2026 Barry T. Hirsch: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	52	1264	1124	765	663	200	10949

Barry T. Hirsch 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 Barry T. Hirsch sits on this spectrum.

42 publications 521+

This scientist: 200 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Barry T. Hirsch 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 Barry T. Hirsch sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Barry T. Hirsch is affiliated with Georgia State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within the social sciences, economics, and health professions. The primary fields of study include Social Sciences and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with additional focus on Health Professions.

The scientist's work covers several specific subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Public Administration, and Transportation. Their research addresses diverse topics that include labor market dynamics, wage inequality, employment and welfare studies, labor movements and unions, as well as health-related impacts related to climate change and air quality, urban transport and accessibility, and retirement, disability, and employment.

Barry T. Hirsch has frequently published in various academic journals, with a concentration in the following venues:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Industrial Relations A Journal of Economy and Society
Industrial and Labor Relations Review
Contemporary Economic Policy
Journal of Labor Research

Notable recent papers include:

"Revisiting Union Wage and Job Loss Effects Using the Displaced Worker Surveys" (2020) in Industrial and Labor Relations Review
"Five Decades of Union Wages, Nonunion Wages, and Union Wage Gaps at Unionstats.Com" (2021) in SSRN Electronic Journal
"Five decades of CPS wages, methods, and union-nonunion wage gaps at Unionstats.com" (2023) in Industrial Relations A Journal of Economy and Society
"Winter weather and work hours: Heterogeneous effects and regional adaptation" (2021) in Contemporary Economic Policy
"The Labor Market Earnings of Veterans: Is Military Experience More or Less Valuable than Civilian Experience?" (2021) in SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

David A. Macpherson
Bo Liu
Christos Makridis
Abhir Kulkarni
Alex Bryson

Best Publications

Union Membership and Coverage Database from the Current Population Survey: Note

Barry T. Hirsch;David A. MacPherson

929
Citations
Wages and Gender Composition: Why do Women's Jobs Pay Less?

David A. Macpherson;Barry T. Hirsch

674
Citations
The Economic Analysis of Unions: New Approaches and Evidence

Barry T. Hirsch;John T. Addison

519
Citations
Union Rent Seeking, Intangible Capital, and Market Value of the Firm

Robert A. Connolly;Barry T. Hirsch;Mark Hirschey

445
Citations
Union Effects on Productivity, Profits, and Growth: Has the Long Run Arrived?

John T. Addison;Barry T. Hirsch

404
Citations
Estimates of union density by State

Barry T. Hirsch;David A. Macpherson;Wayne G. Vroman

374
Citations
Why Do Part-Time Workers Earn Less? The Role of Worker and Job Skills

Barry T. Hirsch

347
Citations
Match Bias in Wage Gap Estimates Due to Earnings Imputation

Barry T. Hirsch;Edward J. Schumacher

339
Citations
Occupational Age Structure and Access for Older Workers

Barry T. Hirsch;David A. Macpherson;Melissa A. Hardy

290
Citations
Minimum wage channels of adjustment

Barry T. Hirsch;Bruce E. Kaufman;Tetyana Zelenska

275
Citations
What Do Unions Do for Economic Performance

Barry T. Hirsch

268
Citations
Labor Unions and the Economic Performance of Firms

Barry T. Hirsch

252
Citations
Firm Investment Behavior and Collective Bargaining Strategy

Barry T. Hirsch

201
Citations
Match Bias from Earnings Imputation in the Current Population Survey: The Case of Imperfect Matching

Christopher R. Bollinger;Barry T. Hirsch

198
Citations
Wage Differentials Across Labor Markets and Workers: Does Cost of Living Matter?

J. Michael Dumond;Barry T. Hirsch;David A. Macpherson

189
Citations
Union Coverage and Profitability Among U.S. Firms

Barry T. Hirsch

188
Citations
The Civilian Earnings Experience of Vietnam - Era Veterans

Mark C. Berger;Barry T. Hirsch

185
Citations
Sluggish Institutions in a Dynamic World : Can Unions and Industrial Competition Coexist?

Barry T. Hirsch

185
Citations
Trouble in the Tails? What We Know about Earnings Nonresponse Thirty Years after Lillard, Smith, and Welch

Christopher R. Bollinger;Barry T. Hirsch;Charles M. Hokayem;James P. Ziliak

172
Citations
The Determinants of Unionization: An Analysis of Interarea Differences

Barry T. Hirsch

169
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Macpherson Trinity University

James P. Ziliak University of Kentucky

John T. Addison University of South Carolina

Albert N. Link University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Mark C. Berger University of Kentucky

Alison L. Booth Australian National University

Richard B. Freeman Harvard University

Ronald G. Ehrenberg Cornell University

Orley Ashenfelter Princeton University

Irwin Garfinkel Columbia University

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