2026 James R. Hines: 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	69	484	433	320	280	209	22197

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Economics and Finance

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Overview

James R. Hines is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, with a concentration on subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, Accounting, Finance, Gender Studies, and Public Administration.

The scientist's work covers various main topics, including:

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Corporate Taxation and Avoidance
Taxation and Compliance Studies
Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
Economic Theories and Models
Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
Labor Movements and Unions

James R. Hines has published extensively, with recent papers including:

"Corporate taxes and union wages in the United States" (2022, International Tax and Public Finance)
"Digital Tax Arithmetic" (2023, National Tax Journal)
"Evaluating Tax Harmonization" (2023, SSRN Electronic Journal)
"TAXES AS PANDEMIC CONTROLS" (2020, National Tax Journal)
"Corporate Taxation and the Distribution of Income" (2020, SSRN Electronic Journal)

The scholar frequently publishes in the following venues:

SSRN Electronic Journal
National Tax Journal
International Tax and Public Finance
Journal of Public Economics
Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Collaboration is also a significant aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

Daniel Schaffa
Marissa Dean
Catherine Kopil
Maggie Kuhl
Ana Gamarra Rondinel

Best Publications

Budget spillovers and fiscal policy interdependence: Evidence from the states

Anne C. Case;Harvey S. Rosen;James R. Hines

1930
Citations
Fiscal Paradise: Foreign Tax Havens and American Business

James R. Hines;Eric M. Rice

1786
Citations
Altered States: Taxes and the Location of Foreign Direct Investment in America

James Hines

1375
Citations
A Multinational Perspective on Capital Structure Choice and Internal Capital Markets

Mihir A. Desai;C. Fritz Foley;James R. Hines

1308
Citations
The Flypaper Effect

James R. Hines;Richard H. Thaler

1252
Citations
The demand for tax haven operations

Mihir A. Desai;C. Fritz Foley;James R. Hines

794
Citations
Forbidden Payment: Foreign Bribery and American Business After 1977

James R Hines

686
Citations
Lessons from Behavioral Responses to International Taxation

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665
Citations
Taxation and economic efficiency

Alan Auerbach;James Hines

580
Citations
Tax Policy and the Activities of Multinational Corporations

James Hines

539
Citations
Foreign Direct Investment and the Domestic Capital Stock

Mihir A. Desai;C. Fritz Foley;James R. Hines Jr.

493
Citations
Which Countries Become Tax Havens

Dhammika Dharmapala;James R. Hines

465
Citations
Foreign direct investment in a world of multiple taxes

Mihir A. Desai;C.Fritz Foley;James R. Hines

457
Citations
Expectations and Expatriations: Tracing the Causes and Consequences of Corporate Inversions

Mihir A. Desai;James Hines

409
Citations
Domestic Effects of the Foreign Activities of US Multinationals

Mihir A. Desai;C. Fritz Foley;James R. Hines

375
Citations
Evaluating International Tax Reform

Mihir A. Desai;James R. Hines

338
Citations
The costs of shared ownership: Evidence from international joint ventures

Mihir A Desai;C.Fritz Foley;James R Hines

323
Citations
Chains of Ownership, Regional Tax Competition, and Foreign Direct Investment

Mihir A. Desai;C. Fritz Foley;James Hines

303
Citations
Repatriation Taxes and Dividend Distortions

Mihir A. Desai;C. Fritz Foley;James Hines

293
Citations
Capital Controls, Liberalizations, and Foreign Direct Investment

Mihir A. Desai;C. Fritz Foley;James R. Hines

251
Citations
A Multinational Perspective on Capital Structure Choice and Internal Capital Markets

Mihir A. Desai;Mihir A. Desai;C. Fritz Foley;C. Fritz Foley;James R. Hines Jr.;James R. Hines Jr.

168
Citations
Domestic Effects of the Foreign Activities of U.S. Multinationals

Mihir A. Desai;Mihir A. Desai;C. Fritz Foley;C. Fritz Foley;James R. Hines Jr.;James R. Hines Jr.

83
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mihir A. Desai Harvard University

C. Fritz Foley Harvard University

Alan J. Auerbach University of California, Berkeley

R. Glenn Hubbard Columbia University

Martin Feldstein Harvard University

Lawrence H. Summers Harvard University

Kenneth A. Froot Harvard University

Harvey S. Rosen Princeton University

Hilary Williamson Hoynes University of California, Berkeley

Alan B. Krueger Princeton University

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