2026 Edmund S. Phelps: 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	63	673	604	425	374	405	30536

Research.com Recognitions

2006 - Nobel Memorial Prize laureates in Economics for his analysis of intertemporal tradeoffs in macroeconomic policy
2006 - Nobel Prize for his analysis of intertemporal tradeoffs in macroeconomic policy
2000 - Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
1982 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1980 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1978 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1967 - Fellows of the Econometric Society

Overview

Edmund S. Phelps is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and specializes primarily in the field of General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Their research focuses on Economic Theory and Policy, reflecting a body of work addressing key macroeconomic issues.

Recent papers authored by Edmund S. Phelps include:

Public Debt: My Dissent from "Keynesian" Theories (2022), published in the Journal of Government and Economics
Insuring the Survival of Post-Pandemic Economies (2020), published in Columbia Academic Commons (Columbia University)

Frequent co-authors of Phelps encompass:

Roman Frydman
Raicho Bojilov
Hian Teck Hoon
Gylfi Zoëga
William R. Lewis

The main venues where Phelps has published include:

Journal of Government and Economics
Columbia Academic Commons (Columbia University)

Phelps has authored several books published by major university presses. These include:

My Journeys in Economic Theory (2023), published by Columbia University Press
Dynamism (2020), published by Harvard University Press
Lives of the Laureates (2020), published by The MIT Press

Throughout their career, Edmund S. Phelps has been recognized with multiple awards, including:

Nobel Prize in 2006 for analysis of intertemporal tradeoffs in macroeconomic policy
Nobel Memorial Prize laureates in Economics in 2006 for the same contribution
Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association (2000)
Membership in the National Academy of Sciences (1982)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1980)
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1978)
Fellow of the Econometric Society (1967)

Best Publications

The Statistical Theory of Racism and Sexism.

Edmund S Phelps

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Investment in Humans, Technological Diffusion and Economic Growth

Richard R. Nelson;Edmond S. Phelps

4427
Citations
Investment in humans, technological diffusion and economic growth

Richard R. Nelson;Edmund S. Phelps

3688
Citations
Phillips Curves, Expectations of Inflation and Optimal Unemployment over Time: Reply

Edmund S. Phelps

1781
Citations
MONEY-WAGE DYNAMICS AND LABOR-MARKET EQUILIBRIUM

Edmund S. Phelps

1609
Citations
Microeconomic Foundations of Employment and Inflation Theory

Edmund S. Phelps

1601
Citations
On Second-Best National Saving and Game-Equilibrium Growth

E. S. Phelps;R. A. Pollak

1593
Citations
SECOND-BEST NATIONAL SAVING AND GAME-EQUILIBRIUM GROWTH

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1530
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The Medium Run

Olivier J. Blanchard;William D. Nordhaus;Edmund S. Phelps

1092
Citations
Stabilizing Powers of Monetary Policy under Rational Expectations

Edmund S. Phelps;John B. Taylor

639
Citations
Structural Slumps: The Modern Equilibrium Theory of Unemployment, Interest, and Assets

Edmund S. Phelps;Hian Teck Hoon;George Kanaginis;Gylfi Zoega

572
Citations
INFLATION IN THE THEORY OF PUBLIC FINANCE

Edmund S. Phelps

568
Citations
THE GOLDEN RULE OF ACCUMULATION: A FABLE FOR GROWTHMEN

Edmund S. Phelps

513
Citations
Stabilization Policy Ten Years After

James Tobin;Edmund S. Phelps;William Poole;Martin Feldstein

509
Citations
Imperfect Knowledge Economics: Exchange Rates and Risk

Roman Frydman;Michael D. Goldberg;Edmund S. Phelps

421
Citations
Altruism, Morality, and Economic Theory

Edmund S. Phelps

414
Citations
Inflation in the Theory of Public Finance

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408
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Inflation Policy and Unemployment Theory

Laurence H. Meyer;Edmund Phelps

331
Citations
Roots of the Recent Recoveries: Labor Reforms or Private Sector Forces?

Jean-Paul Fitoussi;David Jestaz;Edmund S Phelps;Gylfi Zoega

324
Citations
A model of induced invention, growth and distribution

Emmanuel M. Drandakis;Edmond S. Phelps

262
Citations
Knowledge, information, and expectations in modern macroeconomics : in honor of Edmund S. Phelps

Edmund S. Phelps;Philippe Aghion

252
Citations
Models of Technical Progress and the Golden Rule of Research

Edmond S. Phelps

223
Citations
Inflation Policy and Unemployment Theory: The Cost-Benefit Approach to Monetary Planning

Edmund S. Phelps

223
Citations
Microeconomic Foundations of Employment and Inflation Theory.

Robert J. Thornton;Edmund S. Phelps

21
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STABILIZING POWERS OF MONETARY POLICY UNDER RATIONAL EXPECTATIONS

Edmund S. Phelps

5
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Frequent Co-Authors

Roman Frydman New York University

Robert J. Gordon Northwestern University

Martin Neil Baily Brookings Institution

Richard R. Nelson Columbia University

Hans-Werner Sinn Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Benjamin M. Friedman Harvard University

John G. Riley University of California, Los Angeles

Olivier J. Blanchard Peterson Institute for International Economics

Martin Feldstein Harvard University

Christopher Pissarides London School of Economics and Political Science

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