2026 Roland Bénabou: 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	54	1087	964	668	577	85	38504

Research.com Recognitions

2011 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2003 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1994 - Fellows of the Econometric Society

Overview

Roland Bénabou is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. The research work primarily spans several interconnected fields, including Safety Research, Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, Management Science and Operations Research, and Marketing.

Their research topics cover a variety of areas such as:

Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
Game Theory and Applications
Environmental Sustainability in Business
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
Religion and Society Interactions

Their publication venues indicate a focus on both working papers and peer-reviewed journals, with frequent contributions to:

SSRN Electronic Journal
AEA Randomized Controlled Trials
American Economic Journal Microeconomics
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
American Economic Review Insights

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Roland Bénabou include:

"It hurts to ask," 2024, European Economic Review
"Environmental Preferences and Technological Choices: Is Market Competition Clean or Dirty?", 2023, American Economic Review Insights
"Forbidden Fruits: The Political Economy of Science, Religion, and Growth," 2021, The Review of Economic Studies
"Image versus Information: Changing Societal Norms and Optimal Privacy," 2020, American Economic Journal Microeconomics
"Environmental Preferences and Technological Choices: Is Market Competition Clean or Dirty?", 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaborative efforts have involved several frequent coauthors. These include:

Luca Henkel
Quentin Lippmann
Yann Algan
Claudia Sénik
Davide Ticchi

Throughout their career, Roland Bénabou has received several recognitions, such as:

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2011
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2003
Fellows of the Econometric Society, 1994

Best Publications

Incentives and Prosocial Behavior

Roland Bénabou;Roland Bénabou;Jean Tirole;Jean Tirole

4872
Citations
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Roland Bénabou;Jean Tirole

3971
Citations
Inequality and Growth

Roland Benabou

3174
Citations
Individual and Corporate Social Responsibility

Roland Benabou;Jean Tirole

2733
Citations
Self-Confidence and Personal Motivation

Roland Bénabou;Jean Tirole

2304
Citations
Social Mobility and the Demand for Redistribution: The Poum Hypothesis

Roland Benabou;Efe A. Ok

1979
Citations
Belief in a Just World and Redistributive Politics

Roland Bénabou;Jean Tirole

1741
Citations
Unequal Societies: Income Distribution and the Social Contract

Roland Benabou

1657
Citations
Workings of a city : location, education, and production

Roland Benabou

1399
Citations
Identity, Morals, and Taboos: Beliefs as Assets

Roland Bénabou;Jean Tirole

1363
Citations
Heterogeneity, Stratification, and Growth: Macroeconomic Implications of Community Structure and School Finance

Roland Benabou

1199
Citations
Equity and Efficiency in Human Capital Investment: The Local Connection

Roland Bénabou

1108
Citations
Tax and Education Policy in a Heterogeneous‐Agent Economy: What Levels of Redistribution Maximize Growth and Efficiency?

Roland Benabou

980
Citations
Willpower and Personal Rules.

Roland Bénabou;Jean Tirole

910
Citations
Using Privileged Information to Manipulate Markets: Insiders, Gurus, and Credibility

Roland Benabou;Guy Laroque

852
Citations
Mindful Economics: The Production, Consumption, and Value of Beliefs

Roland Bénabou;Jean Tirole

772
Citations
Groupthink: Collective Delusions in Organizations and Markets

Roland Bénabou

580
Citations
Laws and Norms

Roland Benabou;Jean Tirole

404
Citations
Religion and Innovation

Roland Benabou;Davide Ticchi;Andrea Vindigni

403
Citations
Search, Price Setting and Inflation

Roland Benabou

324
Citations
Individual and Corporate Social Responsibility

Jean Tirole;Roland Bénabou

171
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Tirole Toulouse School of Economics

Philippe Aghion London School of Economics and Political Science

Armin Falk University of Bonn

Guy Laroque University College London

Francis Kramarz Collège de France

Edward C. Prescott Arizona State University

Peter Howitt Brown University

Patrick J. Kehoe Stanford University

Stephen G. Cecchetti Brandeis University

Lawrence J. Christiano Northwestern University

External Links

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