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Richard A. Musgrave

Richard A. Musgrave

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
39
Citations
12010
World Ranking
2358
National Ranking
1338

Richard A. Musgrave 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 Richard A. Musgrave sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 173 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard A. Musgrave 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 Richard A. Musgrave sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1986 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1978 - Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
  • 1965 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1951 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Richard A. Musgrave is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly in Business, Management and Accounting, alongside Economics, Econometrics and Finance.

The scientist's main subfields of study include Accounting and Economics and Econometrics. Their work frequently addresses topics such as Taxation and Legal Issues, Corporate Taxation and Avoidance, and Economic and Fiscal Studies.

Recent publication activity includes the paper titled "Horizontal Equity: A Further Note", published in 2022 in the Florida Tax Review. This paper has received citations that indicate ongoing relevance within the academic community.

  • Horizontal Equity: A Further Note (2022) - Florida Tax Review

The Florida Tax Review is the primary venue in which the scientist has published, contributing to the discourse in fiscal policy and taxation.

Throughout their career, Richard A. Musgrave has been recognized with several awards. These include being named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1986, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association in 1978, and twice honored as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1965 and 1951.

Best Publications

  • The theory of public finance

    Richard A. Musgrave

  • Public Finance in Theory and Practice.

    Unknown

  • The Theory of Public Finance: A Study in Public Economy

    Richard Abel Musgrave

  • Proportional Income Taxation and Risk-Taking

    Evsey D. Domar;Richard A. Musgrave

  • Public Finance in Theory and Practice.

    Unknown

  • Classics in the theory of public finance

    Unknown

  • Classics in the theory of public finance

    Richard Abel Musgrave;Alan T. Peacock

  • Income Tax Progression, 1929-48

    Unknown

  • Maximin, Uncertainty, and the Leisure Trade-Off

    R. A. Musgrave

  • The Voluntary Exchange Theory of Public Economy

    Richard Abel Musgrave

  • Public Finance and Public Choice: Two Contrasting Visions of the State

    James M. Buchanan;Richard Abel Musgrave

  • Public Finance in Theory and Practice

    Richard M. Bird;Richard A. Musgrave;Peggy B. Musgrave

  • Public Finance and Public Choice

    Unknown

  • HORIZONTAL EQUITY, ONCE MORE**

    Richard A. Musgrave

  • Ad Valorem and Unit Taxes Compared

    Unknown

  • The Distribution of Fiscal Burdens and Benefits

    Richard A. Musgrave;Karl E. Case;Herman Leonard

  • Provision for Social Goods

    R. A. Musgrave

  • Approaches to a Fiscal Theory of Political Federalism

    Richard A Musgrave

  • Classics in the Theory of Public Finance.

    Unknown

  • A brief history of fiscal doctrine

    R.A. Musgrave

  • Principles of Budget Determination

    Unknown

  • A Brief History of Fiscal DOctrine

    Richard Musgrave;Richard Musgrave

  • Devolution, Grants, and Fiscal Competition

    Richard A. Musgrave

  • The Shifting of the Corporation Income Tax.

    Alan Williams;Marian Krzyzaniak;Richard A. Musgrave

  • Reconsidering the Fiscal Role of Government

    Richard A Musgrave

  • Federalism, Grants, and Fiscal Equalization

    Peter Mieszkowski;Richard A. Musgrave

  • Essays in fiscal federalism

    Richard Abel Musgrave

  • ET, OT and SBT

    Richard A. Musgrave

  • Estimating the distribution of tax burdens: A comparison of different approaches

    Shantayanan Devarajan;Don Fullerton;Richard A. Musgrave

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan Williams
Alan Williams University of York
Richard M. Bird
Richard M. Bird University of Toronto
Don Fullerton
Don Fullerton University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Karl E. Case
Karl E. Case Wellesley College

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