Robert Shimer

10.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
52 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Robert Shimer is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Shimer has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 14 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and 7 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Robert Shimer's work include Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (28 papers), Economic theories and models (24 papers) and Economic Policies and Impacts (8 papers). Robert Shimer is often cited by papers focused on Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (28 papers), Economic theories and models (24 papers) and Economic Policies and Impacts (8 papers). Robert Shimer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Robert Shimer's co-authors include Daron Acemoğlu, Lones Smith, Randall Wright, Richard Rogerson, Veronica Guerrieri, Maryam Farboodi, Gregor Jarosch, Iván Werning, Robert Topel and Fernando Álvarez and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, The Quarterly Journal of Economics and Econometrica.

In The Last Decade

Robert Shimer

48 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

The Cyclical Behavior of Equilibrium Unemployment and Vac... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2005 2005 1999 500 1000 1.5k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Shimer United States 25 4.6k 1.5k 687 509 460 52 5.3k
Janet L. Yellen United States 26 3.2k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 456 0.7× 425 0.8× 419 0.9× 65 5.3k
Dale T. Mortensen United States 32 4.8k 1.0× 986 0.7× 986 1.4× 422 0.8× 320 0.7× 61 5.5k
Kenneth Burdett United States 25 2.8k 0.6× 442 0.3× 422 0.6× 699 1.4× 204 0.4× 40 3.6k
Bart Hobijn United States 28 2.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 586 0.9× 163 0.3× 259 0.6× 113 3.5k
Randall Wright United States 45 8.2k 1.8× 4.9k 3.3× 284 0.4× 907 1.8× 776 1.7× 182 9.3k
Garey Ramey United States 28 2.0k 0.4× 907 0.6× 230 0.3× 345 0.7× 202 0.4× 53 2.7k
Françis Kramarz France 29 2.8k 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 457 0.7× 67 0.1× 494 1.1× 115 4.1k
Bernard Salanié United States 29 2.2k 0.5× 215 0.1× 340 0.5× 567 1.1× 582 1.3× 72 3.3k
W. Bentley MacLeod United States 31 2.9k 0.6× 230 0.2× 503 0.7× 855 1.7× 695 1.5× 108 4.1k
Giovanni L. Violante United States 34 5.3k 1.2× 2.0k 1.4× 659 1.0× 96 0.2× 1.9k 4.0× 87 6.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Shimer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Shimer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Shimer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Shimer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Robert Shimer. Robert Shimer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Álvarez, Fernando, et al.. (2024). Unions: Wage floors, seniority rules, and unemployment duration. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 169. 104965–104965.
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Akbarpour, Mohammad, et al.. (2024). Unpaired Kidney Exchange: Overcoming Double Coincidence of Wants without Money. The Review of Economic Studies. 92(4). 2108–2164.
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Álvarez, Fernando, et al.. (2023). Decomposing Duration Dependence in a Stopping Time Model. The Review of Economic Studies. 91(6). 3151–3189. 2 indexed citations
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Shimer, Robert, et al.. (2015). The Proportional Hazard Model: Estimation and Testing using Price Change and Labor Market Data. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 3 indexed citations
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Shimer, Robert. (2013). private information in the mortgage market: evidence and a theory of crises. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 16(2). 68–95. 1 indexed citations
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Shimer, Robert. (2013). Comment. NBER Macroeconomics Annual. 27(1). 78–84. 1 indexed citations
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Shimer, Robert & Veronica Guerrieri. (2011). Competitive Equilibrium in Asset Markets with Adverse Selection. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 5 indexed citations
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Shimer, Robert. (2010). Wage Rigidities, Reallocation Shocks, and Jobless Recoveries. 2 indexed citations
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Shimer, Robert. (2010). The Labor Wedge. 1 indexed citations
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Shimer, Robert, et al.. (2010). Stock–flow matching. Journal of Economic Theory. 145(4). 1325–1353. 35 indexed citations
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Shimer, Robert. (2008). Comment on: “New Keynesian perspectives on labor market dynamics” by Tommy Sveen and Lutz Weinke. Journal of Monetary Economics. 55(5). 931–935. 3 indexed citations
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Shimer, Robert. (2007). Reassessing the Ins and Outs of Unemployment. Review of Economic Dynamics. 15(2). 127–148. 90 indexed citations
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Shimer, Robert. (2007). Daron Acemoglu: 2005 John Bates Clark Medalist. The Journal of Economic Perspectives. 21(1). 191–207. 1 indexed citations
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Shimer, Robert. (2005). The Cyclical Behavior of Equilibrium Unemployment and Vacancies. American Economic Review. 95(1). 25–49. 1613 indexed citations breakdown →
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Katz, Lawrence F. & Robert Shimer. (2002). Comments and Discussion. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. 2002(1). 117–134. 1 indexed citations
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Shimer, Robert & Lones Smith. (2001). Matching, Search, and Heterogeneity. 1(1). 58 indexed citations
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Shimer, Robert & Robert Topel. (2001). Comments and Discussion. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. 2001(1). 120–130. 1 indexed citations
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Shimer, Robert & Lones Smith. (2000). Assortative Matching and Search. Econometrica. 68(2). 343–369. 429 indexed citations
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Acemoğlu, Daron & Robert Shimer. (1998). Holdups and Eciency With Search Frictions. 49 indexed citations
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Acemoğlu, Daron & Robert Shimer. (1997). Wage and Technology Dispersion. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations

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