2026 James R. Markusen: 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	68	500	448	328	288	211	38389

Overview

James R. Markusen is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on economics, econometrics, and finance, with a notable contribution to business, management, and accounting. The subfields of their work include economics and econometrics, general economics, econometrics and finance, strategy and management, accounting, and political science and international relations.

The main topics of James R. Markusen's research cover a range of economic subjects such as economic theories and models, global trade and economics, economic growth and productivity, economic policies and impacts, economic theory and policy, global trade and competitiveness, and fiscal policy and economic growth.

James R. Markusen has contributed to various publication venues, particularly in:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of Global Economic Analysis
World Economy
Journal of International Economics
Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économie

Among their recent papers are:

"What do multinationals do? The structure of multinational firms' international activities," 2021, World Economy
"Per capita income and the demand for skills," 2020, Journal of International Economics
"Global Comparative Statics in General Equilibrium: model building from theoretical foundations," 2021, Journal of Global Economic Analysis
"Regional Specialization: From the Geography of Industries to the Geography of Jobs," 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
"Incorporating Theory-Consistent Endogenous Markups into Applied General-Equilibrium Models," 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal

The scientist has coauthored work frequently with these colleagues:

Anthony J. Venables
Ronald B. Davies
Antoine Gervais
Justin Caron
Thibault Fally

James R. Markusen has also contributed to book publications with:

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - "Broadening Trade Theory: Incorporating Market Realities into Traditional Models," 2021
World Scientific - "Broadening Trade Theory," 2020

Best Publications

The Boundaries of Multinational Enterprises and the Theory of International Trade

James R. Markusen

3023
Citations
Multinational Firms and the Theory of International Trade

James R. Markusen

2960
Citations
Foreign direct investment as a catalyst for industrial development

James R. Markusen;Anthony J. Venables;Anthony J. Venables

2564
Citations
Multinationals, multi-plant economies, and the gains from trade

James R. Markusen

2390
Citations
Estimating the Knowledge-Capital Model of the Multinational Enterprise

David L. Carr;James Markusen;Keith Maskus

2134
Citations
Multinational Firms and The New Trade Theory

James R. Markusen;Anthony J. Venables

1980
Citations
Using the gravity equation to differentiate among alternative theories of trade

Robert C. Feenstra;James R. Markusen;Andrew K. Rose

1176
Citations
The theory of endowment, intra-industry and multi-national trade

James R. Markusen;Anthony J. Venables

1134
Citations
Export-Platform Foreign Direct Investment

Karolina Ekholm;Rikard Forslid;James R. Markusen

1122
Citations
Endogenous market structures in international trade (natura facit saltum)

Ignatius J. Horstmann;James R. Markusen

1099
Citations
Factor movements and commodity trade as complements

James R. Markusen

1038
Citations
Discriminating Among Alternative Theories of the Multinational Enterprise

James R. Markusen;Keith E. Maskus

936
Citations
Trade versus Investment Liberalization

James R. Markusen

932
Citations
Trade in Producer Services and in Other Specialized Intermediate Inputs

James R. Markusen

896
Citations
Multinational Firms, Technology Diffusion and Trade

Wilfred J. Ethier;James R. Markusen

701
Citations
International externalities and optimal tax structures

James R. Markusen

670
Citations
A Unified Treatment of Horizontal Direct Investment, Vertical Direct Investment, and the Pattern of Trade in Goods and Services

James R. Markusen;Anthony J. Venables;Denise Eby Konan;Kevin H. Zhang

615
Citations
Competition in regional environmental policies when plant locations are endogenous

James R. Markusen;Edward R. Morey;Nancy Olewiler

604
Citations
International trade: theory and evidence

James R. Markusen;James R. Melvin;Keith E. Maskus;William Kaempfer

600
Citations
Multinational Firms: Reconciling Theory and Evidence

James R Markusen;Keith E Maskus

579
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony J. Venables University of Manchester

Keith E. Maskus University of Colorado Boulder

Thomas F. Rutherford University of Wisconsin–Madison

David G. Tarr World Bank

Robert C. Feenstra University of California, Davis

Ronald B. Davies University College Dublin

Peter Egger ETH Zurich

Andrew K. Rose University of California, Berkeley

Wilfred J. Ethier University of Pennsylvania

Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes SKEMA Business School

External Links

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