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Economics and Finance
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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 117 42 36 33 28 520 97885

David Card publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David Card between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Card published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 15 papers a year. Output peaked at 160 publications in 2019. 19 of the 689 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 160. Peak 160 publications in 2019. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 4 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 12 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 20 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 25 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 160 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 5 publications
1980 2025

689 publications in total across all disciplines

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David Card: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 4
1982 3
1983 3
1984 6
1985 2
1986 8
1987 6
1988 7
1989 8
1990 10
1991 11
1992 10
1993 15
1994 12
1995 8
1996 20
1997 12
1998 15
1999 9
2000 14
2001 14
2002 12
2003 6
2004 25
2005 13
2006 9
2007 23
2008 15
2009 13
2010 13
2011 19
2012 16
2013 12
2014 11
2015 19
2016 29
2017 10
2018 14
2019 160
2020 7
2021 23
2022 15
2023 8
2024 14
2025 5
Total 689
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David Card 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 David Card sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 42–46 to 521+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 111. Most scientists, 111, have 137–141 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 517–520 publications, is where this scientist sits. 42–46 publications: 1 scientist 47–51 publications: 12 scientists 52–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–61 publications: 23 scientists 62–66 publications: 32 scientists 67–71 publications: 36 scientists 72–76 publications: 56 scientists 77–81 publications: 57 scientists 82–86 publications: 70 scientists 87–91 publications: 86 scientists 92–96 publications: 72 scientists 97–101 publications: 106 scientists 102–106 publications: 97 scientists 107–111 publications: 96 scientists 112–116 publications: 101 scientists 117–121 publications: 103 scientists 122–126 publications: 102 scientists 127–131 publications: 108 scientists 132–136 publications: 107 scientists 137–141 publications: 111 scientists 142–146 publications: 94 scientists 147–151 publications: 96 scientists 152–156 publications: 100 scientists 157–161 publications: 74 scientists 162–166 publications: 68 scientists 167–171 publications: 91 scientists 172–176 publications: 76 scientists 177–181 publications: 75 scientists 182–186 publications: 61 scientists 187–191 publications: 66 scientists 192–196 publications: 68 scientists 197–201 publications: 71 scientists 202–206 publications: 60 scientists 207–211 publications: 56 scientists 212–216 publications: 44 scientists 217–221 publications: 51 scientists 222–226 publications: 65 scientists 227–231 publications: 48 scientists 232–236 publications: 59 scientists 237–241 publications: 37 scientists 242–246 publications: 37 scientists 247–251 publications: 41 scientists 252–256 publications: 43 scientists 257–261 publications: 33 scientists 262–266 publications: 34 scientists 267–271 publications: 39 scientists 272–276 publications: 25 scientists 277–281 publications: 29 scientists 282–286 publications: 29 scientists 287–291 publications: 26 scientists 292–296 publications: 31 scientists 297–301 publications: 31 scientists 302–306 publications: 24 scientists 307–311 publications: 28 scientists 312–316 publications: 24 scientists 317–321 publications: 13 scientists 322–326 publications: 14 scientists 327–331 publications: 25 scientists 332–336 publications: 18 scientists 337–341 publications: 16 scientists 342–346 publications: 18 scientists 347–351 publications: 15 scientists 352–356 publications: 17 scientists 357–361 publications: 19 scientists 362–366 publications: 16 scientists 367–371 publications: 17 scientists 372–376 publications: 7 scientists 377–381 publications: 18 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 19 scientists 392–396 publications: 9 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 13 scientists 407–411 publications: 13 scientists 412–416 publications: 5 scientists 417–421 publications: 10 scientists 422–426 publications: 6 scientists 427–431 publications: 12 scientists 432–436 publications: 9 scientists 437–441 publications: 9 scientists 442–446 publications: 10 scientists 447–451 publications: 12 scientists 452–456 publications: 8 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 4 scientists 472–476 publications: 5 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 7 scientists 487–491 publications: 8 scientists 492–496 publications: 5 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 4 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 7 scientists 517–520 publications: 7 scientists 521+ publications: 99 scientists
42–46 publications 521+

