D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

Sam Peltzman

University of Chicago
United States

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Political Science D-index 30 Citations 21,364 67 World Ranking 486 National Ranking 271

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Law
Finance
Microeconomics

Sam Peltzman focuses on Politics, Corollary, Per capita, Opposition and Mathematical economics. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Government and Welfare, Redistribution, Market economy. His Government study incorporates themes from Incentive, Statute and Gross national product.

His study in Corollary intersects with areas of studies such as Diminishing returns, General theory, Political process, Structure and Public interest theory. Sam Peltzman integrates several fields in his works, including Per capita, Generalization and Regulatory capture. His Voting behavior study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Political economy, Public economics, State, Liberian dollar and Presidential system.

His most cited work include:

Toward a More General Theory of Regulation (2714 citations)
The Effects of Automobile Safety Regulation (990 citations)
Prices Rise Faster than They Fall (655 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Politics, Competition, Market economy, Government and Political economy. His studies examine the connections between Politics and genetics, as well as such issues in State, with regards to Public economics. His Public economics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Deregulation and Welfare.

His study focuses on the intersection of Competition and fields such as Productivity with connections in the field of Manufacturing and Harm. Sam Peltzman has researched Voting behavior in several fields, including Public policy and Government regulation. His Incentive research incorporates elements of Statute, Redistribution and Gross national product.

He most often published in these fields:

Politics (25.00%)
Competition (21.87%)
Market economy (13.54%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

Competition (21.87%)
International economics (9.38%)
Harm (8.33%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Competition, International economics, Harm, Antitrust enforcement and Productivity. His research on Competition concerns the broader Market economy. His International economics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Externality, Fiscal policy, Economic policy, Revenue and Local government.

His work deals with themes such as Balance and Manufacturing, which intersect with Harm.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

Local versus National Pollution Control: Note (64 citations)
State and local fiscal policy and growth at the border (7 citations)
Productivity and Prices in Manufacturing During an Era of Rising Concentration (1 citations)

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Best Publications

Toward a More General Theory of Regulation

Sam Peltzman.
The Journal of Law and Economics (1976)

8647 Citations

The Effects of Automobile Safety Regulation

Sam Peltzman.
Journal of Political Economy (1975)

1921 Citations

Prices Rise Faster than They Fall

Sam Peltzman.
Journal of Political Economy (2000)

1277 Citations

The Gains and Losses From Industrial Concentration

Sam Peltzman.
Research Papers in Economics (1977)

1153 Citations

The Economic Theory of Regulation after a Decade of Deregulation

Sam Peltzman;Michael E. Levine;Roger G. Noll.
(1989)

1002 Citations

Constituent Interest and Congressional Voting

Sam Peltzman.
The Journal of Law and Economics (1984)

900 Citations

The Impact of Product Recalls on the Wealth of Sellers

Gregg Jarrell;Sam Peltzman.
Journal of Political Economy (1985)

843 Citations

The Growth of Government

Sam Peltzman.
The Journal of Law and Economics (1980)

804 Citations

Voters as Fiscal Conservatives

Sam Peltzman.
Quarterly Journal of Economics (1992)

755 Citations

"An Evaluation of Consumer Protection Legislation: The 1962 Drug Amendments": A Reply.

Sam Peltzman.
Journal of Political Economy (1973)

601 Citations

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External Links

Personal Website for Sam Peltzman