2026 Edward P. Lazear: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	67	524	343	153	41148

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Economics and Finance

524

343

153

41148

Research.com Recognitions

2019 - Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2006 - Jacob Mincer Award, the Society of Labour Economics (SOLE)
2004 - IZA Prize in Labor Economics, Institute for the Study of Labor
1988 - Fellows of the Econometric Society

Overview

Edward P. Lazear was affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research work spanned several interconnected fields and topics within the social sciences and economics.

The main fields of study for Lazear included:

Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Social Sciences
Health Professions

In more specific terms, the subfields of study covered were:

Economics and Econometrics
Sociology and Political Science
General Health Professions

The primary topics of Edward P. Lazear's work consisted of:

Migration and Labor Dynamics
Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
Employment and Welfare Studies
Economic Policies and Impacts
Economic Growth and Productivity
Migration, Refugees, and Integration

Lazear's recent papers reflected these interests and included the following:

Rationing as a Determinant of Immigrant Composition and Outcomes, 2020, AEA Papers and Proceedings
Productivity and Wages: What Was the Productivity-Wage Link in the Digital Revolution of the Past, and What Might Occur in the Ai Revolution of the Future?, 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
Choosing and Implementing Optimal Immigration Policies, 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors included:

Kathryn Shaw
Grant Hayes
James Jedras
Korok Ray

Edward P. Lazear's publications were often found in the following venues:

SSRN Electronic Journal
AEA Papers and Proceedings

The scientist received several awards throughout their career, including:

Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association (2019)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2012)
Jacob Mincer Award, the Society of Labour Economics (SOLE) (2006)
IZA Prize in Labor Economics, Institute for the Study of Labor (2004)
Fellow of the Econometric Society (1988)

Best Publications

Rank-Order Tournaments as Optimum Labor Contracts

Edward P. Lazear;Sherwin Rosen

7913
Citations
Performance Pay and Productivity

Edward P. Lazear

3264
Citations
Why Is There Mandatory Retirement

Edward P. Lazear

2593
Citations
Peer Pressure and Partnerships

Eugene Kandel;Edward P. Lazear

2541
Citations
Job Security Provisions and Employment

Edward P. Lazear

1716
Citations
Pay Equality and Industrial Politics

Edward P. Lazear

1539
Citations
Agency, Earnings Profiles, Productivity, and Hours Restrictions

Edward P Lazear

1377
Citations
Balanced Skills and Entrepreneurship

Edward P. Lazear

1269
Citations
Culture and Language

Edward P Lazear

1101
Citations
Personnel Economics for Managers

Edward P. Lazear

1065
Citations
Salaries and Piece Rates

Edward P. Lazear

926
Citations
Personnel Economics: The Economist's View of Human Resources

Edward P. Lazear;Kathryn L. Shaw

854
Citations
An Economic Analysis of Works Councils

Richard B Freeman;Edward P Lazear

854
Citations
Firm-Specific Human Capital: A Skill-Weights Approach

Edward P. Lazear

768
Citations
Personnel Economics: Past Lessons and Future Directions Presidential Address to the Society of Labor Economists, San Francisco, May 1, 1998

Edward P. Lazear

657
Citations
Retail Pricing and Clearance Sales

Edward P. Lazear

587
Citations
Male-Female Wage Differentials in Job Ladders

Edward P. Lazear;Sherwin Rosen

569
Citations
Personnel Economics

Unknown

529
Citations
Globalisation and the Market for Team‐Mates

Edward P. Lazear

487
Citations
Sorting in Experiments with Application to Social Preferences

Edward P Lazear;Ulrike Malmendier;Roberto A Weber

453
Citations
Personnel Economics: Past Lessons and Future Directions

Edward Lazear

383
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sherwin Rosen University of Chicago

Richard B. Freeman Harvard University

Roberto A. Weber University of Zurich

Ulrike Malmendier University of California, Berkeley

Robert E. Hall Hoover Institution

Jeffrey A. Miron Cato Institute

James M. Poterba MIT

Alex Bryson University College London

James J. Heckman University of Chicago

External Links

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