Michael McPherson

1.9k total citations
34 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Michael McPherson is a scholar working on Education, Economics and Econometrics and Accounting. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael McPherson has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Education, 11 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 8 papers in Accounting. Recurrent topics in Michael McPherson's work include Innovations in Educational Methods (9 papers), Higher Education Research Studies (6 papers) and Evaluation of Teaching Practices (6 papers). Michael McPherson is often cited by papers focused on Innovations in Educational Methods (9 papers), Higher Education Research Studies (6 papers) and Evaluation of Teaching Practices (6 papers). Michael McPherson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Nigeria. Michael McPherson's co-authors include R. Todd Jewell, Carl Liedholm, Michael Nieswiadomy, Margie Tieslau, Debra Satz, Daniel M. Hausman, Myung‐Sup Kim, Diane Ravitch, Jeffrey J. Rous and R. Todd Jewell and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecological Economics, World Development and Journal of Development Economics.

In The Last Decade

Michael McPherson

32 papers receiving 927 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael McPherson United States 16 545 350 283 236 129 34 1.1k
Wim P. M. Vijverberg United States 22 981 1.8× 172 0.5× 200 0.7× 415 1.8× 510 4.0× 58 1.8k
Olmo Silva United Kingdom 14 387 0.7× 550 1.6× 88 0.3× 88 0.4× 308 2.4× 35 1.0k
W. Richard Goe United States 15 247 0.5× 85 0.2× 66 0.2× 208 0.9× 161 1.2× 28 861
Eli Gimmon Israel 18 265 0.5× 64 0.2× 258 0.9× 514 2.2× 144 1.1× 47 1.2k
Stein Kristiansen Norway 19 218 0.4× 198 0.6× 96 0.3× 547 2.3× 298 2.3× 41 1.3k
Bernice Kotey Australia 19 264 0.5× 67 0.2× 361 1.3× 582 2.5× 296 2.3× 50 1.4k
Michael M. Crow United States 16 571 1.0× 97 0.3× 101 0.4× 501 2.1× 143 1.1× 56 1.3k
Wilfred I. Ukpere South Africa 14 168 0.3× 76 0.2× 66 0.2× 91 0.4× 165 1.3× 168 846
Geoff Whittam United Kingdom 17 197 0.4× 56 0.2× 364 1.3× 475 2.0× 243 1.9× 43 987
Steve Hunt United States 6 516 0.9× 87 0.2× 378 1.3× 1.1k 4.8× 293 2.3× 18 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael McPherson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael McPherson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael McPherson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Baum, Sandy & Michael McPherson. (2019). Improving Teaching: Strengthening the College Learning Experience. Daedalus. 148(4). 5–13. 7 indexed citations
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McPherson, Michael, et al.. (2018). Teaching economics to the masses: The effects of student help centers on academic outcomes. International Review of Economics Education. 27. 16–23. 2 indexed citations
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McPherson, Michael, et al.. (2013). Research output at US economics departments. Applied Economics Letters. 20(9). 889–892. 4 indexed citations
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Jewell, R. Todd & Michael McPherson. (2012). Instructor‐Specific Grade Inflation: Incentives, Gender, and Ethnicity*. Social Science Quarterly. 93(1). 95–109. 22 indexed citations
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McPherson, Michael. (2012). Ranking U.S. Economics Programs by Faculty and Graduate Publications: An Update Using 1994–2009 Data. Southern Economic Journal. 79(1). 71–89. 19 indexed citations
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Jewell, R. Todd, Michael McPherson, & Margie Tieslau. (2011). Whose fault is it? Assigning blame for grade inflation in higher education. Applied Economics. 45(9). 1185–1200. 51 indexed citations
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McPherson, Michael, David Javaloyas Molina, & R. Todd Jewell. (2010). The Determinants of the Growth of Microenterprises in Central Mexico: Evidence from a Survey in Toluca. Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d études du développement. 31(1-2). 209–223. 15 indexed citations
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McPherson, Michael, R. Todd Jewell, & Myung‐Sup Kim. (2009). What Determines Student Evaluation Scores? A Random Effects Analysis of Undergraduate Economics Classes. Eastern Economic Journal. 35(1). 37–51. 79 indexed citations
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McPherson, Michael. (2003). Revisiting the Determinants of Student Evaluation of Teachers Scores. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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McPherson, Michael, et al.. (2001). International trade and developing countries: an empirical investigation of the Linder hypothesis. Applied Economics. 33(5). 649–657. 7 indexed citations
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McPherson, Michael & Morton Owen Schapiro. (2000). Financing Lifelong Learning, Trends and Patterns of Participation and Financing in US Higher Education.. Higher education management. 12(2). 6 indexed citations
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McPherson, Michael & Carl Liedholm. (1996). Determinants of small and micro enterprise registration: Results from surveys in Niger and Swaziland. World Development. 24(3). 481–487. 36 indexed citations
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McPherson, Michael. (1995). The hazards of small firms in Southern Africa. The Journal of Development Studies. 32(1). 31–54. 60 indexed citations
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Liedholm, Carl, et al.. (1994). Small Enterprise Employment Growth in Rural Africa. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 76(5). 1177–1182. 76 indexed citations
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McPherson, Michael & Morton Owen Schapiro. (1991). The Student Finance System for Undergraduate Education: How Well Does it Work?. Change The Magazine of Higher Learning. 23(3). 16–22. 3 indexed citations
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Breneman, David W., et al.. (1988). Why Is College So Expensive? Maybe America Wants It That Way. Change The Magazine of Higher Learning. 20(2). 12–25. 5 indexed citations
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McPherson, Michael. (1985). The Younger Generation. Change The Magazine of Higher Learning. 17(1). 62–62. 1 indexed citations
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McPherson, Michael, et al.. (1985). Beyond Preference: Liberal Theories of Independent Associations. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 5(1). 178–178. 10 indexed citations
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McPherson, Michael & Robert Klitgaard. (1985). Choosing Elites: Selecting the "Best and the Brightest" at Top Universities and Elsewhere. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 5(1). 178–178. 15 indexed citations
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Aufdemorte, Thomas B. & Michael McPherson. (1978). Refractory oral candidiasis. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology. 46(6). 776–780. 6 indexed citations

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