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John M. Barron

Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1967
Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityCorporate Finance and GovernanceConsumer Market Behavior and PricingMerger and Competition AnalysisAuction Theory and Applications

Publications

114

Citations

4,329

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

58

Publishing since 1967

Research summary
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John M. Barron's work focuses on executive compensation and turnover, particularly examining how CEO pay incentives relate to the timing and circumstances of executive departures. His research also touches on broader labor economics topics such as wage differentials and labor market segmentation. This body of work would suit students interested in corporate governance, executive labor markets, and applied microeconomics using firm-level data.

CEO turnover and executive compensationIncentive pay and firm performanceCorporate governanceLabor market dynamics and wage differentialsApplied microeconomics

Publication activity has been modest and irregular over the last decade, with several years of no output followed by a small uptick between 2021 and 2024.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently
172018: 1 publication1819202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 2 publications2232024: 1 publication242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • American Economic Review×2
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×2
  • Applied Economics×1
  • Heliyon×1
  • Journal of Business Economics and Management×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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