Robert A. Pollak

18.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
112 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Pollak is a scholar working on Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Pollak has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Gender Studies, 43 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 38 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Pollak's work include Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (48 papers), Family Dynamics and Relationships (27 papers) and Economic theories and models (17 papers). Robert A. Pollak is often cited by papers focused on Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (48 papers), Family Dynamics and Relationships (27 papers) and Economic theories and models (17 papers). Robert A. Pollak collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Germany. Robert A. Pollak's co-authors include Shelly Lundberg, Terence Wales, Edmund S. Phelps, Jere R. Behrman, Paul Taubman, Michael L. Wachter, Janice Compton, Donna K. Ginther, Barbara Steinberg Schone and Liliana E. Pezzin and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, PLoS ONE and American Economic Review.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Pollak

108 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

Separate Spheres Bargaining and the Marriage Market 1968 2026 1987 2006 1993 1968 1997 1996 1970 250 500 750

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert A. Pollak United States 45 5.0k 4.6k 3.5k 2.0k 1.4k 112 10.6k
Kenneth I. Wolpin United States 45 4.2k 0.8× 2.6k 0.6× 2.7k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 86 8.9k
Robert Moffitt United States 49 6.3k 1.3× 4.4k 1.0× 4.0k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 2.2k 1.6× 191 13.2k
Orley Ashenfelter United States 50 6.4k 1.3× 1.4k 0.3× 2.6k 0.7× 863 0.4× 1.2k 0.9× 148 11.7k
Justin Wolfers United States 38 4.0k 0.8× 1.3k 0.3× 2.2k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 833 0.6× 105 8.1k
Costas Meghir United Kingdom 50 5.5k 1.1× 2.4k 0.5× 2.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 2.2k 1.7× 187 10.2k
Steven D. Levitt United States 43 4.1k 0.8× 990 0.2× 5.0k 1.4× 759 0.4× 542 0.4× 135 11.7k
Sherwin Rosen United States 36 12.7k 2.5× 1.1k 0.2× 2.2k 0.6× 723 0.4× 2.5k 1.8× 73 17.9k
Enrico Moretti United States 40 5.3k 1.1× 1.0k 0.2× 3.0k 0.8× 816 0.4× 881 0.7× 94 9.9k
Benno Torgler Australia 51 6.6k 1.3× 1.2k 0.3× 2.2k 0.6× 645 0.3× 3.4k 2.5× 304 9.5k
Uwe Sunde Germany 32 3.9k 0.8× 586 0.1× 2.6k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 134 9.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Compton, Janice & Robert A. Pollak. (2021). The life expectancy of older couples and surviving spouses. PLoS ONE. 16(5). e0250564–e0250564. 10 indexed citations
2.
Pollak, Robert A.. (2016). Welfare Evaluation and the Cost-of-Living Index in the Household Production Model. American Economic Review. 68(3). 285–299. 1 indexed citations
3.
Pollak, Robert A. & Terence Wales. (2016). Estimation of Complete Demand Systems from Household Budget Data: The Linear and Quadratic Expenditure Systems. American Economic Review. 68(3). 348–359. 33 indexed citations
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Pollak, Robert A.. (2016). Group Cost-of-Living Indexes. American Economic Review. 70(2). 273–278. 9 indexed citations
5.
Lundberg, Shelly & Robert A. Pollak. (2014). Cohabitation and the Uneven Retreat from Marriage in the United States, 1950–2010. NBER Chapters. 241–272. 13 indexed citations
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Compton, Janice & Robert A. Pollak. (2011). Family Proximity, Childcare, and Women's Labor Force Attachment. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations
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Pezzin, Liliana E., Robert A. Pollak, & Barbara Steinberg Schone. (2006). Marital Disruption, Step Children, and Transfers to the Elderly. Zeitschrift für schweizerische Statistik und Volkswirtschaft/Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik/Swiss journal of economics and statistics. 142. 103–106. 1 indexed citations
8.
Turvey, Ralph & Robert A. Pollak. (2000). True Cost of Living Indexes. 24(7). 716–21. 10 indexed citations
9.
Pollak, Robert A.. (1999). Notes on time use. Monthly labor review. 122(8). 7–11. 11 indexed citations
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Pollak, Robert A.. (1998). Imagined Risks and Cost-Benefit Analysis. American Economic Review. 88(2). 376–380. 22 indexed citations
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Lundberg, Shelly, Robert A. Pollak, & Terence Wales. (1997). Do Husbands and Wives Pool Their Resources?: Evidence from the United Kingdom Child Benefit. SSRN Electronic Journal. 36 indexed citations
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Behrman, Jere R., Robert A. Pollak, & Paul Taubman. (1995). From Parent to Child. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 26 indexed citations
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Lundberg, Shelly & Robert A. Pollak. (1994). Noncooperative bargaining models of marriage. American Economic Review. 84(2). 132–137. 208 indexed citations
14.
Pollak, Robert A.. (1994). For better or worse: The roles of power in models of distribution within marriage. American Economic Review. 84(2). 148–152. 37 indexed citations
15.
Pollak, Robert A. & Terence Wales. (1992). Demand System Specification and Estimation. OUP Catalogue. 221 indexed citations
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Pollak, Robert A.. (1988). Tied Transfers and Paternalistic Preferences. American Economic Review. 78(2). 240–244. 91 indexed citations
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Pollak, Robert A.. (1985). A Transaction Cost Approach to Families and Households. Journal of Economic Literature. 23(2). 581–608. 486 indexed citations breakdown →
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Easterlin, Richard A., Robert A. Pollak, & Michael L. Wachter. (1980). Toward a More General Economic Model of Fertility Determination: Endogenous Preferences and Natural Fertility. NBER Chapters. 81–150. 19 indexed citations
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Pollak, Robert A. & Terence Wales. (1979). Welfare Comparisons and Equivalence Scales. American Economic Review. 69(2). 216–221. 224 indexed citations
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Pollak, Robert A.. (1977). Price Dependent Preferences. American Economic Review. 67(2). 64–75. 72 indexed citations

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