2026 Gilbert E. Metcalf: 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	48	1508	1346	911	793	293	10444

Gilbert E. Metcalf 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 Gilbert E. Metcalf sits on this spectrum.

42 publications 521+

This scientist: 293 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gilbert E. Metcalf 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 Gilbert E. Metcalf sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

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

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

Overview

Gilbert E. Metcalf is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on economics, econometrics, and finance, with significant contributions to the field of energy. The scientist's work covers topics related to energy, environment, and transportation policies, as well as climate change policy and economics.

Metcalf has published extensively across several subfields including economics and econometrics, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electrical and electronic engineering, global and planetary change, and automotive engineering.

Their recent papers include the following:

"Measuring the Macroeconomic Impact of Carbon Taxes" (2020), published in AEA Papers and Proceedings
"The Macroeconomic Impact of Europe's Carbon Taxes" (2023), published in American Economic Journal Macroeconomics
"Carbon Taxes in Theory and Practice" (2021), published in Annual Review of Resource Economics
"The macroeconomic effects of a carbon tax to meet the U.S. Paris agreement target: The role of firm creation and technology adoption" (2022), published in Journal of Public Economics
"The Fiscal Implications of the US Transition Away from Fossil Fuels" (2023), published in Review of Environmental Economics and Policy

Frequent co-authors working with Metcalf include:

Alan Finkelstein Shapiro
James H. Stock
Robert N. Stavins
Christopher R. Knittel
Michael Mehling

Metcalf's publications are often found in venues such as:

SSRN Electronic Journal
AEA Papers and Proceedings
American Economic Journal Macroeconomics
Annual Review of Resource Economics
Journal of Public Economics

The main topics of Metcalf's research include:

Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
Climate Change Policy and Economics
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Electric Power System Optimization
Smart Grid Energy Management

Best Publications

The Design of a Carbon Tax

Gilbert E. Metcalf;David A. Weisbach

523
Citations
Environmental Controls, Scarcity Rents, and Pre-Existing Distortions

Don Fullerton;Gilbert E. Metcalf

505
Citations
Distributional Impacts of Carbon Pricing: A General Equilibrium Approach with Micro-Data for Households

Sebastian Rausch;Gilbert E. Metcalf;Gilbert E. Metcalf;Gilbert E. Metcalf;John M. Reilly

481
Citations
Investment with Uncertain Tax Policy: Does Random Tax Policy Discourage Investment

Kevin A. Hassett;Gilbert E. Metcalf

466
Citations
An Empirical Analysis of Energy Intensity and Its Determinants at the State Level

Gilbert E. Metcalf

404
Citations
Energy conservation investment Do consumers discount the future correctly

Kevin A. Hassett;Gilbert E. Metcalf

400
Citations
A Distributional Analysis of Green Tax Reforms

Gilbert E. Metcalf

375
Citations
Environmental Taxes and the Double-Dividend Hypothesis: Did You Really Expect Something for Nothing

Don Fullerton;Gilbert E Metcalf

367
Citations
MEASURING THE ENERGY SAVINGS FROM HOME IMPROVEMENT INVESTMENTS: EVIDENCE FROM MONTHLY BILLING DATA

Gilbert E. Metcalf;Kevin A. Hassett

345
Citations
Environmental Taxes and the Double Dividends Hypothesis: Did You Really Expect Something for Nothing?

Don Fullerton;Gilbert E. Metcalf

319
Citations
Assessment of U.S. cap-and-trade proposals.

Sergey Paltsev;John M. Reilly;Henry D. Jacoby;Angelo Costa Gurgel

305
Citations
Energy tax credits and residential conservation investment: Evidence from panel data

Kevin A. Hassett;Gilbert E. Metcalf

303
Citations
Designing a Carbon Tax to Reduce U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Gilbert E. Metcalf

298
Citations
Investment Under Alternative Return Assumptions: Comparing Random Walks and Mean Reversion

Gilbert E. Metcalf;Kevin A. Hassett

287
Citations
Is A Value Added Tax Progressive? Annual Versus Lifetime Incidence Measures

Erik Caspersen;Gilbert Metcalf

252
Citations
The Incidence of a U.S. Carbon Tax: A Lifetime and Regional Analysis

Kevin A. Hassett;Aparna Mathur;Gilbert E. Metcalf

238
Citations
Chapter 26 Tax incidence

Don Fullerton;Gilbert E. Metcalf

230
Citations
Tax Distortions and Global Climate Policy

Mustafa H.M. Babiker;Gilbert E. Metcalf;Gilbert E. Metcalf;John M. Reilly

225
Citations
Does Better Information Lead to Better Choices? Evidence from Energy-Efficiency Labels

Lucas W. Davis;Gilbert E. Metcalf

214
Citations
Opportunities for advances in climate change economics

M. Burke;M. Craxton;C.D. Kolstad;C. Onda

196
Citations
Opportunities for advances in climate change economics

M. Burke;M. Craxton;C.D. Kolstad;C. Onda

196
Citations
Market-based Policy Options to Control U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Gilbert E. Metcalf

186
Citations
Measuring the Macroeconomic Impact of Carbon Taxes

Gilbert E. Metcalf;James H. Stock

121
Citations
The Incidence of a U.S. Carbon Tax: A Lifetime and Regional Analysis

Kevin A. Hassett;Aparna Mathur;Gilbert E. Metcalf;Gilbert E. Metcalf

55
Citations
Measuring the Energy Savings from Home Improvements Investments: Evidence from Monthly Billing Data

Kevin A. Hassett;Gilbert E. Metcalf

20
Citations
The Incidence of a U.S. Carbon Tax

Kevin A. Hassett;Aparna Mathur;Gilbert E. Metcalf

1
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Don Fullerton University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

John M. Reilly MIT

Kevin A. Hassett Hoover Institution

Sergey Paltsev MIT

Robert N. Stavins Harvard University

Carlo Carraro University of California, Berkeley

Sebastian Rausch ETH Zurich

Henry D. Jacoby MIT

David A. Weisbach University of Chicago

James H. Stock Harvard University

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