2026 Paul Frijters: 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	37	2588	2343	309	284	198	17434

Overview

Paul Frijters is affiliated with the London School of Economics and Political Science in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several fields within the social sciences, with a focus on psychology and social psychology, sociology, political science, health, accounting, and economics and econometrics. The work notably covers topics such as psychological well-being and life satisfaction, health disparities and outcomes, migration and labor dynamics, financial literacy related to pensions and retirement, culture, economy and development studies, resilience and mental health, as well as climate change and health impacts.

The scholar has contributed papers to a variety of academic venues, including multiple publications in the SSRN Electronic Journal, the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Behavioural Public Policy, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Humanities and Social Sciences Communications.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by them include:

"The Colour of a Free Ride" (2020) published in The Economic Journal
"Measuring resilience to major life events" (2021) published in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
"The relationship between obesity and self-esteem: longitudinal evidence from Australian adults" (2022) published in Oxford Open Economics
"Daily weather only has small effects on wellbeing in the US" (2020) published in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
"Caught between Cultures: Unintended Consequences of Improving Opportunity for Immigrant Girls" (2021) published in The Review of Economic Studies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Paul Frijters include:

Gordon B. Dahl
Helmut Rainer
Christian Krekel
Christina Felfe
Gigi Foster

The assessments of the scientist's main fields of study are reflected in the distribution of their publications, emphasizing their multidisciplinary approach within social sciences and psychology. Their work often intersects health and economics, particularly in examining well-being, resilience, migration, labor dynamics, and cultural-economic issues. The recurring themes suggest an interest in understanding complex social and psychological phenomena through empirical studies published in prominent economic and behavioral journals.

Best Publications

Relative income, happiness, and utility : an explanation for the Easterlin paradox and other puzzles

Andrew E. Clark;Paul Frijters;Michael A. Shields

4262
Citations
How Important is Methodology for the estimates of the determinants of Happiness

Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell;Paul Frijters

4240
Citations
The Anatomy of Subjective Well-being

B.M.S van Praag;P Frijters;A Ferrer-i-Carbonell

1429
Citations
Money does matter! Evidence from increasing real income and life satisfaction in East Germany following reunification

Paul Frijters;John P Haisken-DeNew;Michael A Shields

856
Citations
The mystery of the U-shaped relationship between happiness and age

Paul Frijters;Tony Beatton

656
Citations
The causal effect of income on health: Evidence from German reunification

Paul Frijters;John P. Haisken-DeNew;Michael A. Shields

499
Citations
Investigating the Patterns and Determinants of Life Satisfaction in Germany Following Reunification

Paul Frijters;John P. Haisken-DeNew;Michael A. Shields

302
Citations
Quantifying the costs of drought: New evidence from life satisfaction data

Nicholas Carroll;Paul Frijters;Michael A Shields

289
Citations
Life satisfaction dynamics with quarterly life event data

Paul Frijters;David W. Johnston;Michael A. Shields

280
Citations
The measurement of welfare and well-being; the Leyden approach

Bernard M.S. van Praag;Paul Frijters

252
Citations
A Happy Choice: Wellbeing as the Goal of Government

Paul Frijters;Andrew E. Clark;Christian Krekel;Richard Layard

234
Citations
An Analysis of the Determinants of Job Satisfaction When Individuals' Baseline Satisfaction Levels May Differ

Anna Cristina D'Addio;Tor Eriksson;Paul Frijters

205
Citations
Income and happiness: Evidence, explanations and economic implications

Andrew E. Clark;Paul Frijters;Michael A. Shields

202
Citations
THE EFFECT OF MENTAL HEALTH ON EMPLOYMENT: EVIDENCE FROM AUSTRALIAN PANEL DATA

Paul Frijters;David William Johnston;Michael A Shields

201
Citations
The effects of climate on welfare and well-being in Russia

P. Frijters;B. M. S. Van Praag

200
Citations
Can the Large Swings in Russian Life Satisfaction be Explained by Ups and Downs in Real Incomes

Paul Frijters;Ingo Geishecker;John P. Haisken-DeNew;Michael A. Shields

163
Citations
Do individuals try to maximize general satisfaction

Paul Frijters

163
Citations
The measurement of welfare and well-being: the Leyden approach

B.M.S. van Praag;P. Frijters

154
Citations
Job Search Methods and Their Success: A Comparison of Immigrants and Natives in the UK

Paul Frijters;Michael A. Shields;Stephen Wheatley Price

143
Citations
Investigating the quitting decision of nurses: panel data evidence from the british national health service

Paul Frijters;Michael A Shields;Stephen Wheatley Price

135
Citations
Quantifying the costs of drought: new evidence from life

N. Carroll;P. Frijters;M. A. Shields

1
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Shields Monash University

Andrew E. Clark Paris School of Economics

Xin Meng Australian National University

Benno Torgler Queensland University of Technology

Timothy J. Hatton University of Essex

Richard Layard London School of Economics and Political Science

Maarten Lindeboom Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Philip Clarke University of Oxford

Gerard J. van den Berg University of Groningen

Nattavudh Powdthavee University of Warwick

External Links

Personal website of Paul Frijters Google Scholar page

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