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Amy Finkelstein

Amy Finkelstein

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 67 534 479 349 306 273 23376

Amy Finkelstein publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Amy Finkelstein between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Amy Finkelstein published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 10.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2019. 28 of the 380 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2019. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 7 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 32 publications 2015: 28 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 42 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 16 publications
1990 2025

380 publications in total across all disciplines

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Amy Finkelstein: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 2
2000 2
2001 1
2002 7
2003 3
2004 5
2005 6
2006 9
2007 6
2008 9
2009 8
2010 10
2011 15
2012 8
2013 20
2014 32
2015 28
2016 19
2017 20
2018 24
2019 42
2020 20
2021 16
2022 7
2023 31
2024 12
2025 16
Total 380
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Amy Finkelstein publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amy Finkelstein sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 42–46 to 521+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 111. Most scientists, 111, have 137–141 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 272–276 publications, is where this scientist sits. 42–46 publications: 1 scientist 47–51 publications: 12 scientists 52–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–61 publications: 23 scientists 62–66 publications: 32 scientists 67–71 publications: 36 scientists 72–76 publications: 56 scientists 77–81 publications: 57 scientists 82–86 publications: 70 scientists 87–91 publications: 86 scientists 92–96 publications: 72 scientists 97–101 publications: 106 scientists 102–106 publications: 97 scientists 107–111 publications: 96 scientists 112–116 publications: 101 scientists 117–121 publications: 103 scientists 122–126 publications: 102 scientists 127–131 publications: 108 scientists 132–136 publications: 107 scientists 137–141 publications: 111 scientists 142–146 publications: 94 scientists 147–151 publications: 96 scientists 152–156 publications: 100 scientists 157–161 publications: 74 scientists 162–166 publications: 68 scientists 167–171 publications: 91 scientists 172–176 publications: 76 scientists 177–181 publications: 75 scientists 182–186 publications: 61 scientists 187–191 publications: 66 scientists 192–196 publications: 68 scientists 197–201 publications: 71 scientists 202–206 publications: 60 scientists 207–211 publications: 56 scientists 212–216 publications: 44 scientists 217–221 publications: 51 scientists 222–226 publications: 65 scientists 227–231 publications: 48 scientists 232–236 publications: 59 scientists 237–241 publications: 37 scientists 242–246 publications: 37 scientists 247–251 publications: 41 scientists 252–256 publications: 43 scientists 257–261 publications: 33 scientists 262–266 publications: 34 scientists 267–271 publications: 39 scientists 272–276 publications: 25 scientists 277–281 publications: 29 scientists 282–286 publications: 29 scientists 287–291 publications: 26 scientists 292–296 publications: 31 scientists 297–301 publications: 31 scientists 302–306 publications: 24 scientists 307–311 publications: 28 scientists 312–316 publications: 24 scientists 317–321 publications: 13 scientists 322–326 publications: 14 scientists 327–331 publications: 25 scientists 332–336 publications: 18 scientists 337–341 publications: 16 scientists 342–346 publications: 18 scientists 347–351 publications: 15 scientists 352–356 publications: 17 scientists 357–361 publications: 19 scientists 362–366 publications: 16 scientists 367–371 publications: 17 scientists 372–376 publications: 7 scientists 377–381 publications: 18 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 19 scientists 392–396 publications: 9 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 13 scientists 407–411 publications: 13 scientists 412–416 publications: 5 scientists 417–421 publications: 10 scientists 422–426 publications: 6 scientists 427–431 publications: 12 scientists 432–436 publications: 9 scientists 437–441 publications: 9 scientists 442–446 publications: 10 scientists 447–451 publications: 12 scientists 452–456 publications: 8 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 4 scientists 472–476 publications: 5 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 7 scientists 487–491 publications: 8 scientists 492–496 publications: 5 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 4 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 7 scientists 517–520 publications: 7 scientists 521+ publications: 99 scientists
42–46 publications 521+

