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D-Index
37
Citations
17434
World Ranking
2588
National Ranking
308

Paul Frijters 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 Paul Frijters sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 198 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul Frijters 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 Paul Frijters sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • How Important is Methodology for the estimates of the determinants of Happiness

    Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell;Paul Frijters

  • The Anatomy of Subjective Well-being

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

  • 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

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

    Paul Frijters;Tony Beatton

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

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

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

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

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

    Nicholas Carroll;Paul Frijters;Michael A Shields

  • Life satisfaction dynamics with quarterly life event data

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

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

    Bernard M.S. van Praag;Paul Frijters

  • A Happy Choice: Wellbeing as the Goal of Government

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

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

    Anna Cristina D'Addio;Tor Eriksson;Paul Frijters

  • Income and happiness: Evidence, explanations and economic implications

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

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

    Paul Frijters;David William Johnston;Michael A Shields

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

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

  • 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

  • Do individuals try to maximize general satisfaction

    Paul Frijters

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

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

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

    Paul Frijters;Michael A. Shields;Stephen Wheatley Price

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

    Paul Frijters;Michael A Shields;Stephen Wheatley Price

  • Quantifying the costs of drought: new evidence from life

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Shields
Michael A. Shields Monash University
Andrew E. Clark
Andrew E. Clark Paris School of Economics
Xin Meng
Xin Meng Australian National University
Benno Torgler
Benno Torgler Queensland University of Technology
Timothy J. Hatton
Timothy J. Hatton University of Essex
Richard Layard
Richard Layard London School of Economics and Political Science
Maarten Lindeboom
Maarten Lindeboom Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Philip Clarke
Philip Clarke University of Oxford
Gerard J. van den Berg
Gerard J. van den Berg University of Groningen
Nattavudh Powdthavee
Nattavudh Powdthavee University of Warwick

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