Paul N. Courant

Economics, Econometrics and Finance · University of Michigan

Established · publishing since 1967

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics Library Collection Development and Digital Resources Local Government Finance and Decentralization Radioactivity and Radon Measurements

Publications

117

Citations

2,858

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

Publishing since 1967

In context

Among 233 established Economics, Econometrics and Finance PIs within our index

Citations: 2,858cohort median 2,253

Publications / year (recent): 0.6cohort median 2.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~2 · 100% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 7 venues

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.6/year recently

Collaborators per year

Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.

Recent publications

The Liberal Arts Advantage
2026
Understanding the Social Safety Net: Lessons from the Work of Rebecca Blank
The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science · 2024
Introduction to Part V
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2020
Faculty Deployment in Research Universities
2019
Faculty Deployment in Research Universities
National Bureau of Economic Research · 2017
Faculty Deployment in Research Universities
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · 2017
Sex Role Socialization and Labor Market Outcomes
American Economic Review · 2016
THE citizens election in the of State November, of Michigan 1978 vot- had
2016
Preliminary Examination of “Free Riding” in US Monograph Publication
Journal of Electronic Publishing · 2016
The Place of Research Libraries in the Digital Age
The Knowledge Bank (The Ohio State University) · 2016

Publishes in

American Economic Review×1
National Bureau of Economic Research×1
Journal of Electronic Publishing×1
The Knowledge Bank (The Ohio State University)×1
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks×1

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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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