2026 Jonathan Gruber: 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	100	108	97	85	75	319	49358

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
2020 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
2016 - Fellows of the Econometric Society
2008 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1995 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Jonathan Gruber is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance with a focus on subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, Accounting, and Demography. Their research spans several main topics including Healthcare Policy and Management, Global Health Care Issues, Financial Literacy and Pension Analysis, Health Systems and Economic Evaluations, Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, and Algebraic Structures and Combinatorial Models.

Their publication record includes recent papers covering a range of topics in social media, digital communication, healthcare staffing, and economic policy. Notable recent works include:

Changes in Digital Communication During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic: Implications for Digital Inequality and Future Research (2020), published in Social Media + Society
Staying connected while physically apart: Digital communication when face-to-face interactions are limited (2021), published in New Media & Society
Black box measures? How to study people's algorithm skills (2020), published in Information Communication & Society
Staffing Patterns in US Nursing Homes During COVID-19 Outbreaks (2022), published in JAMA Health Forum
Behavioral Responses to Wealth Taxes: Evidence from Switzerland (2022), published in American Economic Journal Economic Policy

Jonathan Gruber has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, which include:

Eszter Hargittai
Rena M. Conti
Jason Abaluck
Minh Hao Nguyen
Jaelle Fuchs

Their publications appear predominantly in venues such as:

SSRN Electronic Journal
arXiv (Cornell University)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
American Economic Journal Economic Policy
The Review of Economic Studies

Jonathan Gruber's contributions to academic research have been recognized through several awards including:

Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (2020)
Fellows of the Econometric Society (2016)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2008)
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1995)

Best Publications

The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment: Evidence from the First Year*

Amy Finkelstein;Sarah Taubman;Bill Wright;Mira Bernstein

3497
Citations
The Consumption Smoothing Benefits of Unemployment Insurance

Jonathan Gruber

2336
Citations
Universal Childcare, Maternal Labor Supply, and Family Well-Being

Michael Baker;Jonathan Gruber;Kevin Milligan

1811
Citations
The incidence of mandated maternity benefits.

Jonathan Gruber

1573
Citations
Is Addiction “Rational”? Theory and Evidence

Jonathan Gruber;Botond Koszegi

1547
Citations
The Elasticity of Taxable Income: Evidence and Implications

Jon Gruber;Jon Gruber;Emmanuel Saez;Emmanuel Saez

1431
Citations
Health Insurance Eligibility, Utilization of Medical Care, and Child Health

Janet Currie;Jonathan Gruber

1312
Citations
Insuring Consumption Against Illness

Paul Gertler;Jonathan Gruber

1250
Citations
Social Security and Retirement around the World

Jonathan Gruber;David A Wise

1222
Citations
Saving Babies: The Efficacy and Cost of Recent Changes in the Medicaid Eligibility of Pregnant Women

Janet Currie;Jonathan Gruber

1087
Citations
Does Public Insurance Crowd out Private Insurance

David M. Cutler;Jonathan Gruber

1068
Citations
Public Finance and Public Policy

Jonathan Gruber

1013
Citations
Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Fiscal Implications of Reform

Jonathan Gruber;David A Wise

927
Citations
SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS AND RETIREMENT AROUND THE WORLD: MICRO ESTIMATION

Jonathan Gruber;David A Wise

827
Citations
The Incidence of Payroll Taxation: Evidence from Chile

Jonathan Gruber

776
Citations
Do Cigarette Taxes Make Smokers Happier

Jonathan H Gruber;Sendhil Mullainathan

774
Citations
Is Making Divorce Easier Bad for Children? The Long‐Run Implications of Unilateral Divorce

Jonathan Gruber

751
Citations
Choice Inconsistencies Among the Elderly: Evidence from Plan Choice in the Medicare Part D Program.

Jason Todd Abaluck;Jonathan Gruber

745
Citations
Social security programs and retirement around the world

Jonathan Gruber;David Wise

694
Citations
Social Security and Retirement

Courtney Coile;Jonathan Gruber

593
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Wise Harvard University

Kevin Milligan University of British Columbia

Brigitte C. Madrian Brigham Young University

Janet Currie Princeton University

David M. Cutler Harvard University

Amitabh Chandra Harvard University

Joseph P. Newhouse Harvard University

Benjamin D. Sommers Harvard University

Phillip B. Levine Wellesley College

Peter A. Diamond MIT

External Links

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