Robert MacCulloch

9.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
49 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Robert MacCulloch is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert MacCulloch has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 19 papers in Social Psychology and 17 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Robert MacCulloch's work include Income, Poverty, and Inequality (22 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (19 papers) and Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (12 papers). Robert MacCulloch is often cited by papers focused on Income, Poverty, and Inequality (22 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (19 papers) and Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (12 papers). Robert MacCulloch collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand. Robert MacCulloch's co-authors include Rafael Di Tella, Andrew J. Oswald, Alberto Alesina, John P. Haisken‐DeNew, Silvia Pezzini, Hugo Ñopo, Arthur Grimes, Lina El‐Jahel and Roger Douglas and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, The Economic Journal and The Journal of Economic Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

Robert MacCulloch

46 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Preferences over Inflation and Unemployment: Evidence from Surveys of Happiness
    2001 1.2k citations Rafael Di Tella, Robert MacCulloch et al. American Economic Review profile →
  2. Inequality and happiness: are Europeans and Americans different?
    2003 1.2k citations Alberto Alesina, Rafael Di Tella et al. Journal of Public Economics profile →
  3. The Macroeconomics of Happiness
    2003 1.0k citations Rafael Di Tella, Robert MacCulloch et al. The Review of Economics and Statistics profile →
  4. Some Uses of Happiness Data in Economics
    2006 580 citations Rafael Di Tella, Robert MacCulloch The Journal of Economic Perspectives 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 MacCulloch United Kingdom 18 3.4k 2.1k 1.4k 1.4k 1.2k 49 5.4k
Ada Ferrer‐i‐Carbonell Netherlands 26 2.6k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 964 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 68 4.6k
Yannis Georgellis United Kingdom 22 2.4k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 803 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 1.4k 1.1× 58 4.7k
Paul Frijters Australia 27 2.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 907 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 131 4.0k
Carol Graham United States 33 2.2k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 602 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 991 0.8× 115 3.7k
Betsey Stevenson United States 26 1.4k 0.4× 1.4k 0.6× 715 0.5× 622 0.4× 532 0.4× 57 3.4k
John Knight United Kingdom 30 1.0k 0.3× 1.7k 0.8× 1.4k 1.0× 501 0.4× 571 0.5× 72 4.0k
John P. Haisken‐DeNew Australia 23 1.1k 0.3× 981 0.5× 799 0.6× 671 0.5× 981 0.8× 79 2.6k
Claudia Sénik France 24 1.4k 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 569 0.4× 561 0.4× 571 0.5× 75 2.5k
Erzo F.P. Luttmer United States 23 1.1k 0.3× 2.0k 1.0× 2.4k 1.6× 534 0.4× 722 0.6× 45 5.3k
Deborah A. Cobb‐Clark Australia 37 675 0.2× 2.7k 1.3× 1.4k 1.0× 414 0.3× 1.4k 1.1× 219 5.3k

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All Works

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Tella, Rafael Di & Robert MacCulloch. (2016). Some Uses of Happiness Data. 3 indexed citations
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Grimes, Arthur, et al.. (2015). Indigenous Belief in a Just World: New Zealand MMori and Other Ethnicities Compared. SSRN Electronic Journal. 15 indexed citations
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Tella, Rafael Di & Robert MacCulloch. (2014). Culture, Beliefs and Economic Performance. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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MacCulloch, Robert & Silvia Pezzini. (2010). The Roles of Freedom, Growth, and Religion in the Taste for Revolution. The Journal of Law and Economics. 53(2). 329–358. 18 indexed citations
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Tella, Rafael Di & Robert MacCulloch. (2009). Why Doesn't Capitalism Flow to Poor Countries?. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. 2009(1). 285–321. 3 indexed citations
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Tella, Rafael Di & Robert MacCulloch. (2009). Should Central Banks Maximize Happiness? Happiness, Contentment and Other Emotions for Central Banks. 3 indexed citations
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Tella, Rafael Di, Robert MacCulloch, & Hugo Ñopo. (2008). Happiness and Beliefs in Criminal Environments. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations
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Tella, Rafael Di, Hugo Ñopo, & Robert MacCulloch. (2008). Happiness and Beliefs in Criminal Environments. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17 indexed citations
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Tella, Rafael Di & Robert MacCulloch. (2008). Happiness Adaptation to Income Beyond. 11 indexed citations
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Tella, Rafael Di & Robert MacCulloch. (2006). Some Uses of Happiness Data in Economics. The Journal of Economic Perspectives. 20(1). 25–46. 580 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tella, Rafael Di & Robert MacCulloch. (2006). Europe vs America: Institutional hysteresis in a simple normative model. Journal of Public Economics. 90(12). 2161–2186. 9 indexed citations
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Tella, Rafael Di & Robert MacCulloch. (2005). Partisan Social Happiness. The Review of Economic Studies. 72(2). 367–393. 131 indexed citations
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Tella, Rafael Di & Robert MacCulloch. (2004). Unemployment Benefits as a Substitute for a Conservative Central Banker. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 86(4). 911–922. 3 indexed citations
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MacCulloch, Robert. (2004). The Impact of Income on the Taste for Revolt. American Journal of Political Science. 48(4). 830–848. 30 indexed citations
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MacCulloch, Robert & Rafael Di Tella. (2003). The Welfare State as a Substitute for a Conservative Central Banker. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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MacCulloch, Robert & Rafael Di Tella. (2003). The Consequences of Labor Market Flexibility: Panel Evidence Based on Survey Data. SSRN Electronic Journal. 18 indexed citations
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Tella, Rafael Di, Robert MacCulloch, & Andrew J. Oswald. (2001). Preferences over Inflation and Unemployment: Evidence from Surveys of Happiness. American Economic Review. 91(1). 335–341. 1197 indexed citations breakdown →
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MacCulloch, Robert & Rafael Di Tella. (2001). The Determination of Unemployment Benefits. SSRN Electronic Journal. 12 indexed citations
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Alesina, Alberto, Rafael Di Tella, & Robert MacCulloch. (2001). Inequality and Happiness: Are Europeans and Americans Different?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 147 indexed citations

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