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D-Index
43
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24122
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1897
National Ranking
48

Keith Head 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 Keith Head sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 102 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Keith Head 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 Keith Head sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 43 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Keith Head is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, with a particular emphasis on global trade and economic policies. The scientist's work spans various subfields including Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, and Sociology and Political Science.

Keith Head has contributed to multiple academic venues, with publications appearing in reputable journals such as The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Journal of International Economics, The Review of Economics and Statistics, and American Economic Journal Microeconomics. Additionally, there are contributions archived on Zenodo from the CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Global trade and economics
  • Politics, Economics, and Education Policy
  • Economic Policies and Impacts
  • Merger and Competition Analysis
  • Taxation and Compliance Studies
  • Wine Industry and Tourism
  • Firm Innovation and Growth

Keith Head has collaborated frequently with several co-authors. Notable collaborators include Thierry Mayer, Marc J. Melitz, Vanessa Alviarez, and Philippe Martin.

Recent publications highlight the scientist's focus on international economics and industrial organization. Key papers include:

  • The United States of Europe: A Gravity Model Evaluation of the Four Freedoms (2021), The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • The Laffer curve for rules of origin (2024), Journal of International Economics
  • Poor Substitutes? Counterfactual Methods in Industrial Organization and Trade Compared (2023), The Review of Economics and Statistics
  • Les défis du secteur automobile: compétitivité, tensions commerciales et relocalisation (2020), Notes du conseil d'analyse économique

One coauthored article by Vanessa Alviarez is also listed among recent works published in 2025 in American Economic Journal Microeconomics, suggesting collaboration with peers in overlapping research areas.

Best Publications

  • Gravity Equations: Workhorse,Toolkit, and Cookbook

    Keith Head;Keith Head;Thierry Mayer;Thierry Mayer;Thierry Mayer

  • Agglomeration benefits and location choice: Evidence from Japanese manufacturing investments in the United States

    Keith Head;John Ries;Deborah Swenson

  • The Puzzling Persistence of the Distance Effect on Bilateral Trade

    Anne-Célia Disdier;Keith Head

  • The erosion of colonial trade linkages after independence

    Keith Head;Keith Head;Thierry Mayer;John Ries

  • Market Potential and the Location of Japanese Investment in the European Union

    Keith Head;Thierry Mayer

  • The empirics of agglomeration and trade

    Keith Head;Thierry Mayer

  • Immigration and Trade Creation: Econometric Evidence from Canada

    Keith Head;John Ries

  • Non-Europe: The magnitude and causes of market fragmentation in the EU

    Keith Head;Thierry Mayer

  • Estimating the Knowledge-Capital Model of the Multinational Enterprise: Comment

    Bruce A. Blonigen;Ronald B. Davies;Keith Head

  • Increasing Returns Versus National Product Differentiation as an Explanation for the Pattern of U.S.-Canada Trade

    Keith Head;John Ries

  • Quality Sorting and Trade: Firm-level Evidence for French Wine

    Matthieu Daniel Crozet;Keith Head;Thierry Mayer

  • Inter-City Competition for Foreign Investment: Static and Dynamic Effects of China's Incentive Areas

    Keith Head;John Ries

  • FDI as an outcome of the market for corporate control: Theory and evidence

    Keith Head;John Ries

  • Heterogeneity and the FDI versus Export Decision of Japanese Manufacturers

    Keith Head;John Ries

  • Regional Wage and Employment Responses to Market Potential in the EU

    Keith Head;Thierry Mayer

  • Overseas Investment and Firm Exports

    Keith Head;John Ries

  • Offshore production and skill upgrading by Japanese manufacturing firms

    Keith Head;John Ries

  • Agglomeration Benefits and Location Choice: Evidence from Japanese Manufacturing Investment in the United States

    Keith Head;John Ries;Deborah Swenson

  • Illusory Border Effects: Distance mismeasurement inflates estimates of home bias in trade

    Keith Head;Thierry Mayer

  • Immigration and the Trade of Provinces

    Donald M. Wagner;Keith Head;John Ries

Frequent Co-Authors

Thierry Mayer
Thierry Mayer Sciences Po
Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano
Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano Bocconi University
Bruce A. Blonigen
Bruce A. Blonigen University of Oregon
Ronald B. Davies
Ronald B. Davies University College Dublin
Philippe Martin
Philippe Martin Sciences Po

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