2026 Matthias Doepke: 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	42	2018	1820	1171	1030	181	12927

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Fellows of the Econometric Society
2005 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Matthias Doepke is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of social sciences, with a primary focus on sociology, political science, economics, econometrics, and gender studies.

Their research topics cover a range of intersecting areas including:

Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
School Choice and Performance
Employment and Welfare Studies
Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
Labor Market Dynamics and Wage Inequality
Work-Family Balance Challenges

Doepke has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, notably:

Michèle Tertilt
Fabrizio Zilibotti
Giuseppe Sorrenti
Anne Hannusch
Francesco Agostinelli

Their academic output includes numerous papers published in a variety of journals and venues, with particular emphasis on the SSRN Electronic Journal. Frequent publication venues include:

SSRN Electronic Journal
AEA Randomized Controlled Trials
NBER Macroeconomics Annual
Journal of the European Economic Association
Mathematical Social Sciences

Recent papers illustrate a focus on employment and economic impacts related to gender, including:

"From Mancession to Shecession: Women's Employment in Regular and Pandemic Recessions" (2022, NBER Macroeconomics Annual)
"This Time it's Different: The Role of Women's Employment in a Pandemic Recession" (2020, SSRN Electronic Journal)
"From Mancession to Shecession: Women's Employment in Regular and Pandemic Recessions" (2021, SSRN Electronic Journal)
"The Economics of Fertility: A New Era" (2022, SSRN Electronic Journal)
"A soul's view of the optimal population problem" (2021, Mathematical Social Sciences)

Doepke has also contributed to academic books, including a publication with eBooks titled : (2020).

The scientist has been recognized with fellowships, including:

Fellows of the Econometric Society (2020)
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (2005)

Best Publications

The Impact of COVID-19 on Gender Equality

Titan M Alon;Matthias Doepke;Jane Olmstead-Rumsey;Michèle Tertilt

2058
Citations
The Impact of COVID-19 on Gender Equality

Titan Alon;Matthias Doepke;Jane Olmstead-Rumsey;Michèle Tertilt

1966
Citations
Inequality and Growth: Why Differential Fertility Matters

David de la Croix;Matthias Doepke

1188
Citations
Inflation and the Redistribution of Nominal Wealth

Matthias Doepke;Martin Schneider

752
Citations
Accounting for Fertility Decline During the Transition to Growth

Matthias Doepke;Matthias Doepke

740
Citations
Occupational Choice and the Spirit of Capitalism

Matthias Doepke;Fabrizio Zilibotti

651
Citations
Parenting with style: Altruism and paternalism in intergenerational preference transmission

Matthias Doepke;Fabrizio Zilibotti

540
Citations
Women's Liberation: What's in It for Men?

Matthias Doepke;Michèle Tertilt

485
Citations
Child mortality and fertility decline: Does the Barro-Becker model fit the facts?

Matthias Doepke

393
Citations
Bargaining over Babies: Theory, Evidence, and Policy Implications

Matthias Doepke;Fabian Kindermann

385
Citations
This Time It's Different: The Role of Women's Employment in a Pandemic Recession

Titan Alon;Matthias Doepke;Jane Olmstead-Rumsey;Michèle Tertilt

337
Citations
The macroeconomics of child labor regulation

Matthias Doepke;Matthias Doepke;Fabrizio Zilibotti;Fabrizio Zilibotti

325
Citations
Public versus private education when differential fertility matters

David de la Croix;Matthias Doepke

319
Citations
This Time it's Different: The Role of Women's Employment in a Pandemic Recession

Titan Alon;Matthias Doepke;Jane Olmstead-Rumsey;Michèle Tertilt

298
Citations
The Baby Boom and World War II: A Macroeconomic Analysis

Matthias Doepke;Moshe Hazan;Yishay D. Maoz

290
Citations
Does Female Empowerment Promote Economic Development

Matthias Doepke;MichÃ¨le Tertilt

289
Citations
The Economics and Politics of Women's Rights

Matthias Doepke;Michèle Tertilt;Alessandra Voena

283
Citations
Families in Macroeconomics

Matthias Doepke;Michèle Tertilt

250
Citations
The Economics of Fertility: A New Era

Unknown

235
Citations
Clans, Guilds, and Markets: Apprenticeship Institutions and Growth in the Pre-Industrial Economy

David de la Croix;Matthias Doepke;Joel Mokyr

233
Citations
From Mancession to Shecession: Women’s Employment in Regular and Pandemic Recessions

Titan Alon;Sena Coskun;Matthias Doepke;David Koll

226
Citations
Culture, Entrepreneurship, and Growth

Matthias Doepke;Fabrizio Zilibotti

205
Citations
Does female empowerment promote economic development

Matthias Doepke;Michèle Tertilt

195
Citations
Child Mortality and Fertility Decline: Does the Barro-BeckerModel Fit the Facts?

Matthias Doepke

100
Citations
Inequality and Growth: Why Differential Fertility Matters

Matthias Doepke;David de la Croix

22
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabrizio Zilibotti Yale University

Joel Mokyr Northwestern University

Dirk Krueger University of Pennsylvania

Robert M. Townsend MIT

Orazio Attanasio Yale University

José-Víctor Ríos-Rull University of Pennsylvania

External Links

Personal website of Matthias Doepke Google Scholar page

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