This scientist: 273 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
42–46 1
47–51 12
52–56 7
57–61 23
62–66 32
67–71 36
72–76 56
77–81 57
82–86 70
87–91 86
92–96 72
97–101 106
102–106 97
107–111 96
112–116 101
117–121 103
122–126 102
127–131 108
132–136 107
137–141 111
142–146 94
147–151 96
152–156 100
157–161 74
162–166 68
167–171 91
172–176 76
177–181 75
182–186 61
187–191 66
192–196 68
197–201 71
202–206 60
207–211 56
212–216 44
217–221 51
222–226 65
227–231 48
232–236 59
237–241 37
242–246 37
247–251 41
252–256 43
257–261 33
262–266 34
267–271 39
272–276 25 273
277–281 29
282–286 29
287–291 26
292–296 31
297–301 31
302–306 24
307–311 28
312–316 24
317–321 13
322–326 14
327–331 25
332–336 18
337–341 16
342–346 18
347–351 15
352–356 17
357–361 19
362–366 16
367–371 17
372–376 7
377–381 18
382–386 13
387–391 19
392–396 9
397–401 10
402–406 13
407–411 13
412–416 5
417–421 10
422–426 6
427–431 12
432–436 9
437–441 9
442–446 10
447–451 12
452–456 8
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 4
472–476 5
477–481 6
482–486 7
487–491 8
492–496 5
497–501 4
502–506 4
507–511 5
512–516 7
517–520 7
521+ 99
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Amy Finkelstein D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amy Finkelstein sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 72 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 101+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 178. Most scientists, 178, have 33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 126
31 147
32 157
33 178
34 171
35 141
36 132
37 129
38 130
39 120
40 117
41 113
42 114
43 97
44 115
45 86
46 78
47 83
48 62
49 74
50 50
51 66
52 69
53 55
54 67
55 61
56 62
57 45
58 34
59 47
60 46
61 36
62 37
63 56
64 50
65 32
66 28
67 30 67
68 24
69 25
70 22
71 21
72 26
73 24
74 23
75 12
76 14
77 15
78 15
79 17
80 17
81 11
82 10
83 16
84 11
85 5
86 9
87 13
88 9
89 7
90 6
91 4
92 8
93 10
94 11
95 6
96 4
97 4
98 6
99 6
100 8
101+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2012 - John Bates Clark Medal, the American Economic Association
  • 2012 - Fellows of the Econometric Society
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2007 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Amy Finkelstein is affiliated with MIT in the United States and specializes in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with a specific focus on Economics and Econometrics. Their research also extends into fields related to health, including General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Oncology.

The topics covered by their work include:

  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth

Recent notable papers by Amy Finkelstein include:

  • "Place-Based Drivers of Mortality: Evidence from Migration," 2021, American Economic Review
  • "Welfare Analysis Meets Causal Inference," 2020, The Journal of Economic Perspectives

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Amy Finkelstein include:

  • Liran Einav (42 publications)
  • Ray Fisman (17 publications)
  • Neale Mahoney (9 publications)
  • Matthew Notowidigdo (6 publications)
  • Maria Polyakova (5 publications)

Primary publication venues for their research are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (15 publications)
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials (6 publications)
  • The Review of Economics and Statistics (4 publications)
  • Harvard Dataverse (4 publications)
  • American Economic Review (3 publications)

The scientist has contributed to book publications, with works published by:

  • Yale University Press - including "Risky Business" (2023)
  • RAND Corporation eBooks - including "Hospital Behavior Over the Private Equity Life Cycle" (2023)

Amy Finkelstein has received multiple awards throughout their career, such as:

  • Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation (2018)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2018)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2012)
  • John Bates Clark Medal, American Economic Association (2012)
  • Fellow of the Econometric Society (2012)
  • Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (2007)

Best Publications

  • The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment: Evidence from the First Year*

    Amy Finkelstein;Sarah Taubman;Bill Wright;Mira Bernstein

  • The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment: Evidence from the First Year

    Amy Finkelstein;Sarah Taubman;Bill Wright;Mira Bernstein

  • Multiple Dimensions of Private Information: Evidence from the Long-Term Care Insurance Market

