D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

A. Mitchell Polinsky

Stanford University
United States

Law

USA

2023

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Economics and Finance D-index 37 Citations 8,048 92 World Ranking 1585 National Ranking 975

Law D-index 37 Citations 7,968 85 World Ranking 71 National Ranking 62

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Law in United States Leader Award

1993 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study A. Mitchell Polinsky is best known for:

Law
Management
Finance

His research on Injury prevention, Suicide prevention and Human factors and ergonomics is centered around Poison control. He regularly links together related areas like Poison control in his Injury prevention studies. His study brings together the fields of Environmental health and Suicide prevention. His Environmental health study frequently involves adjacent topics like Human factors and ergonomics. A. Mitchell Polinsky performs integrative study on Econometrics and Mathematical economics. He undertakes interdisciplinary study in the fields of Mathematical economics and Microeconomics through his research. He combines Microeconomics and Econometrics in his research. His study in Reputation extends to Law with its themes. Imprisonment is often connected to Criminology in his work.

His most cited work include:

The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law (936 citations)
The optimal use of fines and imprisonment (271 citations)
Corruption and optimal law enforcement (240 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date

A. Mitchell Polinsky combines topics linked to Liability and Payment with his work on Finance. His study in Finance extends to Payment with its themes. Accounting is intertwined with Liability and Audit in his research. He carries out multidisciplinary research, doing studies in Law and Law enforcement. Law and economics is often connected to Deterrence (psychology) in his work. His research ties Law and economics and Deterrence (psychology) together. He merges Actuarial science with Accounting in his research. His Imprisonment study typically links adjacent topics like Criminology. As part of his studies on Criminology, he often connects relevant subjects like Imprisonment.

A. Mitchell Polinsky most often published in these fields:

Law (65.00%)
Law and economics (50.00%)
Finance (35.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2015)?

Actuarial science (80.00%)
Law (80.00%)
Harm (60.00%)

In recent works A. Mitchell Polinsky was focusing on the following fields of study:

His Social psychology research is intertwined with Criminal behavior, Punishment (psychology) and Social desirability. As part of his studies on Punishment (psychology), A. Mitchell Polinsky often connects relevant areas like Social psychology. His Actuarial science study typically links adjacent topics like Liability insurance. His Liability insurance study often links to related topics such as Actuarial science. As part of his studies on Law, he often connects relevant areas like Deterrence theory. His Law research extends to the thematically linked field of Harm. Product (mathematics) is often connected to Geometry in his work. As part of his studies on Geometry, he frequently links adjacent subjects like Product (mathematics). His research links Strict liability with Liability.

Between 2008 and 2015, his most popular works were:

Mandatory Versus Voluntary Disclosure of Product Risks (41 citations)
The Uneasy Case for Product Liability (28 citations)
The Uneasy Case for Product Liability (14 citations)

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Best Publications

THE ECONOMIC THEORY OF PUBLIC ENFORCEMENT OF LAW

A. Mitchell Polinsky;Steven Shavell.
Journal of Economic Literature (2000)

1359 Citations

The Optimal Tradeoff between the Probability and Magnitude of Fines

A. Mitchell Polinsky;Steven Shavell.
The American Economic Review (1979)

630 Citations

The optimal use of fines and imprisonment

A.Mitchell Polinsky;A.Mitchell Polinsky;Steven Shavell;Steven Shavell.
Journal of Public Economics (1984)

369 Citations

Corruption and optimal law enforcement

A.Mitchell Polinsky;A.Mitchell Polinsky;Steven Shavell;Steven Shavell.
Journal of Public Economics (2001)

334 Citations

Punitive Damages: An Economic Analysis

Mitchell A. Polinsky;Steven Shavell.
Harvard Law Review (1998)

331 Citations

Amenities and property values in a model of an urban area

A. Mitchell Polinsky;Steven Shavell.
Journal of Public Economics (1976)

257 Citations

An introduction to law and economics

A. Mitchell Polinsky.
(1983)

252 Citations

Enforcement Costs and the Optimal Magnitude and Probability of Fines

A. Mitchell Polinsky;Steven M. Shavell.
The Journal of Law and Economics (1992)

250 Citations

The Theory of Public Enforcement of Law

A. Mitchell Polinsky;Steven Shavell.
National Bureau of Economic Research (2005)

245 Citations

The Demand for Housing: A Study in Specification and Grouping

A. Mitchell Polinsky.
Econometrica (1977)

234 Citations

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External Links

Personal Website for A. Mitchell Polinsky