This scientist: 520 publications — 97th percentile

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

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

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
42–46 1
47–51 12
52–56 7
57–61 23
62–66 32
67–71 36
72–76 56
77–81 57
82–86 70
87–91 86
92–96 72
97–101 106
102–106 97
107–111 96
112–116 101
117–121 103
122–126 102
127–131 108
132–136 107
137–141 111
142–146 94
147–151 96
152–156 100
157–161 74
162–166 68
167–171 91
172–176 76
177–181 75
182–186 61
187–191 66
192–196 68
197–201 71
202–206 60
207–211 56
212–216 44
217–221 51
222–226 65
227–231 48
232–236 59
237–241 37
242–246 37
247–251 41
252–256 43
257–261 33
262–266 34
267–271 39
272–276 25
277–281 29
282–286 29
287–291 26
292–296 31
297–301 31
302–306 24
307–311 28
312–316 24
317–321 13
322–326 14
327–331 25
332–336 18
337–341 16
342–346 18
347–351 15
352–356 17
357–361 19
362–366 16
367–371 17
372–376 7
377–381 18
382–386 13
387–391 19
392–396 9
397–401 10
402–406 13
407–411 13
412–416 5
417–421 10
422–426 6
427–431 12
432–436 9
437–441 9
442–446 10
447–451 12
452–456 8
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 4
472–476 5
477–481 6
482–486 7
487–491 8
492–496 5
497–501 4
502–506 4
507–511 5
512–516 7
517–520 7 520
521+ 99
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David Card 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 David Card sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 72 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 101+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 178. Most scientists, 178, have 33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 101+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 117 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 126
31 147
32 157
33 178
34 171
35 141
36 132
37 129
38 130
39 120
40 117
41 113
42 114
43 97
44 115
45 86
46 78
47 83
48 62
49 74
50 50
51 66
52 69
53 55
54 67
55 61
56 62
57 45
58 34
59 47
60 46
61 36
62 37
63 56
64 50
65 32
66 28
67 30
68 24
69 25
70 22
71 21
72 26
73 24
74 23
75 12
76 14
77 15
78 15
79 17
80 17
81 11
82 10
83 16
84 11
85 5
86 9
87 13
88 9
89 7
90 6
91 4
92 8
93 10
94 11
95 6
96 4
97 4
98 6
99 6
100 8
101+ 100 117
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2019 - Jacob Mincer Award, the Society of Labour Economics (SOLE)
  • 2014 - BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
  • 2006 - IZA Prize in Labor Economics, Institute for the Study of Labor
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1995 - John Bates Clark Medal, the American Economic Association
  • 1991 - Fellows of the Econometric Society

Overview

David Card is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States and has a substantial body of work primarily in economics and social sciences. Their research spans several interconnected areas, reflecting a focus on labor market dynamics, wage inequality, and related social and economic phenomena.

Their recent publications include:

  • Monopsony in the Labor Market, 2022, The Journal of Human Resources
  • HIGH SCHOOL CHOICES AND THE GENDER GAP IN STEM, 2020, Economic Inquiry
  • Who Set Your Wage?, 2022, American Economic Review
  • Unions and wage inequality: The roles of gender, skill and public sector employment, 2020, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économie
  • Assortative Matching or Exclusionary Hiring? The Impact of Employment and Pay Policies on Racial Wage Differences in Brazil, 2021, American Economic Review

David Card frequently collaborates with several scholars, with frequent co-authors including Jesse Rothstein, Moises Yi, Andrea Weber, Lowell J. Taylor, and Stefano DellaVigna.

Their work is commonly published in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Labor Economics
  • American Economic Review
  • AEA Papers and Proceedings
  • The Journal of Human Resources

The main fields of study for David Card are Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Social Sciences.

The subfields encompass Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions, Public Administration, and Education.

Key topics in their research include:

  • Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
  • Firm Innovation and Growth
  • Labor Movements and Unions
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
  • Spatial and Panel Data Analysis
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth

David Card has been recognized with multiple awards over their career, including the Jacob Mincer Award from the Society of Labour Economics (SOLE) in 2019, the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in 2014, fellowship in the American Academy of Political and Social Science in 2013, the IZA Prize in Labor Economics in 2006, the John Bates Clark Medal from the American Economic Association in 1995, as well as fellowship in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society in previous years.

