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D-Index
95
Citations
46464
World Ranking
130
National Ranking
99

Costas Meghir publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Costas Meghir sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 413 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Costas Meghir D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Costas Meghir sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 95 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 1999 - Fellows of the Econometric Society

Overview

Costas Meghir is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and has a research focus within the social sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields, including economics and econometrics, sociology and political science, gender studies, demography, and safety research.

The main topics addressed in Meghir's research include:

  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Labor Market Dynamics and Wage Inequality
  • Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Migration and Labor Dynamics

Meghir has contributed to a variety of academic publications, with frequent venues including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials
  • PEDIATRICS
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Review of Economic Studies

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Meghir include:

  • "Early Childhood Development, Human Capital, and Poverty," 2022, Annual Review of Economics
  • "Human Capital Development and Parental Investment in India," 2020, The Review of Economic Studies
  • "Group Sessions or Home Visits for Early Childhood Development in India: A Cluster RCT," 2020, PEDIATRICS
  • "Migration and Informal Insurance: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial and a Structural Model," 2021, The Review of Economic Studies
  • "Changes in Assortative Matching and Inequality in Income: Evidence for the UK," 2020, Fiscal Studies

Collaborations with frequent co-authors form a significant part of Meghir's research network. These include:

  • Orazio Attanasio
  • Pierre-André Chiappori
  • Mónica Costa Dias
  • Pamela Jervis
  • Corina Mommaerts

Meghir has also contributed to academic book publications. One such title is Household Labor Economics, published in 2021 by Edward Elgar Publishing Limited eBooks.

Awards received in recognition of their academic contributions include the Fellowship of the Econometric Society awarded in 1999.

Best Publications

  • Growth, distance to frontier and composition of human capital

    Jérôme Vandenbussche;Philippe Aghion;Costas Meghir

  • Dynamic Investment Models and the Firm's Financial Policy

    Stephen Bond;Costas Meghir

  • Human Capital Investment: The Returns from Education and Training to the Individual, the Firm and the Economy

    Richard Blundell;Lorraine Dearden;Costas Meghir;Barbara Sianesi

  • Maternal education, home environments and the development of children and adolescents

    Pedro Carneiro;Costas Meghir;Matthias Parey

  • Heterogeneity in Human Capital Investments: High School Curriculum, College Major, and Careers

    Joseph G Altonji;Joseph G Altonji;Joseph G Altonji;Erica Blom;Costas Meghir

  • Wages, experience and seniority

    Christian Dustmann;Costas Meghir

  • Income variance dynamics and heterogenity

    Costas Meghir;Luigi Pistaferri

  • Estimating labour supply responses using tax reforms

    Richard Blundell;Alan Duncan;Costas Meghir

  • Estimating labour supply responses using tax reforms

    Richard Blundell;Alan Duncan;Costas Meghir

  • Evaluating the Employment Impact of a Mandatory Job Search Program

    Richard Blundell;Monica Costa Dias;Costas Meghir;John van Reenen

  • Income Variance Dynamics and Heterogeneity

    Costas Meghir;Luigi Pistaferri

  • Crime and Economic Incentives

    Stephen Machin;Costas Meghir

  • Wage Risk and Employment Risk over the Life Cycle

    Hamish Low;Costas Meghir;Luigi Pistaferri

  • Maternal education, home environments and the development of children and adolescents

    Pedro Carneiro;Costas Meghir;Matthias Parey

  • Educational Reform, Ability, and Family Background

    Costas Meghir;Mårten Palme

  • THE EFFECTS OF MALE AND FEMALE LABOR SUPPLY ON COMMODITY DEMANDS

    Martin Browning;Costas Meghir

  • Consumer demand and the life-cycle allocation of household expenditures

    Richard Blundell;Martin Browning;Costas Meghir

  • Consumer demand and the life-cycle allocation of household expenditures

    Richard Blundell;Martin Browning;Costas Meghir

  • The effect of school quality on educational attainment and wages

    Lorraine Dearden;Javier Ferri;Costas Meghir

  • The Labour Market Impact of the Working Families' Tax Credit

    Richard Blundell;Alan Duncan;Julian McCrae;Costas Meghir

  • Humps and Bumps in Lifetime Consumption

    Orazio P. Attanasio;James Banks;Costas Meghir;Guglielmo Weber

  • BIVARIATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE TOBIT MODEL

    Richard Blundell;Costas Meghir

  • Consumer demand and the lifecycle allocation of household expenditures

    Richard Blundell;Martin Browning;Costas Meghir

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Blundell
Richard Blundell University College London
Orazio Attanasio
Orazio Attanasio Yale University
Pierre-André Chiappori
Pierre-André Chiappori Columbia University
Luigi Pistaferri
Luigi Pistaferri Stanford University
Stephen Machin
Stephen Machin London School of Economics and Political Science
Jean-Marc Robin
Jean-Marc Robin Sciences Po
Lorraine Dearden
Lorraine Dearden University College London
Christian Dustmann
Christian Dustmann University College London
Ralph De Haas
Ralph De Haas Tilburg University
Sally Grantham-McGregor
Sally Grantham-McGregor University College London

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