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D-Index
60
Citations
14922
World Ranking
827
National Ranking
515

David N. Figlio 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 N. Figlio sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 152 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David N. Figlio 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 N. Figlio sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 60 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David N. Figlio is affiliated with the University of Rochester in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the Social Sciences, with a focus on Education, Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics, Safety Research, and Gender Studies.

The scientist's recent publications include the following papers:

  • School Segregation and Racial Gaps in Special Education Identification, 2020, Journal of Labor Economics
  • Born in the family: Preferences for boys and the gender gap in math, 2021, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
  • Unpacking p-Hacking and Publication Bias, 2023, American Economic Review
  • Sibling Spillovers, 2020, The Economic Journal
  • An extra year to learn English? Early grade retention and the human capital development of English learners, 2020, Journal of Public Economics

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Umut Özek
  • Krzysztof Karbownik
  • Paola Giuliano
  • Paola Sapienza
  • Scott Carrell

The main publication venues for their research are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Public Economics
  • Journal of Labor Economics
  • American Economic Review
  • Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

Their primary subfields of study consist of:

  • Education
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Safety Research
  • Gender Studies

Main research topics covered by David N. Figlio include:

  • School Choice and Performance
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
  • Higher Education Research Studies
  • Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities
  • Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth

Best Publications

  • What's in a Grade? School Report Cards and the Housing Market

    David N. Figlio;David N. Figlio;Maurice E. Lucas;Maurice E. Lucas

  • Accountability, Ability and Disability: Gaming the System?

    David N. Figlio;Lawrence S. Getzler

  • Land use regulation and new construction

    Christopher J Mayer;C.Tsuriel Somerville

  • Is It Live or Is It Internet? Experimental Estimates of the Effects of Online Instruction on Student Learning

    David N Figlio;Mark Rush;Lu Yin

  • Individual teacher incentives and student performance

    David N. Figlio;Lawrence W. Kenny

  • Feeling the Florida Heat? How Low-Performing Schools Respond to Voucher and Accountability Pressure

    Cecilia Elena Rouse;Jane Hannaway;Dan Goldhaber;David Figlio

  • The Effects of Poor Neonatal Health on Children's Cognitive Development

    David N Figlio;Jonathan Guryan;Krzysztof Karbownik;Jeffrey Roth

  • Family Disadvantage and the Gender Gap in Behavioral and Educational Outcomes

    David Autor;David Figlio;Krzysztof Karbownik;Jeffrey Roth

  • Do accountability and voucher threats improve low-performing schools?

    David N. Figlio;Cecilia Elena Rouse

  • Boys Named Sue: Disruptive Children and Their Peers

    David N Figlio

  • Testing, crime and punishment

    David N. Figlio

  • Food for thought: the effects of school accountability plans on school nutrition

    David N. Figlio;Joshua Winicki

  • Value added of teachers in high-poverty schools and lower poverty schools

    Tim R. Sass;Jane Hannaway;Zeyu Xu;David N. Figlio

  • School Choice and the Distributional Effects of Ability Tracking: Does Separation Increase Inequality?☆

    David N. Figlio;David N. Figlio;Marianne E. Page

  • Do States Play Welfare Games

    David N. Figlio;Van W. Kolpin;William E. Reid

  • Teacher salaries and teacher quality

    David N Figlio

  • Accounting for the decline in AFDC caseloads: Welfare reform or the economy?

    James P. Ziliak;David N. Figlio;Elizabeth E. Davis;Laura S. Connolly

  • Competition Between Private and Public Schools: Testing Stratification and Pricing Predictions

    Dennis Epple;Dennis Epple;David Figlio;David Figlio;Richard Romano

  • Did the “tax revolt” reduce school performance?

    David N. Figlio

  • Chapter 8 - School Accountability

    David Figlio;Susanna Loeb

  • Is It Live or Is It Internet? Experimental Estimates of the Effects of Online Instruction on Student Learning. NBER Working Paper No. 16089.

    David N. Figlio;Mark Rush;Lu Yin

  • Value Added of Teachers in High-Poverty Schools and Lower-Poverty Schools. Working Paper 52.

    Tim R. Sass;Jane Hannaway;Zeyu Xu;David N. Figlio

Frequent Co-Authors

Paola Sapienza
Paola Sapienza Northwestern University
Tim R. Sass
Tim R. Sass Georgia State University
Lawrence W. Kenny
Lawrence W. Kenny University of Florida
Bruce A. Blonigen
Bruce A. Blonigen University of Oregon
Dennis Epple
Dennis Epple Carnegie Mellon University
Cecilia Elena Rouse
Cecilia Elena Rouse Princeton University
Dan Goldhaber
Dan Goldhaber University of Washington
Jens Ludwig
Jens Ludwig University of Chicago
Kjell G. Salvanes
Kjell G. Salvanes Norwegian School of Economics

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