.3× 118 0.5× 259 1.4× 284 1.7× 9 1.5k
Binzhen Wu China 14 389 0.7× 105 0.4× 121 0.5× 88 0.5× 309 1.9× 34 991
Reiner Eichenberger Switzerland 24 961 1.7× 212 0.9× 101 0.4× 79 0.4× 378 2.3× 91 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Martha Starr

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Fields of papers citing papers by Martha Starr

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Martha Starr

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bansak, Cynthia, Wendy E. Dunn, Ellen E. Meade, & Martha Starr. (2024). Impact versus Inclusion in the Economics Profession: Insights from the Papers and Proceedings. AEA Papers and Proceedings. 114. 292–299.
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Bansak, Cynthia & Martha Starr. (2021). Covid-19 shocks to education supply: how 200,000 U.S. households dealt with the sudden shift to distance learning. Review of Economics of the Household. 19(1). 63–90. 77 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cutler, David, Amber Jessup, Donald Kenkel, & Martha Starr. (2016). Economic Approaches to Estimating Benefits of Regulations Affecting Addictive Goods. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 50(5). S20–S26. 8 indexed citations
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Starr, Martha & Keith M. Drake. (2016). Graphic warning labels and the demand for cigarettes. Tobacco Control. 26(2). 169–174. 5 indexed citations
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McGuire, Thomas G., Keith M. Drake, Einer Elhauge, Raymond S. Hartman, & Martha Starr. (2015). Resolving Reverse-Payment Settlements With The Smoking Gun Of Stock Price Movements. Iowa law review. 101(4). 1581. 5 indexed citations
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Bansak, Cynthia & Martha Starr. (2015). Distributional Costs of Housing-price Bubbles: Who pays the Price when Bubbles Deflate?. Review of Social Economy. 73(4). 341–369. 2 indexed citations
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Starr, Martha, et al.. (2014). Decomposing Growth In Spending Finds Annual Cost Of Treatment Contributed Most To Spending Growth, 1980–2006. Health Affairs. 33(5). 823–831. 28 indexed citations
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Dolfsma, Wilfred, Deborah M. Figart, Robert McMaster, & Martha Starr. (2012). Promoting Research on Intersections of Economics, Ethics, and Social Values: Editorial. Review of Social Economy. 70(2). 155–163. 3 indexed citations
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Starr, Martha. (2011). Consequences of economic downturn : beyond the usual economics. Palgrave Macmillan eBooks. 13 indexed citations
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Starr, Martha. (2010). Debt-Financed Consumption Sprees: Regulation, Freedom and Habits of Thought. Journal of Economic Issues. 44(2). 459–470. 8 indexed citations
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Starr, Martha. (2009). Violent conflict and economic growth: Some time-series evidence. Economics Letters. 106(3). 200–204. 1 indexed citations
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Starr, Martha. (2008). Socially Responsible Investment and Pro-Social Change. Journal of Economic Issues. 42(1). 51–73. 37 indexed citations
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Starr, Martha. (2008). Lifestyle conformity and lifecycle saving: a Veblenian perspective. Cambridge Journal of Economics. 33(1). 25–49. 11 indexed citations
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Bansak, Cynthia, Norman J. Morin, & Martha Starr. (2007). TECHNOLOGY, CAPITAL SPENDING, AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION. Economic Inquiry. 45(3). 631–645. 28 indexed citations
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Starr, Martha. (2000). The Effects of Weather on Retail Sales. SSRN Electronic Journal. 33 indexed citations
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Starr, Martha & Annika Sundén. (1999). Workers' Knowledge of their Pension Coverage: A Reevaluation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
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Starr, Martha. (1999). The Measurement of Consumer Expectations Using Survey Data. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Starr, Martha. (1998). Stock Market Wealth and Consumer Spending. SSRN Electronic Journal. 23 indexed citations
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Starr, Martha. (1994). Health Insurance and Precautionary Saving. SSRN Electronic Journal. 86(1). 285–295. 62 indexed citations

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