    Amy Finkelstein;Kathleen McGarry

  • E-ztax: Tax Salience and Tax Rates

    Amy Finkelstein

  • Adverse Selection in Insurance Markets: Policyholder Evidence from the U.K. Annuity Market

    Amy Finkelstein;James Poterba

  • The Aggregate Effects of Health Insurance: Evidence from the Introduction of Medicare

    Amy Finkelstein

  • WHAT GOOD IS WEALTH WITHOUT HEALTH? THE EFFECT OF HEALTH ON THE MARGINAL UTILITY OF CONSUMPTION

    Amy Finkelstein;Erzo F. P. Luttmer;Matthew J. Notowidigdo

  • The Interaction of Public and Private Insurance: Medicaid and the Long-Term Care Insurance Market

    Jeffrey R. Brown;Amy Finkelstein

  • The Economic Consequences of Hospital Admissions.

    Carlos Dobkin;Amy Finkelstein;Raymond Kluender;Matthew J. Notowidigdo

  • Sources of Geographic Variation in Health Care: Evidence From Patient Migration

    Amy Finkelstein;Matthew Gentzkow;Heidi Williams

  • Estimating Welfare in Insurance Markets Using Variation in Prices

    Liran Einav;Amy Finkelstein;Mark R. Cullen

  • Selection on Moral Hazard in Health Insurance.

    Liran Einav;Amy Finkelstein;Stephen P. Ryan;Paul Schrimpf

  • Why is the market for long-term care insurance so small? ☆

    Jeffrey R. Brown;Amy Finkelstein

  • SELECTION EFFECTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM INDIVIDUAL ANNUITIES MARKET

    Amy Finkelstein;James Poterba

  • Take-up and Targeting: Experimental Evidence from SNAP

    Amy Finkelstein;Matthew J Notowidigdo

  • Selection in Insurance Markets: Theory and Empirics in Pictures

    Liran Einav;Amy Finkelstein

  • The RAND Health Insurance Experiment, Three Decades Later

    Aviva Aron-Dine;Liran Einav;Amy Finkelstein

  • Preference Heterogeneity and Insurance Markets: Explaining a Puzzle of Insurance

    David M. Cutler;Amy Finkelstein;Kathleen McGarry

  • The Private Market for Long‐Term Care Insurance in the United States: A Review of the Evidence

    Jeffrey R. Brown;Amy Finkelstein

  • Health Care Exceptionalism? Performance and Allocation in the US Health Care Sector

    Amitabh Chandra;Amy Finkelstein;Adam Sacarny;Chad Syverson

  • The Impact of Medicaid on Labor Market Activity and Program Participation: Evidence from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment.

    Katherine Baicker;Amy Finkelstein;Jae Song;Sarah Taubman

  • What did Medicare do? The initial impact of Medicare on mortality and out of pocket medical spending

    Amy Finkelstein;Robin McKnight

  • How general are risk preferences? Choices under uncertainty in different domains

    Liran Einav;Amy Finkelstein;Iuliana Pascu;Mark R Cullen

  • The Value of Medicaid: Interpreting Results from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment

    Amy Finkelstein;Nathaniel Hendren;Erzo F.P. Luttmer

  • Estimating Welfare in Insurance Markets Using Variation in Prices

    Mark Cullen;Liran Einav;Amy Finkelstein

  • Adverse Selection in Insurance Markets: Policyholder Evidence from the U.K. Annuity Market

    Amy Finkelstein;Amy Finkelstein;James M. Poterba;James M. Poterba

Frequent Co-Authors

Liran Einav
Liran Einav Stanford University
Katherine Baicker
Katherine Baicker University of Chicago
Matthew J. Notowidigdo
Matthew J. Notowidigdo Northwestern University
Kathleen McGarry
Kathleen McGarry Stony Brook University
Erzo F. P. Luttmer
Erzo F. P. Luttmer Dartmouth College
Amitabh Chandra
Amitabh Chandra Harvard University
Jeffrey R. Brown
Jeffrey R. Brown University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chad Syverson
Chad Syverson University of Chicago

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