2026 Deborah A. Cobb-Clark: 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	47	1582	1414	39	36	206	10388

Overview

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has an extensive publication record in the social sciences, focusing on interdisciplinary research that intersects education, psychology, economics, and sociology. Their research covers a diverse range of topics primarily centered on behavioral health, mental health, early childhood education, parental involvement, and economic and social dynamics related to labor and family.

The scientist's main fields of study include Social Sciences, with subfields emphasizing Education, Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics, Applied Psychology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. This multifaceted approach is reflected in the scope of their work and publication venues.

Cobb-Clark has contributed frequently to several academic journals and platforms, with the most common venues including:

SSRN Electronic Journal
The Journal of Human Resources
Australian Economic Review
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
European Economic Review

The researcher collaborates often with other academics, indicating a strong network of co-authors. Frequent collaborators include Sarah C. Dahmann, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch, Daniel Kamhöfer, Marco Caliendo, and Arne Uhlendorff.

Among their recent published papers are:

"Locus of Control and Investment in Training," 2020, The Journal of Human Resources
"Depression, Risk Preferences, and Risk-Taking Behavior," 2020, The Journal of Human Resources
"Understanding the Factors Associated with Financial Stress in Australian Households," 2025, ANU Open Research (Australian National University)
"Pathways of Disadvantage: Unpacking the Intergenerational Correlation in Welfare," 2020, Economics of Education Review
"Self-control and unhealthy body weight: The role of impulsivity and restraint," 2023, Economics & Human Biology

Their research focuses on various prominent topics, including:

Behavioral Health and Interventions
Mental Health Research Topics
Early Childhood Education and Development
Parental Involvement in Education
Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
School Choice and Performance

Best Publications

The stability of big-five personality traits.

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark;Stefanie Schurer

1204
Citations
Locus of Control and Job Search Strategies

Marco Caliendo;Deborah A. Cobb-Clark;Arne Uhlendorff

552
Citations
Coming out of the Shadows: Learning about Legal Status and Wages from the Legalized Population

Sherrie A. Kossoudji;Deborah A. Cobb‐Clark

460
Citations
Two Economists' Musings on the Stability of Locus of Control

Deborah A. Cobb‐Clark;Stefanie Schurer

435
Citations
Healthy habits: The connection between diet, exercise, and locus of control

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark;Sonja C. Kassenboehmer;Stefanie Schurer

432
Citations
Immigration Policy and the Skills of Immigrants to Australia, Canada, and the United States

Heather Antecol;Deborah A. Cobb-Clark;Stephen J. Trejo

370
Citations
Noncognitive Skills, Occupational Attainment, and Relative Wages

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark;Michelle Tan

336
Citations
Locus of control and savings

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark;Sonja C. Kassenboehmer;Mathias G. Sinning;Mathias G. Sinning

297
Citations
Mental Health and Productivity at Work: Does What You Do Matter?

Melisa Bubonya;Deborah A. Cobb-Clark;Mark Wooden

269
Citations
Locus of control and the labor market

Deborah A Cobb-Clark;Deborah A Cobb-Clark

228
Citations
The Wealth and Asset Holdings of U.S.-Born and Foreign-Born Households: Evidence from SIPP Data

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark;Vincent A. Hildebrand

213
Citations
Does Sexual Harassment Training Change Attitudes? A View from the Federal Level.

Heather Antecol;Deborah Cobb-clark

211
Citations
Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap in Private- and Public-Sector Employment: A Distributional Analysis

Juan D. Barón;Deborah A. Cobb-Clark

199
Citations
Immigrant selectivity and wages: the evidence for women.

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark

185
Citations
Parenting style as an investment in human development

Deborah A Cobb-Clark;Nicholas Salamanca;Anna Zhu

177
Citations
Do Selection Criteria Make a Difference?: Visa Category and the Labour Market Status of Immigrants to Australia

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark

158
Citations
Leaving Home: What Economics Has to Say about the Living Arrangements of Young Australians

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark

157
Citations
Econometrics for Evaluations: An Introduction to Recent Developments

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark;Thomas Crossley

152
Citations
Migrant Youths' Educational Achievement: The Role of Institutions

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark;Mathias Sinning;Steven Stillman

115
Citations
Public policy and the labor market adjustment of new immigrants to Australia

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark

114
Citations
Immigration Policy and the Skills of Immigrants toAustralia, Canada, and the United States

Heather Antecol;Heather Antecol;Deborah A. Cobb-Clark;Deborah A. Cobb-Clark;Stephen J. Trejo;Stephen J. Trejo

72
Citations
Noncognative Skills, Occupational Attainment, and Relative Wages

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark;Deborah A. Cobb-Clark;Michelle Tan

27
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven Stillman Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Marco Caliendo University of Potsdam

David C. Ribar Georgia State University

Mark Wooden University of Melbourne

Thomas F. Crossley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Lorraine Mazerolle University of Queensland

Chris Ryan University of Waikato

Stephen R. Zubrick Telethon Kids Institute

Thomas K. Bauer Ruhr University Bochum

Marta Tienda Princeton University

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