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D-Index
76
Citations
94975
World Ranking
329
National Ranking
235

James D. Hamilton publications per year

1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 1 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 1 publications 1993: 1 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 3 publications
1978 2024

165 publications in total across all disciplines

James D. Hamilton publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2027

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where James D. Hamilton sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 144 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James D. Hamilton D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2027

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where James D. Hamilton 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: 76 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James D. Hamilton is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, with an emphasis on several subfields including Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, General Health Professions, Management Science and Operations Research, and Artificial Intelligence.

The main topics covered in Hamilton's work span across:

  • Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
  • Market Dynamics and Volatility
  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
  • Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Forecasting Techniques and Applications
  • Economic theories and models

The scientist has published extensively in several academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of International Money and Finance
  • Review of Economic Dynamics
  • Econometric Theory
  • AEA Papers and Proceedings

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Hamilton include:

  • Drawing conclusions from structural vector autoregressions identified on the basis of sign restrictions, 2020, Journal of International Money and Finance
  • Measuring labor-force participation and the incidence and duration of unemployment, 2021, Review of Economic Dynamics
  • ADVANCES IN USING VECTOR AUTOREGRESSIONS TO ESTIMATE STRUCTURAL MAGNITUDES, 2022, Econometric Theory
  • Measuring Labor-Force Participation and the Incidence and Duration of Unemployment, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Structural Vector Autoregressions with Imperfect Identifying Information, 2022, AEA Papers and Proceedings

Among frequent collaborators of Hamilton are Christiane Baumeister, Hie Joo Ahn, Jin Xi, Bruce Mizrach, and Heather M. Anderson.

Hamilton has also contributed to scholarly books, including a publication titled Time Series Analysis released in 2020 through Princeton University Press.

Best Publications

  • Time Series Analysis.

    Jorg Breitung;James D. Hamilton

  • Time series analysis

    James Douglas Hamilton

  • A New Approach to the Economic Analysis of Nonstationary Time Series and the Business Cycle.

    James D. Hamilton

  • Oil and the Macroeconomy since World War II

    James D. Hamilton

  • What is an Oil Shock

    James D. Hamilton

  • Analysis of time series subject to changes in regime

    James D. Hamilton

  • Causes and consequences of the oil shock of 2007–08

    James D. Hamilton

  • Autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity and changes in regime

    James D Hamilton;Raul Susmel

  • This is what happened to the oil price-macroeconomy relationship

    James D. Hamilton

  • Understanding Crude Oil Prices

    James D. Hamilton

  • Why You Should Never Use the Hodrick-Prescott Filter

    James Hamilton

  • Long Swings in the Dollar: Are They in the Data and Do Markets Know It?

    Charles Engel;James D Hamilton

  • On the Limitations of Government Borrowing: A Framework for EmpiricalTesting

    James D. Hamilton;Marjorie A. Flavin

  • On the Limitations of Government Borrowing: A Framework for Empirical Testing

    James Hamilton;Marjorie A. Flavin

  • Historical Oil Shocks

    James Hamilton

  • Rational-expectations econometric analysis of changes in regime: An investigation of the term structure of interest rates

    James D. Hamilton

  • Structural Interpretation of Vector Autoregressions with Incomplete Identification: Revisiting the Role of Oil Supply and Demand Shocks

    Christiane J.S. Baumeister;James D Hamilton

  • Stock market volatility and the business cycle

    James D. Hamilton;Gang Lin

  • Oil Shocks and Aggregate Macroeconomic Behavior: The Role of Monetary Policy*

    James Douglas Hamilton;Ana Maria Herrera

  • The Effectiveness of Alternative Monetary Policy Tools in a Zero Lower Bound Environment

    James D. Hamilton;Jing Cynthia Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Christiane Baumeister
Christiane Baumeister University of Notre Dame
Òscar Jordà
Òscar Jordà Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Gerald F. Watts
Gerald F. Watts University of Western Australia
Christie M. Ballantyne
Christie M. Ballantyne Baylor College of Medicine
Ira J. Goldberg
Ira J. Goldberg New York University
Tao Zha
Tao Zha Emory University
Frederic S. Mishkin
Frederic S. Mishkin Columbia University
Roberto M. Lang
Roberto M. Lang University of Chicago
Michael T. Owyang
Michael T. Owyang Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Matthew O'Donnell
Matthew O'Donnell University of Washington

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