Best Publications

  • Minimum Wages and Employment: A Case Study of the Fast Food Industry in New Jersey and Pennsylvania

    David Card;Alan B. Krueger

  • The causal effect of education on earnings

    David Card

  • Minimum Wages and Employment: A Case Study of the Fast Food Industry in New Jersey and Pennsylvania

    David Card;David Card;Alan B. Krueger;Alan B. Krueger;Alan B. Krueger

  • Minimum Wages and Employment: A Case Study of the Fast Food Industry in New Jersey and Pennsylvania

    David Card;Alan B. Krueger

  • Immigrant Inflows, Native Outflows, and the Local Labor Market Impacts of Higher Immigration

    David Card

  • Estimating the Return to Schooling: Progress on Some Persistent Econometric Problems

    David Card

  • Does School Quality Matter? Returns to Education and the Characteristics of Public Schools in the United States

    David Card;Alan B. Krueger

  • THE IMPACT OF THE MARIEL BOATLIFT ON THE MIAMI LABOR MARKET

    David Card

  • Using Geographic Variation in College Proximity to Estimate the Return to Schooling

    David Card

  • Skill‐Biased Technological Change and Rising Wage Inequality: Some Problems and Puzzles

    David Card;John E. DiNardo

  • Myth and Measurement: The New Economics of the Minimum Wage.

    Samuel Cohn;David Card;Alan B. Kreuger

  • Active labor market policy evaluations: a meta-analysis

    David Edward Card;Jochen Kluve;Andrea Maria Weber

  • Workplace Heterogeneity and the Rise of West German Wage Inequality

    David Card;Joerg Heining;Patrick Kline

  • Can Falling Supply Explain the Rising Return to College for Younger Men? A Cohort-Based Analysis

    David Card;Thomas Lemieux

  • The Effects of Immigration on the Labor Market Outcomes of Natives

    Joseph Altonji;David Card

  • The Effects of Immigration on the Labor Market Outcomes of Natives

    Joseph G. Altonji;David Card

  • Using the Longitudinal Structure of Earnings to Estimate the Effect of Training Programs

    Orley Ashenfelter;David Card

  • Inequality at Work: The Effect of Peer Salaries on Job Satisfaction

    David Card;Alexandre Mas;Enrico Moretti;Emmanuel Saez

  • Regression Discontinuity Inference with Specification Error

    David S. Lee;David Card

  • WHAT WORKS? A META ANALYSIS OF RECENT ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAM EVALUATIONS

    David Card;Jochen Kluve;Andrea Weber

  • On the Covariance Structure of Earnings and Hours Changes

    John M. Abowd;David Card

  • Immigration and Inequality

    David Card

  • IS THE NEW IMMIGRATION REALLY SO BAD

    David Edward Card

  • The Effects of Immigration on the Labor Market Outcomes of Less-skilled Natives

    Joseph G Altonji;David Card

  • Firms and Labor Market Inequality: Evidence and Some Theory

    David Card;Ana Rute Cardoso;Joerg Heining;Patrick Kline

  • Bargaining, Sorting, and the Gender Wage Gap: Quantifying the Impact of Firms on the Relative Pay of Women

    David Card;Ana Rute Cardoso;Patrick Kline

  • Does School Quality Matter? Returns to Education and the Characteristics of Public Schools in the United States

    David Card;David Card;Alan B. Krueger;Alan B. Krueger;Alan B. Krueger

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan B. Krueger
Alan B. Krueger Princeton University
Thomas Lemieux
Thomas Lemieux University of British Columbia
Philip K. Robins
Philip K. Robins University of Miami
Stefano DellaVigna
Stefano DellaVigna University of California, Berkeley
Orley Ashenfelter
Orley Ashenfelter Princeton University
Richard B. Freeman
Richard B. Freeman Harvard University
John DiNardo
John DiNardo University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jesse Rothstein
Jesse Rothstein University of California, Berkeley
Enrico Moretti
Enrico Moretti University of California, Berkeley
Phillip B. Levine
Phillip B. Levine Wellesley College

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