2026 Kevin A. Hassett: 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	38	2528	2287	1421	1248	149	7577

Kevin A. Hassett 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 Kevin A. Hassett sits on this spectrum.

42 publications 521+

This scientist: 149 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kevin A. Hassett 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 Kevin A. Hassett sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kevin A. Hassett is affiliated with the American Enterprise Institute in the United States. Their research focuses on topics related to economics, econometrics, and finance, with specific attention to corporate taxation, fiscal policy, and economic growth.

The recent papers authored or coauthored by Hassett include:

On the Observational Implications of Knightian Uncertainty, 2020, The B E Journal of Theoretical Economics
Firm Investment and the User Cost of Capital: New U.S. Corporate Tax Reform Evidence, 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal
An Analysis of Vice President Biden's Economic Agenda: The Long Run Impacts of its Regulation, Taxes, and Spending, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal

Hassett collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

Jonathan Hartley
Joshua Rauh
Weifeng Zhong
Timothy Fitzgerald
Cody Kallen

The main fields of study for Hassett encompass economics, econometrics, and finance. More specifically, their subfields of interest include economics and econometrics, accounting, finance, and safety research.

Key topics addressed in Hassett's work are:

Corporate Taxation and Avoidance
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Taxation and Compliance Studies
Sports Analytics and Performance
Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies

In terms of publication venues, Hassett has contributed most extensively to the SSRN Electronic Journal and The B E Journal of Theoretical Economics.

Best Publications

Investment-Cash Flow Sensitivities are Useful: A Comment on Kaplan and Zingales

Steven M. Fazzari;R. Glenn Hubbard;Bruce C. Petersen

1149
Citations
A Reconsideration of Investment Behavior Using Tax Reforms as Natural Experiments

Jason G Cummins;Kevin A Hassett;R. Glenn Hubbard

649
Citations
Investment Behavior, Observable Expectations, and Internal Funds

Jason G. Cummins;Kevin A. Hassett;Stephen D. Oliner

505
Citations
Tax Reforms and Investment: A Cross-Country Comparison

Jason G. Cummins;Kevin A. Hassett;R.Glenn Hubbard;R.Glenn Hubbard

495
Citations
Investment with Uncertain Tax Policy: Does Random Tax Policy Discourage Investment

Kevin A. Hassett;Gilbert E. Metcalf

466
Citations
Energy conservation investment Do consumers discount the future correctly

Kevin A. Hassett;Gilbert E. Metcalf

400
Citations
Reassessing the Social Returns to Equipment Investment

Alan J. Auerbach;Kevin A. Hassett;Stephen D. Oliner

366
Citations
MEASURING THE ENERGY SAVINGS FROM HOME IMPROVEMENT INVESTMENTS: EVIDENCE FROM MONTHLY BILLING DATA

Gilbert E. Metcalf;Kevin A. Hassett

345
Citations
Tax Policy and Business Investment

Kevin A. Hassett;R. Glenn Hubbard

335
Citations
Energy tax credits and residential conservation investment: Evidence from panel data

Kevin A. Hassett;Gilbert E. Metcalf

303
Citations
Investment Under Alternative Return Assumptions: Comparing Random Walks and Mean Reversion

Gilbert E. Metcalf;Kevin A. Hassett

287
Citations
On the marginal source of investment funds

Alan J. Auerbach;Kevin A. Hassett

250
Citations
Dow 36,000: The New Strategy for Profiting From the Coming Rise in the Stock Market

James K. Glassman;Kevin A. Hassett

245
Citations
The Incidence of a U.S. Carbon Tax: A Lifetime and Regional Analysis

Kevin A. Hassett;Aparna Mathur;Gilbert E. Metcalf

238
Citations
Tax policy and business fixed investment in the United States

Alan J. Auerbach;Kevin Hassett

234
Citations
The 2003 Dividend Tax Cuts and the Value of the Firm: An Event Study

Alan J. Auerbach;Kevin A. Hassett

207
Citations
A NEW MEASURE OF HORIZONTAL EQUITY

Alan J. Auerbach;Kevin A. Hassett

195
Citations
Reassessing the social returns to equipment investment

Alan J. Auerbach;Kevin A. Hassett;Stephen D. Oliner

179
Citations
Taxation and Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: A Reconsideration of the Evidence

Alan J. Auerbach;Kevin Hassett;Joel Slemrod

134
Citations
Taxes and Wages

Kevin A. Hassett;Aparna Mathur

123
Citations
Revenue-Maximizing Corporate Income Taxes: The Laffer Curve in OECD Countries

Alex Brill;Kevin A. Hassett

114
Citations
Tax Policy and Investment

Kevin A. Hassett;R. Glenn Hubbard;R. Glenn Hubbard

104
Citations
Is newspaper coverage of economic events politically biased

John R. Lott;Kevin A. Hassett

100
Citations
The Incidence of a U.S. Carbon Tax: A Lifetime and Regional Analysis

Kevin A. Hassett;Aparna Mathur;Gilbert E. Metcalf;Gilbert E. Metcalf

55
Citations
Measuring the Energy Savings from Home Improvements Investments: Evidence from Monthly Billing Data

Kevin A. Hassett;Gilbert E. Metcalf

20
Citations
Tax Reforms and Investment: A Cross-Country Comparison

Jason Cummins;Kevin Hassett;Robert Hubbard

5
Citations
The Incidence of a U.S. Carbon Tax

Kevin A. Hassett;Aparna Mathur;Gilbert E. Metcalf

1
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan J. Auerbach University of California, Berkeley

Gilbert E. Metcalf Tufts University

R. Glenn Hubbard Columbia University

Stephen D. Oliner American Enterprise Institute

Laurence J. Kotlikoff Boston University

Casey B. Mulligan University of Chicago

Robert W. Hahn University of Oxford

Jeffrey R. Brown University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Joel Slemrod University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

John R. Lott University of Chicago

External Links

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