2026 Robert E. Wright: 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	41	2146	1940	253	230	340	11100

Overview

Robert E. Wright is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily within the Social Sciences and Economics, Econometrics, and Finance.

The main fields of study for Robert E. Wright include:

Social Sciences
Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Their work further explores several subfields such as:

Sociology and Political Science
Economics and Econometrics
Accounting
Gender Studies
Demography

Robert E. Wright's research topics cover diverse areas including:

Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
Retirement, Disability, and Employment
Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
Employment and Welfare Studies
Income, Poverty, and Inequality
Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism

The recent publications of Robert E. Wright showcase a focus on gender differences, financial literacy, and employment patterns. Notable works include:

When Does the Gender Gap in Financial Literacy Begin?* (2024), published in Economic Record
Understanding the Gender Gap in Financial Literacy: The Role of Culture (2023), published in Journal of Consumer Affairs
Financial Literacy and Self-Employment (2023), published in Economic Papers A Journal of Applied Economics and Policy
Gender, Financial Literacy and Pension Savings* (2022), published in Economic Record
Exploring the Gender Difference in Multiple Job Holding (2020), published in Industrial Relations Journal

Robert E. Wright has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, notably:

Aleksandra Przegalińska
Alison Preston
Irene Mosca
Georgios A. Panos
Theocharis Kromydas

Robert E. Wright has also contributed to book publications. One such publication is:

Debating Universal Basic Income (2022), published by Springer International Publishing

Frequent publication venues for Robert E. Wright's work include:

Journal of Consumer Affairs
Economic Record
SSRN Electronic Journal
Industrial Relations Journal
Economic Papers A Journal of Applied Economics and Policy

Best Publications

Choice modelling approaches: a superior alternative for environmental valuation?

Nick Hanley;Susana Mourato;Robert E. Wright

1661
Citations
USING CHOICE EXPERIMENTS TO VALUE THE ENVIRONMENT

Nick Hanley;Robert E. Wright;Vic Adamowicz

1516
Citations
Valuing the attributes of renewable energy investments

Ariel Bergmann;Nick Hanley;Robert Wright

632
Citations
Contingent Valuation versus Choice Experiments : Estimating the Benefits of Environmentally Sensitive Areas in Scotland

Nick Hanley;Douglas C. MacMillan;Robert E. Wright;Craig Bullock

609
Citations
Valuing the diversity of biodiversity

Mike Christie;Nick Hanley;John Warren;Kevin Murphy

543
Citations
Estimating the Economic Value of Improvements in River Ecology Using Choice Experiments: An application to the water framework directive

Nick Hanley;Robert E. Wright;Begona Alvarez-Farizo

398
Citations
Modelling recreation demand using choice experiments: Climbing in Scotland

Nick Hanley;Robert E. Wright;Gary Koop

350
Citations
Gold as an inflation hedge

Dipak Ghosh;Eric J. Levin;Peter Macmillan;Robert E. Wright

308
Citations
The impact of micro-credit on poverty: evidence from Bangladesh

M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury;Dipak Ghosh;Robert E. Wright

294
Citations
Short-run and long-run determinants of the price of gold

E.J. Levin;A. Montagnoli;R.E. Wright

287
Citations
Wage Offers and Full-Time and Part-Time Employment by British Women.

John F. Ermisch;Robert E. Wright

257
Citations
Estimating the monetary value of health care: lessons from environmental economics.

Nick Hanley;Mandy Ryan;Robert Wright

242
Citations
GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN THE BRITISH LABOUR MARKET: A REASSESSMENT*

Robert E. Wright;John F. Ermisch

232
Citations
Price vector effects in choice experiments: an empirical test

Nick Hanley;Wiktor Adamowicz;Robert E. Wright

183
Citations
Resource dependence theory analysis of higher education institutions in Uzbekistan

Shukhrat Kholmuminov;Shayzak Kholmuminov;Robert E. Wright

158
Citations
GENDER, POVERTY AND THE INTRA-HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES

Jeanette Findlay;Robert E. Wright

136
Citations
The impact of speculation on house prices in the United Kingdom

Eric J. Levin;Robert E. Wright

135
Citations
Geology or Economics? Testing Models of Irreversible Investment Using North Sea Oil Data

A. S. Hurn;Robert E. Wright

130
Citations
The New Economics of Outdoor Recreation

Nick Hanley;W. Shaw;Robert Wright

118
Citations
The Mark II detector for the SLC

G. Abrams;C. E. Adolphsen;C. Akerlof;J. P. Alexander

112
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Nick Hanley University of Glasgow

John Ermisch University of Oxford

Peter McGregor University of Strathclyde

Douglas C. MacMillan University of Kent

Heather Joshi University College London

Allan Findlay University of St Andrews

Gary Koop University of Strathclyde

Stephen P. Jenkins London School of Economics and Political Science

David Pearce University College London

Brian Francis Lancaster University

External Links

Personal website of Robert E. Wright Google Scholar page

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