D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

David N. Figlio

Northwestern University
United States

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Economics and Finance D-index 52 Citations 11,935 186 World Ranking 777 National Ranking 509

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study David N. Figlio is best known for:

Standardized test
Labour economics
Econometrics

In the field of Competition (biology), his study on Ecology overlaps with subjects such as Public economics. David N. Figlio performs integrative study on Ecology and Competition (biology) in his works. Public economics and Microeconomics are two areas of study in which he engages in interdisciplinary work. He conducted interdisciplinary study in his works that combined Microeconomics and Incentive. David N. Figlio performs integrative study on Mathematics education and Statistics in his works. He performs integrative study on Statistics and Mathematics education. David N. Figlio integrates Demographic economics and Labour economics in his research. David N. Figlio performs multidisciplinary studies into Labour economics and Demographic economics in his work. Test (biology) connects with themes related to Paleontology in his study.

His most cited work include:

What's in a Grade? School Report Cards and the Housing Market (392 citations)
Accounting for the Decline in AFDC Caseloads: Welfare Reform or the Economy? (249 citations)
Do States Play Welfare Games? (225 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date

His Law research is linked to Accountability and Politics. David N. Figlio connects Politics with Law in his study. He regularly links together related areas like Academic achievement in his Mathematics education studies. His Academic achievement study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Mathematics education. His work on Paleontology is being expanded to include thematically relevant topics such as Test (biology). His research on Test (biology) frequently links to adjacent areas such as Paleontology. His Demography study often links to related topics such as Population. As part of his studies on Population, he frequently links adjacent subjects like Demography. His Quality (philosophy) study frequently involves adjacent topics like Epistemology.

David N. Figlio most often published in these fields:

Law (42.17%)
Demographic economics (37.35%)
Mathematics education (34.94%)

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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.
The American Economic Review (2004)

806 Citations

Accountability, Ability and Disability: Gaming the System?

David N. Figlio;Lawrence S. Getzler.
Social Science Research Network (2006)

621 Citations

Individual teacher incentives and student performance

David N. Figlio;Lawrence W. Kenny.
Journal of Public Economics (2007)

524 Citations

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.
Journal of Labor Economics (2013)

491 Citations

Do accountability and voucher threats improve low-performing schools?

David N. Figlio;Cecilia Elena Rouse.
Journal of Public Economics (2006)

449 Citations

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

David N Figlio;Jonathan Guryan;Krzysztof Karbownik;Jeffrey Roth.
The American Economic Review (2014)

425 Citations

Testing, crime and punishment

David N. Figlio.
Journal of Public Economics (2006)

406 Citations

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

Cecilia Elena Rouse;Jane Hannaway;Dan Goldhaber;David Figlio.
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2013)

400 Citations

Boys Named Sue: Disruptive Children and Their Peers

David N Figlio.
Education Finance and Policy (2007)

383 Citations

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

Tim R. Sass;Jane Hannaway;Zeyu Xu;David N. Figlio.
Journal of Urban Economics (2012)

371 Citations

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External Links

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