2026 David N. Figlio: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	60	827	744	515	453	152	14922

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

862
Citations
Accountability, Ability and Disability: Gaming the System?

David N. Figlio;Lawrence S. Getzler

748
Citations
Land use regulation and new construction

Christopher J Mayer;C.Tsuriel Somerville

680
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

666
Citations
Individual teacher incentives and student performance

David N. Figlio;Lawrence W. Kenny

571
Citations
Feeling the Florida Heat? How Low-Performing Schools Respond to Voucher and Accountability Pressure

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

527
Citations
The Effects of Poor Neonatal Health on Children's Cognitive Development

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

516
Citations
Family Disadvantage and the Gender Gap in Behavioral and Educational Outcomes

David Autor;David Figlio;Krzysztof Karbownik;Jeffrey Roth

495
Citations
Do accountability and voucher threats improve low-performing schools?

David N. Figlio;Cecilia Elena Rouse

485
Citations
Boys Named Sue: Disruptive Children and Their Peers

David N Figlio

459
Citations
Testing, crime and punishment

David N. Figlio

452
Citations
Food for thought: the effects of school accountability plans on school nutrition

David N. Figlio;Joshua Winicki

415
Citations
Value added of teachers in high-poverty schools and lower poverty schools

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

405
Citations
School Choice and the Distributional Effects of Ability Tracking: Does Separation Increase Inequality?☆

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

375
Citations
Do States Play Welfare Games

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

345
Citations
Teacher salaries and teacher quality

David N Figlio

315
Citations
Accounting for the decline in AFDC caseloads: Welfare reform or the economy?

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

301
Citations
Competition Between Private and Public Schools: Testing Stratification and Pricing Predictions

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

275
Citations
Did the “tax revolt” reduce school performance?

David N. Figlio

248
Citations
Chapter 8 - School Accountability

David Figlio;Susanna Loeb

177
Citations
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

45
Citations
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

10
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Paola Sapienza Northwestern University

David H. Autor MIT

Tim R. Sass Georgia State University

Bruce A. Blonigen University of Oregon

Cecilia Elena Rouse Princeton University

Dennis Epple Carnegie Mellon University

Kjell G. Salvanes Norwegian School of Economics

Jens Ludwig University of Chicago

Dan Goldhaber University of Washington

Emma K. Adam Northwestern University

External Links

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