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Michael Kaganovich

Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Indiana University

Established · publishing since 1992

Publications

48

Citations

612

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

34

Publishing since 1992

Research summary
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Michael Kaganovich works in economic theory with a focus on the economics of higher education, studying questions such as how students choose college majors, the risks of enrollment and dropout, student debt, and competition among colleges. His work also extends to public economics topics like fiscal policy and the design of corporate bailouts. He builds formal economic models to analyze these decisions and policies.

Economics of higher educationEconomic theory and modelingFiscal and public policyLabor markets and wage inequalityPensions and retirement analysis

Publication activity has been steady but modest over the past decade, averaging about one paper per year with occasional peaks such as 2018.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 240 established Economics, Econometrics and Finance PIs within our index
Citations: 612cohort median 2,428
h-index: 9cohort median 23
Publications / year (recent): 1.0cohort median 2.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~2 · 100% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 4 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.0/year recently
172018: 4 publications418192020: 1 publication202021: 2 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 2 publications23242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×8
  • Economic Theory×2
  • Journal of Human Capital×1
  • Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization×1
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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