2026 William J. Baumol: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	102	88	71	679	109469

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Economics and Finance

102

679

109469

Research.com Recognitions

2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
2003 - Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research, Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum
1987 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1982 - Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
1956 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

William J. Baumol was affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research spanned several topics in economics, focusing particularly on economic theory, policy, and urban development.

Their work involved multiple areas of study, including:

Economics and Econometrics
Urban Studies
Visual Arts and Performing Arts
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

William J. Baumol contributed to topics such as:

Cultural Industries and Urban Development
Art History and Market Analysis
Economic Theory and Policy
Economic theories and models
Economic Theory and Institutions

Their recent published papers, all appearing in the Entrepreneurship Research Journal, include the following titles:

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Frontmatter, 2023, Entrepreneurship Research Journal
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William J. Baumol coauthored frequently with:

Rania Labaki
Thomas S. Lyons
Boca Raton
Michael Mustafa
Kuala Lumpur

They published books with Princeton University Press, including:

Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and the Growth Mechanism of the Free-Enterprise Economies, 2021

William J. Baumol received several recognitions during their career, including:

Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research, Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum, 2003
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1987
Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association, 1982
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1956

Best Publications

The theory of environmental policy

William J. Baumol;Wallace E. Oates

17197
Citations
Entrepreneurship: Productive, Unproductive, and Destructive

William J. Baumol

9888
Citations
Contestable Markets and the Theory of Industry Structure

William Jack Baumol;Elizabeth E Bailey;John C Panzar;Robert D Willig

8766
Citations
Productivity Growth, Convergence, and Welfare: What the Long-Run Data Show

William Jack Baumol

5993
Citations
The Transactions Demand for Cash: An Inventory Theoretic Approach

William J. Baumol

3953
Citations
The Theory of Environmental Policy

William Baumol;Wallace Oates

3878
Citations
The Free-Market Innovation Machine

William J. Baumol

3794
Citations
Performing Arts, the Economic Dilemma: a Study of Problems Common to Theater, Opera, Music and Dance

William J. Baumol;William G. Bowen

3730
Citations
The Free-Market Innovation Machine: Analyzing the Growth Miracle of Capitalism

William J. Baumol

3533
Citations
Optimal departures from marginal cost pricing

William Jack Baumol;David L. Bradford

1903
Citations
Microeconomics: Principles and Policy

William J. Baumol;Alan S. Blinder

1870
Citations
Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity

Robert E Litan;William J. Baumol;Carl J. Schramm

1757
Citations
The Use of Standards and Prices for Protection of the Environment

William J. Baumol;Wallace E. Oates

1708
Citations
On Taxation and the Control of Externalities

William J. Baumol

1531
Citations
Entrepreneurship, Management, and the Structure of Payoffs

William J. Baumol

1356
Citations
Contestable markets: an uprising in the theory of industry structure

William Jack Baumol

1347
Citations
Entrepreneurship: Productive, Unproductive, and Destructive

William J. Baumol

1218
Citations
Welfare economics and the theory of the state

William J. Baumol

1212
Citations
Entrepreneurship in Economic Theory

William J. Baumol

1204
Citations
Business Behavior, Value, and Growth

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1105
Citations
Economic dynamics : an introduction

William J. Baumol;Ralph Turvey

1061
Citations
Good capitalism, bad capitalism, and the economics of growth and prosperity

W. Baumol;R. Litan;C. Schramm

1027
Citations
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm

W. J. Baumol;R. M. Cyert;J. G. March

620
Citations
Contestable Markets and the Theory of Industry Structure

Stylianos Perrakis;William J. Baumol;John C. Panzar;Robert D. Willig

168
Citations
The Economic Approach to Human Behavior.

W. J. Baumol;Gary S. Becker

76
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward N. Wolff New York University

Wallace E. Oates University of Maryland, College Park

Robert E. Litan Brookings Institution

Robert D. Willig Princeton University

Alan S. Blinder Princeton University

Robert W. Hahn University of Oxford

Vernon L. Smith Chapman University

Michael J. Boskin Stanford University

Paul L. Joskow MIT

David F. Bradford Princeton University

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