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D-Index
83
Citations
86236
World Ranking
230
National Ranking
170

Edward C. Prescott 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 Edward C. Prescott sits on this spectrum.

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42 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.

Edward C. Prescott 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 Edward C. Prescott sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 83 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2004 - Nobel Memorial Prize laureates in Economics for their contributions to dynamic macroeconomics: the time consistency of economic policy and the driving forces behind business cycles.
  • 2004 - Nobel Prize for their contributions to dynamic macroeconomics: the time consistency of economic policy and the driving forces behind business cycles
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1980 - Fellows of the Econometric Society
  • 1974 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Edward C. Prescott was affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their primary area of research fell within Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, with a particular focus on Economics and Econometrics.

The main topics covered in their work involved economic theories and models. Prescott authored and contributed to multiple recent papers, including:

  • Special issue in honor of Nicholas C. Yannelis, 2021, Economic Theory
  • Special Issue in honor of Nicholas C. Yannelis - Part II, 2022, Economic Theory
  • Front Matter, 2020, Journal of Human Capital

Frequent co-authors included Bernard Cornet, M. Ali Khan, David K. Levine, Thomas F. Cooley, and Gary D. Hansen.

The primary publication venues where Prescott's work appeared were Economic Theory and Journal of Human Capital.

Among book publications, Prescott contributed to titles published by The MIT Press. This includes the book Lives of the Laureates published in 2020.

Prescott received several awards and recognitions, such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2008)
  • Nobel Memorial Prize laureate in Economics (2004) for contributions to dynamic macroeconomics: the time consistency of economic policy and the driving forces behind business cycles
  • Nobel Prize (2004) for similar contributions in dynamic macroeconomics
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1992)
  • Fellow of the Econometric Society (1980)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1974)

Best Publications

  • Rules Rather than Discretion: The Inconsistency of Optimal Plans

    Finn E. Kydland;Edward C. Prescott

  • Postwar U.S. Business Cycles: An Empirical Investigation

    Robert J. Hodrick;Edward C. Prescott

  • The equity premium: a puzzle

    Rajnish Mehra;Edward Prescott

  • THE EQUITY PREMIUM A Puzzle

    Rajnish Mehra;Edward C. Prescott

  • TIME TO BUILD AND AGGREGATE FLUCTUATIONS

    Finn E. Kydland;Edward C. Prescott

  • Recursive methods in economic dynamics

    Nancy L. Stokey;Robert E. Lucas;Edward C. Prescott

  • Theory ahead of business cycle measurement

    Edward Prescott

  • Theory ahead of business-cycle measurement

    Edward C. Prescott

  • Financial intermediary-coalitions

    John H Boyd;John H Boyd;Edward C Prescott;Edward C Prescott

  • Barriers to riches

    Stephen L. Parente;Edward C. Prescott

  • Barriers to Technology Adoption and Development

    Stephen L. Parente;Edward C. Prescott

  • Business Cycles: Real Facts and a Monetary Myth

    Edward C. Prescott;Finn E. Kydland

  • Malthus to Solow

    Gary D. Hansen;Edward C. Prescott

  • Investment Under Uncertainty

    Robert E. Lucas;Edward C. Prescott

  • Why Do Americans Work So Much More Than Europeans

    Edward Prescott

  • The 1990s in Japan: A Lost Decade

    Fumio Hayashi;Edward C. Prescott;Edward C. Prescott

  • Lawrence R. Klein lecture 1997 Needed: A theory of total factor productivity

    Edward C. Prescott

  • Barriers to Riches

    Stephen L. Parente;Edward C. Prescott

  • The equity premium in retrospect

    Rajnish Mehra;Edward Prescott

  • Equilibrium search and unemployment

    Robert E. Lucas;Edward C. Prescott

  • Sequential location among firms with foresight

    Edward C. Prescott;Michael Visscher

  • Pareto Optima and Competitive Equilibria With Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard

    Edward C Prescott;Robert M Townsend

  • PARETO OPTIMA AND COMPETITIVE EQUILIBRIA WITH ADVERSE SELECTION AND MORAL HAZARD

    Edward C. Prescott;Robert M. Townsend

  • 1990s in Japan : a lost decade, the

    Fumio. Hayashi;Edward C. Prescott

Frequent Co-Authors

Ellen R. McGrattan
Ellen R. McGrattan University of Minnesota
Finn E. Kydland
Finn E. Kydland Norwegian School of Economics
Rajnish Mehra
Rajnish Mehra Florida State University
Timothy J. Kehoe
Timothy J. Kehoe University of Minnesota
Thomas F. Cooley
Thomas F. Cooley New York University
Thomas J. Holmes
Thomas J. Holmes Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
John H. Boyd
John H. Boyd University of Minnesota
José-Víctor Ríos-Rull
José-Víctor Ríos-Rull University of Pennsylvania
Richard Rogerson
Richard Rogerson Princeton University

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