Michael Elsby

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Michael Elsby is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Elsby has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 16 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and 11 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Michael Elsby's work include Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (25 papers), Economic Theory and Policy (12 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (11 papers). Michael Elsby is often cited by papers focused on Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (25 papers), Economic Theory and Policy (12 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (11 papers). Michael Elsby collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Michael Elsby's co-authors include Bart Hobijn, Ayşegül Şahin, Ryan Michaels, Gary Solon, Donggyun Shin, Jennifer C. Smith, David Ratner, Jonathan Wadsworth, Matthew D. Shapiro and Robert G. Valletta and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy and The Journal of Economic Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

Michael Elsby

28 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Decline of the U.S. Labor Share 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Elsby United States 18 1.7k 727 617 209 190 31 2.0k
Pietro Garibaldi Italy 23 1.5k 0.8× 458 0.6× 485 0.8× 238 1.1× 199 1.0× 87 2.1k
Iourii Manovskii United States 13 1.1k 0.6× 237 0.3× 390 0.6× 240 1.1× 257 1.4× 24 1.3k
Gueorgui Kambourov Canada 13 1.0k 0.6× 197 0.3× 367 0.6× 263 1.3× 267 1.4× 25 1.2k
Étienne Wasmer France 21 1.3k 0.8× 392 0.5× 206 0.3× 366 1.8× 108 0.6× 101 1.8k
Alexandra Spitz‐Oener Germany 8 1.0k 0.6× 191 0.3× 416 0.7× 344 1.6× 189 1.0× 15 1.4k
Bertil Holmlund Sweden 25 1.8k 1.0× 271 0.4× 712 1.2× 259 1.2× 263 1.4× 115 2.2k
Pedro S. Martins Germany 17 931 0.5× 366 0.5× 185 0.3× 238 1.1× 86 0.5× 90 1.3k
Jakob Roland Munch Denmark 18 1.0k 0.6× 602 0.8× 193 0.3× 314 1.5× 76 0.4× 58 1.4k
Milan Vodopivec United States 18 1.0k 0.6× 138 0.2× 513 0.8× 227 1.1× 220 1.2× 87 1.4k
Louis N. Christofides Canada 21 878 0.5× 198 0.3× 248 0.4× 310 1.5× 141 0.7× 76 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Elsby

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Elsby

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Elsby

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Elsby, Michael, et al.. (2025). Vacancy Chains. Journal of Political Economy. 133(11). 3550–3604.
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Elsby, Michael, Jennifer C. Smith, & Jonathan Wadsworth. (2024). Population Growth, Immigration and Labour Market Dynamics. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Elsby, Michael, Jennifer C. Smith, & Jonathan Wadsworth. (2024). Population Growth, Immigration, and Labor Market Dynamics. Demography. 61(5). 1559–1584. 1 indexed citations
4.
Elsby, Michael, et al.. (2019). Flow Origins of Labor Force Participation Fluctuations. AEA Papers and Proceedings. 109. 461–464. 9 indexed citations
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Elsby, Michael & Gary Solon. (2019). How Prevalent Is Downward Rigidity in Nominal Wages? International Evidence from Payroll Records and Pay Slips. The Journal of Economic Perspectives. 33(3). 185–201. 33 indexed citations
6.
Elsby, Michael, Ryan Michaels, & David Ratner. (2019). The aggregate effects of labor market frictions. Quantitative Economics. 10(3). 803–852. 4 indexed citations
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Elsby, Michael & Ryan Michaels. (2018). Fixed adjustment costs and aggregate fluctuations. Journal of Monetary Economics. 101. 128–147. 4 indexed citations
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Elsby, Michael, Donggyun Shin, & Gary Solon. (2015). Wage Adjustment in the Great Recession and Other Downturns: Evidence from the United States and Great Britain. Journal of Labor Economics. 34(S1). S249–S291. 90 indexed citations
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Elsby, Michael, Ryan Michaels, & David Ratner. (2015). The Beveridge Curve: A Survey. Journal of Economic Literature. 53(3). 571–630. 72 indexed citations
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Elsby, Michael, et al.. (2013). On the Importance of the Participation Margin for Market Fluctuations. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Working Paper Series. 1–47. 18 indexed citations
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Elsby, Michael, et al.. (2013). The Decline of the U.S. Labor Share. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Working Paper Series. 1–45. 4 indexed citations
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Elsby, Michael, Bart Hobijn, & Ayşegül Şahin. (2013). The Decline of the U.S. Labor Share. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. 2013(2). 1–63. 391 indexed citations breakdown →
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Elsby, Michael, Bart Hobijn, & Ayşegül Şahin. (2012). Unemployment Dynamics in the OECD. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 95(2). 530–548. 171 indexed citations
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Elsby, Michael & Matthew D. Shapiro. (2012). Why Does Trend Growth Affect Equilibrium Employment? A New Explanation of an Old Puzzle. American Economic Review. 102(4). 1378–1413. 33 indexed citations
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Elsby, Michael, et al.. (2011). Unemployment Dynamics in the OECD. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Working Paper Series. 1.000–47.000. 27 indexed citations
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Barnichon, Régis, et al.. (2011). Which Industries are Shifting the Beveridge Curve?. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Working Paper Series. 1.000–27.000. 17 indexed citations
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Barnichon, Régis, Michael Elsby, Bart Hobijn, & Ayşegül Şahin. (2010). Which Industries Are Shifting the Beveridge Curve. Monthly labor review. 135(6). 25–37. 26 indexed citations
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Elsby, Michael & Jennifer C. Smith. (2010). The Great Recession in the UK Labour Market: A Transatlantic Perspective. National Institute Economic Review. 214. R26–R37. 15 indexed citations
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Elsby, Michael. (2008). Evaluating the Economic Signi…cance of Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity. 5 indexed citations
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Elsby, Michael. (2006). Evaluating the Economic Significance of Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 6 indexed citations

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