2026 Robert J. Barro: 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	122	31	28	24	22	617	229624

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
2014 - Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
1988 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1982 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1980 - Fellows of the Econometric Society

Overview

Robert J. Barro is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. The primary fields of study encompass Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Social Sciences, with more focused subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, Finance, Accounting, and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance.

The main research topics covered by Robert J. Barro include:

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Religion and Society Interactions
Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
Economic theories and models
Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
COVID-19 epidemiological studies
Corporate Taxation and Avoidance

Robert J. Barro has published extensively, with frequent contributions to various academic venues. The most notable publication venues include:

SSRN Electronic Journal
The Economic Journal
Review of Economic Dynamics
Journal of Financial Economics
Economics & Human Biology

Selected recent papers are listed below:

The Coronavirus and the Great Influenza Epidemic - Lessons from the 'Spanish Flu' for the Coronavirus's Potential Effects on Mortality and Economic Activity, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
Rare disaster probability and options pricing, 2020, Journal of Financial Economics
Double Counting of Investment, 2021, The Economic Journal
Rare events and long-run risks, 2020, Review of Economic Dynamics
Vaccination rates and COVID outcomes across U.S. states, 2022, Economics & Human Biology

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

Rachel M. McCleary
Francesco Bianchi
José F. Ursúa
Joanna Weng
Gordon Liao

Among the honors received are:

Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association, 2014
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1988
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1982
Fellow of the Econometric Society, 1980

Best Publications

Determinants of Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Empirical Study

Robert J. Barro

17210
Citations
Economic Growth in a Cross Section of Countries

Robert J. Barro

16908
Citations
Government Spending in a Simple Model of Endogenous Growth

Robert J. Barro

12437
Citations
Convergence Across States and Regions

Robert Barro;Xavier Sala-i-Martin

10666
Citations
Are Government Bonds Net Wealth

Robert J. Barro

8391
Citations
Are Government Bonds Net Wealth

Robert J. Barro

8385
Citations
International Comparisons of Educational Attainment

Robert J. Barro;Jong Wha Lee

7588
Citations
A new data set of educational attainment in the world, 1950–2010

Robert J. Barro;Jong Wha Lee

7366
Citations
DETERMINANTS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH A CROSS-COUNTRY EMPIRICAL STUDY

Robert Barro

7234
Citations
Rules, Discretion and Reputation in a Model of Monetary Policy

Robert Barro;David Gordon

7008
Citations
Rules, discretion and reputation in a model of monetary policy

Robert J. Barro;David B. Gordon

6439
Citations
International data on educational attainment: updates and implications

Robert J. Barro;Jong Wha Lee

6115
Citations
Inflation and Economic Growth

Robert J. Barro

6027
Citations
Democracy and Growth

Robert J. Barro

5472
Citations
A Positive Theory of Monetary Policy in a Natural-Rate Model

Robert J. Barro;David B. Gordon

5376
Citations
International Data on Educational Attainment: Updates and Implications

Robert J. Barro;Jong-Wha Lee

5082
Citations
On the Determination of the Public Debt

Robert J. Barro

4959
Citations
On the Determination of the Public Debt

Robert J. Barro

4956
Citations
Inequality and Growth in a Panel of Countries

Robert J. Barro

4643
Citations
International Comparisons of Educational Attainment

Robert J. Barro;Robert J. Barro;Jong-Wha Lee

3674
Citations
Religion and Economic Growth

Robert Barro;Rachel M. McCleary

2966
Citations
Capital Mobility in Neoclassical Models of Growth

Robert J Barro;N. Gregory Mankiw;Xavier Sala-i-Martin

2904
Citations
Human Capital and Growth

Robert J. Barro

2890
Citations
Determinants of Democracy

Robert J. Barro

2821
Citations
Rare Disasters and Asset Markets in the Twentieth Century

Robert J. Barro

2605
Citations
Convergence

Unknown

1708
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Xavier Sala-i-Martin Columbia University

Jong-Wha Lee Korea University

Herschel I. Grossman Brown University

Paul M. Romer Boston College

Silvana Tenreyro London School of Economics and Political Science

Alberto Alesina Harvard University

Gary S. Becker University of Chicago

Robert G. King Boston University

N. Gregory Mankiw Harvard University

Anthony M. Santomero University of Pennsylvania

External Links

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