2026 Robert Shimer: 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	42	2005	1808	1164	1023	129	16548

Research.com Recognitions

2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2006 - Fellows of the Econometric Society
2002 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Robert Shimer is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, with a focus on labor market dynamics, wage inequality, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The main fields of study covered in Robert Shimer's work include:

Economics and Econometrics
Modeling and Simulation
Demography
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
General Health Professions

Key topics frequently explored in their research are:

Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
COVID-19 epidemiological studies
Retirement, Disability, and Employment
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
Market Dynamics and Volatility
Employment and Welfare Studies

Notable recent publications include:

"Internal and external effects of social distancing in a pandemic," 2021, Journal of Economic Theory
"Internal and External Effects of Social Distancing in a Pandemic," 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
"Internal and External Effects of Social Distancing in a Pandemic," 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
"Decomposing Duration Dependence in a Stopping Time Model," 2023, The Review of Economic Studies
"Assortative Matching and Wages: The Role of Selection," 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Robert Shimer include:

Kataŕína Borovičková
Fernando Álvarez
Maryam Farboodi
Gregor Jarosch
Mohammad Akbarpour

Publication venues where Robert Shimer has contributed multiple papers are:

SSRN Electronic Journal
The Review of Economic Studies
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Journal of Economic Theory
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Over the course of their career, Robert Shimer has been recognized with several honors, including:

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2010
Fellows of the Econometric Society, 2006
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2002

Best Publications

The Cyclical Behavior of Equilibrium Unemployment and Vacancies

Robert Shimer

3664
Citations
Reassessing the ins and outs of unemployment

Robert Shimer

2023
Citations
Search-Theoretic Models of the Labor Market: A Survey

Richard Rogerson;Robert Shimer;Randall Wright

1713
Citations
Assortative Matching and Search

Robert Shimer;Lones A. Smith

1191
Citations
Efficient Unemployment Insurance

Daron Acemoglu;Robert Shimer

1145
Citations
Productivity gains from unemployment insurance

Daron Acemoglu;Robert Shimer

714
Citations
The Assignment of Workers to Jobs in an Economy with Coordination Frictions

Robert Shimer

557
Citations
Holdups and efficiency with search frictions

Daron Acemoglu;Robert Shimer

517
Citations
Adverse Selection in Competitive Search Equilibrium

Veronica Guerrieri;Robert Shimer;Randall Wright

516
Citations
Internal and External Effects of Social Distancing in a Pandemic

Maryam Farboodi;Gregor Jarosch;Robert Shimer

474
Citations
Search in Macroeconomic Models of the Labor Market

Richard Rogerson;Robert Shimer

418
Citations
Labor Markets and Business Cycles

Robert Shimer

376
Citations
THE IMPACT OF YOUNG WORKERS ON THE AGGREGATE LABOR MARKET.

Robert Shimer

374
Citations
Dynamic Adverse Selection: A Theory of Illiquidity, Fire Sales, and Flight to Quality

Veronica Guerrieri;Robert Shimer

332
Citations
Convergence in Macroeconomics: The Labor Wedge*

Robert Shimer

332
Citations
The Consequences of Rigid Wages in Search Models

Robert Shimer

321
Citations
Liquidity and Insurance for the Unemployed

Robert Shimer;Ivan Werning

318
Citations
THE CONSEQUENCES OF RIGID WAGES IN SEARCH MODELS

Robert Shimer

303
Citations
Internal and external effects of social distancing in a pandemic

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294
Citations
Changes in Unemployment Duration and Labor Force Attachment

Katharine Abraham;Robert Shimer

290
Citations
Internal and External Effects of Social Distancing in a Pandemic

Maryam Farboodi;Maryam Farboodi;Gregor Jarosch;Gregor Jarosch;Robert Shimer;Robert Shimer

280
Citations
Reservation Wages and Unemployment Insurance

Robert Shimer;Ivan Werning

267
Citations
Wage and Technology Dispersion.

Daron Acemoglu;Robert Shimer

258
Citations
Reassessing the Ins and Outs of Unemployment

Robert Shimer;Robert Shimer

242
Citations
Efficient Unemployment Insurance

Daron Acemoglu;Daron Acemoglu;Daron Acemoglu;Robert Shimer;Robert Shimer

140
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando Alvarez University of Chicago

Daron Acemoglu MIT

Iván Werning MIT

Randall Wright University of Wisconsin–Madison

Richard Rogerson Princeton University

Katharine G. Abraham University of Maryland, College Park

Robert E. Lucas University of Chicago

James M. Poterba MIT

Robert H. Topel University of Chicago

Samuel Kortum Yale University

External Links

Wikipedia of Robert Shimer Personal website of Robert Shimer Google Scholar page

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