Robert Innes

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
81 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Robert Innes is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Innes has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 17 papers in Strategy and Management and 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Robert Innes's work include Regulation and Compliance Studies (13 papers), Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (13 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (12 papers). Robert Innes is often cited by papers focused on Regulation and Compliance Studies (13 papers), Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (13 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (12 papers). Robert Innes collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Robert Innes's co-authors include Carmen E. Carrión-Flores, Abdoul G. Sam, Richard J. Sexton, John Tschirhart, Stephen Polasky, Hailan Yang, Stephen F. Hamilton, Madhu Khanna, Haimanti Bhattacharya and Sonam Gupta and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Economic Review and The Quarterly Journal of Economics.

In The Last Decade

Robert Innes

78 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Limited liability and incentive contracting with ex-ante ... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 2009 200 400 600
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. Limited liability and incentive contracting with ex-ante action choices
    1990 631 citations Robert Innes profile →
  2. Environmental innovation and environmental performance
    2009 474 citations Robert Innes et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Innes United States 27 2.0k 904 627 445 395 81 3.1k
Itzhak Krinsky Canada 22 2.2k 1.1× 527 0.6× 364 0.6× 1.4k 3.1× 1.3k 3.2× 45 4.0k
Stéfan Ambec France 17 2.2k 1.1× 880 1.0× 1.0k 1.6× 121 0.3× 91 0.2× 40 3.0k
Štefan Bojnec Slovenia 28 1.2k 0.6× 1.2k 1.4× 206 0.3× 116 0.3× 95 0.2× 288 3.4k
Paul Lanoie Canada 24 2.9k 1.4× 1.6k 1.8× 1.6k 2.6× 151 0.3× 105 0.3× 63 4.5k
Andreas Ziegler Germany 23 769 0.4× 473 0.5× 456 0.7× 192 0.4× 327 0.8× 44 1.8k
Colin Kirkpatrick United Kingdom 30 1.6k 0.8× 727 0.8× 57 0.1× 557 1.3× 382 1.0× 150 3.3k
Larry S. Karp United States 27 1.9k 0.9× 205 0.2× 143 0.2× 93 0.2× 140 0.4× 138 2.4k
Konstantinos Evangelinos Greece 33 518 0.3× 1.6k 1.8× 1.1k 1.8× 185 0.4× 122 0.3× 91 3.1k
James B. Ang Australia 32 4.1k 2.0× 479 0.5× 133 0.2× 670 1.5× 635 1.6× 58 5.3k
Xiaodong Zhu China 21 1.4k 0.7× 466 0.5× 183 0.3× 239 0.5× 244 0.6× 57 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Innes

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Innes

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Innes, Robert, et al.. (2020). Machiavelli Preferences Without Blame: Delegating Selfish vs. Generous Decisions in Dictator Games. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. 90. 101615–101615. 3 indexed citations
2.
Innes, Robert, et al.. (2014). PARTIES, POLITICS, AND REGULATION: EVIDENCE FROM CLEAN AIR ACT ENFORCEMENT. Economic Inquiry. 53(1). 522–539. 29 indexed citations
3.
Innes, Robert & George B. Frisvold. (2009). The Economics of Endangered Species. Annual Review of Resource Economics. 1(1). 485–512. 17 indexed citations
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Innes, Robert. (2004). Enforcement costs, optimal sanctions, and the choice between ex-post liability and ex-ante regulation. International Review of Law and Economics. 24(1). 29–48. 1 indexed citations
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Innes, Robert. (2004). Enforcement costs, optimal sanctions, and the choice between ex-post liability and ex-ante regulation. International Review of Law and Economics. 24(1). 29–48. 34 indexed citations
6.
Innes, Robert. (2003). Crop Insurance in a Political Economy: An Alternative Perspective on Agricultural Policy. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 85(2). 318–335. 28 indexed citations
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Innes, Robert, et al.. (2002). Inducing Innovation in the Environmental Technology of Oligopolistic Firms. Journal of Industrial Economics. 50(3). 265–287. 51 indexed citations
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Innes, Robert, et al.. (1999). Takings and Endangered Species Protection. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 14(3). 1–7. 1 indexed citations
9.
Innes, Robert. (1999). Self‐Policing and Optimal Law Enforcement When Violator Remediation is Valuable. Journal of Political Economy. 107(6). 1305–1325. 41 indexed citations
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Innes, Robert, Stephen Polasky, & John Tschirhart. (1998). Takings, Compensation and Endangered Species Protection on Private Lands. The Journal of Economic Perspectives. 12(3). 35–52. 97 indexed citations
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Innes, Robert, et al.. (1996). Agricultural Policy Reform in the United States. Southern Economic Journal. 63(1). 267–267. 7 indexed citations
12.
Sexton, Richard J. & Robert Innes. (1994). Strategic buyers and exclusionary contracts. American Economic Review. 84(3). 566–584. 71 indexed citations
13.
Innes, Robert, et al.. (1994). Agricultural Insurance and Soil Depletion in a Simple Dynamic Model. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 76(3). 371–384. 8 indexed citations
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Innes, Robert. (1993). Financial Contracting under Risk Neutrality, Limited Liability and Ex ante Asymmetric Information. Economica. 60(237). 27–27. 27 indexed citations
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Innes, Robert, et al.. (1993). Nutrient demand and the allocation of time: evidence from Guam. Applied Economics. 25(6). 811–830. 13 indexed citations
16.
Innes, Robert. (1992). Adverse selection, investment, and profit taxation. European Economic Review. 36(7). 1427–1452. 4 indexed citations
17.
Innes, Robert, et al.. (1992). Another Look at Returns to Agricultural and Nonagricultural Assets. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 74(1). 109–119. 21 indexed citations
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Innes, Robert, et al.. (1992). RISK AND RETURN IN AGRICULTURE: EVIDENCE FROM AN EXPLICIT-FACTOR ARBITRAGE PRICING MODEL. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations
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Innes, Robert, Catherine L. Kling, & Jonathan Rubin. (1991). EMISSION PERMITS UNDER MONOPOLY. Natural Resource Modeling. 5(3). 321–343. 11 indexed citations
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Innes, Robert, et al.. (1989). Chapter 12 and farm bankruptcy in California. California Agriculture. 43(6). 28–31.

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