Michael D. Whinston

12.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
58 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Michael D. Whinston is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Management Science and Operations Research and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael D. Whinston has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 21 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 11 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Michael D. Whinston's work include Merger and Competition Analysis (27 papers), Auction Theory and Applications (19 papers) and Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (14 papers). Michael D. Whinston is often cited by papers focused on Merger and Competition Analysis (27 papers), Auction Theory and Applications (19 papers) and Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (14 papers). Michael D. Whinston collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Michael D. Whinston's co-authors include B. Douglas Bernheim, N. Gregory Mankiw, Ilya Segal, Bezalel Peleg, Patrick Bolton, Kathryn E. Spier, Volker Nocke, Mark A. Hurwitz, Peter Temin and Ariel Pakes and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, The Quarterly Journal of Economics and Econometrica.

In The Last Decade

Michael D. Whinston

56 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

Multimarket Contact and Collusive Behavior 1986 2026 1999 2012 1990 1986 1986 1987 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. Multimarket Contact and Collusive Behavior
    1990 834 citations B. Douglas Bernheim, Michael D. Whinston The RAND Journal of Economics profile →
  2. Menu Auctions, Resource Allocation, and Economic Influence
    1986 802 citations B. Douglas Bernheim, Michael D. Whinston The Quarterly Journal of Economics profile →
  3. Free Entry and Social Inefficiency
    1986 802 citations Michael D. Whinston et al. The RAND Journal of Economics profile →
  4. Coalition-Proof Nash Equilibria I. Concepts
    1987 666 citations B. Douglas Bernheim, Michael D. Whinston et al. Journal of Economic Theory profile →

Peers

Michael D. Whinston
John Vickers United Kingdom
Jeremy Bulow United States
Benjamin Klein United States
Asher Wolinsky United States
Steven C. Salop United States
Timothy F. Bresnahan United States
Garth Saloner United States
Robert H. Porter United States
Barry Nalebuff United States
Joseph E. Harrington United States
John Vickers United Kingdom
Michael D. Whinston
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Choi, Jay Pil, et al.. (2025). Tying with Network Effects. American Economic Review. 116(1). 332–374.
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Handel, Benjamin, et al.. (2021). Optimal Long-Term Health Insurance Contracts: Characterization, Computation, and Welfare Effects. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Lee, Robin S., Michael D. Whinston, & Ali Yürükoğlu. (2021). Structural Empirical Analysis of Contracting in Vertical Markets. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Hendel, Igal, et al.. (2015). Equilibria in Health Exchanges: Adverse Selection versus Reclassification Risk. Econometrica. 83(4). 1261–1313. 121 indexed citations
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Segal, Ilya & Michael D. Whinston. (2014). The Efficiency of Bargaining under Divided Entitlements. The University of Chicago Law Review. 81(1). 13. 3 indexed citations
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Segal, Ilya & Michael D. Whinston. (2014). Property Rights and the E¢ ciency of Bargaining. 1 indexed citations
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Whinston, Michael D.. (2011). Comment on "Competition and Innovation: Did Arrow Hit the Bull's Eye?". NBER Chapters. 404–410. 1 indexed citations
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Segal, Ilya & Michael D. Whinston. (2011). A simple status quo that ensures participation (with application to efficient bargaining). Theoretical Economics. 6(1). 109–125. 24 indexed citations
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Whinston, Michael D. & Ilya Segal. (2010). Property Rights. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Nocke, Volker & Michael D. Whinston. (2008). Dynamic Merger Review. Journal of Political Economy. 118(6). 1200–1251. 13 indexed citations
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Whinston, Michael D.. (2008). Lectures on Antitrust Economics. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1. 27 indexed citations
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Segal, Ilya & Michael D. Whinston. (2005). Antitrust in Innovative Industries. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Segal, Ilya & Michael D. Whinston. (2002). The Mirrlees Approach to Mechanism Design with Renegotiation (with Applications to Hold-up and Risk Sharing). Econometrica. 70(1). 1–45. 77 indexed citations
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Segal, Ilya & Michael D. Whinston. (2000). Exclusive Contracts and Protection of Investments. The RAND Journal of Economics. 31(4). 603–603. 153 indexed citations
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Segal, Ilya & Michael D. Whinston. (1999). Naked Exclusion: Comment. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Bernheim, B. Douglas & Michael D. Whinston. (1998). Exclusive Dealing. Journal of Political Economy. 106(1). 64–103. 214 indexed citations
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Bernheim, B. Douglas & Michael D. Whinston. (1997). Incomplete Contracts and Strategic Ambiguity. American Economic Review. 88(4). 902–932. 356 indexed citations
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McAfee, R. Preston, et al.. (1989). Multiproduct Monopoly, Commodity Bundling, and Correlation of Values. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 104(2). 371–371. 81 indexed citations
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Bernheim, B. Douglas & Michael D. Whinston. (1987). Coalition-Proof Nash Equilibria II. Applications. Journal of Economic Theory. 42(1). 13–29. 65 indexed citations
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Bernheim, B. Douglas & Michael D. Whinston. (1985). Common Marketing Agency as a Device for Facilitating Collusion. The RAND Journal of Economics. 16(2). 269–269. 171 indexed citations

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