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Franco Modigliani

Franco Modigliani

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
63
Citations
40460
World Ranking
665
National Ranking
419

Franco Modigliani 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 Franco Modigliani sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 252 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Franco Modigliani 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 Franco Modigliani sits on this spectrum.

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: 63 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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

  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Finance Association (AFA)
  • 1985 - Nobel Prize for his pioneering analyses of saving and of financial markets
  • 1985 - Nobel Memorial Prize laureates in Economics for his pioneering analyses of saving and of financial markets
  • 1977 - Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
  • 1973 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Franco Modigliani was affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their academic work focused on economic analysis, particularly related to saving and financial markets.

During their career, Modigliani collaborated with several notable economists. Frequent co-authors included:

  • William R. Lewis
  • Lawrence Klein
  • Kenneth J. Arrow
  • Paul A. Samuelson
  • Milton Friedman

Modigliani contributed to book publications with The MIT Press, including the title Lives of the Laureates, published in 2020.

Awards received by Modigliani recognized different stages and aspects of their career:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1973)
  • Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association (1977)
  • Fellow of the American Finance Association (AFA) (2000)
  • Nobel Memorial Prize laureate in Economics (1985) for pioneering analyses of saving and of financial markets
  • Nobel Prize (1985) for pioneering analyses of saving and of financial markets

Best Publications

  • Dividend Policy, Growth, and the Valuation of Shares

    Merton H. Miller;Franco Modigliani

  • CORPORATE INCOME TAXES AND THE COST OF CAPITAL: A CORRECTION

    Unknown

  • THE LIFE CYCLE HYPOTHESIS OF SAVING: AGGREGATE IMPLICATIONS AND TESTS

    Unknown

  • Life Cycle, Individual Thrift and the Wealth of Nations

    Franco Modigliani

  • INNOVATIONS IN INTEREST RATE POLICY

    Franco Modigliani;Richard Sutch

  • INFLATION, RATIONAL VALUATION, AND THE MARKET

    Franco Modigliani;Richard A. Cohn

  • The Role of Intergenerational Transfers and Life Cycle Saving in the Accumulation of Wealth

    Franco Modigliani

  • Capital Markets: Institutions and Instruments

    Frank J. Fabozzi;Franco Modigliani

  • Liquidity Preference and the Theory of Interest and Money

    Franco Modigliani

  • Consumption decisions under uncertainty

    Jacques H Drèze;Franco Modigliani

  • Risk-Adjusted Performance

    Franco Modigliani;Leah Modigliani

  • SOME ESTIMATES OF THE COST OF CAPITAL TO THE ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY, 1954-57

    M H Miller;F Modigliani

  • The Chinese Saving Puzzle and the Life-Cycle Hypothesis

    Franco Modigliani;Shi Larry Cao

  • A Linear Decision Rule for Production and Employment Scheduling

    Charles C Holt;Franco Modigliani;Herbert A Simon

  • Foundations of Financial Markets and Institutions

    Frank J. Fabozzi;Franco Modigliani;Frank Joseph Jones

  • Towards An Understanding of the Real Effects and Costs of Inflation

    Stanley Fischer;Franco Modigliani

  • The life cycle hypothesis of saving

    Franco Modigliani;Andrew B. Abel

  • Stabilization Policy Ten Years After

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

  • New Developments on the Oligopoly Front

    Franco Modigliani

  • Long-Run Implications of Alternative Fiscal Policies and the Burden of the National Debt

    Unknown

  • A Theory and Test of Credit Rationing

    Dwight M Jaffee;Franco Modigliani

  • Inflation, Rational Expectations and the Term Structure of Interest Rates

    Franco Modigliani;Robert J. Shiller

  • The Pasinetti Paradox in Neoclassical and More General Models

    Paul A. Samuelson;Franco Modigliani

Frequent Co-Authors

Merton H. Miller
Merton H. Miller University of Chicago
Frank J. Fabozzi
Frank J. Fabozzi Johns Hopkins University
Jacques H. Dreze
Jacques H. Dreze Université Catholique de Louvain
Stanley Fischer
Stanley Fischer BlackRock (United States)
Tullio Jappelli
Tullio Jappelli University of Naples Federico II
Dennis J. Snower
Dennis J. Snower Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Enrico C. Perotti
Enrico C. Perotti University of Amsterdam
Robert J. Shiller
Robert J. Shiller Yale University

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