Jacob L. Vigdor publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jacob L. Vigdor between 1992 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jacob L. Vigdor published across 33 years, from 1992 to 2024, averaging 3.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2008. 2 of the 124 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15

1992 2024

124 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jacob L. Vigdor: publications per year, 1992 to 2024
Year	Publications
1992	1
1993	0
1994	0
1995	0
1996	0
1997	0
1998	0
1999	2
2000	1
2001	1
2002	4
2003	4
2004	8
2005	9
2006	11
2007	12
2008	15
2009	5
2010	10
2011	3
2012	8
2013	5
2014	5
2015	4
2016	2
2017	4
2018	3
2019	1
2020	0
2021	1
2022	3
2023	1
2024	1
Total	124

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Jacob L. Vigdor publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jacob L. Vigdor sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 120 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
44–53	28
54–63	61
64–73	161
74–83	225
84–93	301
94–103	390
104–113	406
114–123	474	120
124–133	453
134–143	434
144–153	407
154–163	411
164–173	391
174–183	313
184–193	319
194–203	304
204–213	285
214–223	246
224–233	213
234–243	170
244–253	167
254–263	162
264–273	138
274–283	138
284–293	113
294–303	106
304–313	95
314–323	101
324–333	81
334–343	69
344–353	56
354–363	36
364–373	42
374–383	41
384–393	44
394–403	27
404–413	30
414–423	20
424–433	29
434–443	29
444–453	25
454–463	19
464–473	21
474–483	11
484–493	17
494–503	7
504–513	6
514–523	12
524–533	10
534–543	7
544–553	6
554–563	12
564–569	8
570+	100

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Jacob L. Vigdor D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jacob L. Vigdor sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
30	177
31	210
32	222
33	188
34	181
35	243
36	261
37	272
38	278
39	300
40	297
41	308
42	313
43	300
44	269
45	260
46	228
47	251
48	203	48
49	186
50	187
51	166
52	138
53	141
54	131
55	137
56	109
57	129
58	95
59	105
60	106
61	86
62	94
63	77
64	79
65	59
66	68
67	51
68	49
69	40
70	43
71	40
72	50
73	46
74	43
75	45
76	45
77	30
78	25
79	31
80	29
81	18
82	21
83	26
84	15
85	15
86	19
87	19
88	12
89	7
90	19
91	20
92	13
93	9
94	13
95	8
96	7
97	6
98	6
99	6
100+	97

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Overview

Jacob L. Vigdor is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with particular focus on Economics and Econometrics and Education as key subfields.

Their recent scholarly contributions include a series of papers published in notable academic venues. These are:

Minimum-Wage Increases and Low-Wage Employment: Evidence from Seattle, 2022, American Economic Journal Economic Policy
When Incentives Matter Too Much: Explaining Significant Responses to Irrelevant Information, 2021, Journal of Human Capital
Local minimum wage laws, boundary discontinuity methods, and policy spillovers, 2024, Journal of Public Economics
Opening the Black Box: Behavioral Responses of Teachers and Principals to Pay-for-Performance Incentive Programs, 2023, Journal of Human Capital
Boundary Discontinuity Methods and Policy Spillovers, 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jacob L. Vigdor include:

Ekaterina Jardim
Mark C. Long
Robert D. Plotnick
Emma van Inwegen
Hilary Wething

Their work has been published in several recurring academic journals, notably:

Journal of Human Capital
American Economic Journal Economic Policy
Journal of Public Economics
SSRN Electronic Journal

Major topics addressed in their research encompass:

Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
School Choice and Performance
Employment and Welfare Studies
Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
Spatial and Panel Data Analysis

Best Publications

Teacher-Student Matching and the Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness

Charles T. Clotfelter;Helen F. Ladd;Jacob L. Vigdor

1471
Citations
The Rise and Decline of the American Ghetto

David M. Cutler;Edward L. Glaeser;Jacob L. Vigdor

1351
Citations
The Rise and Decline of the American Ghetto

David Cutler;Jacob Vigdor;Edward Glaeser

1324
Citations
Teacher Credentials and Student Achievement: Longitudinal Analysis with Student Fixed Effects.

Charles T. Clotfelter;Helen F. Ladd;Jacob L. Vigdor

1286
Citations
Teacher Credentials and Student Achievement in High School A Cross-Subject Analysis with Student Fixed Effects

Charles T. Clotfelter;Helen F. Ladd;Jacob L. Vigdor

1228
Citations
High Poverty Schools and the Distribution of Teachers and Principals

Charles T. Clotfelter;Helen F. Ladd;Jacob L. Vigdor;Justin Wheeler

853
Citations
Who teaches whom? Race and the distribution of novice teachers

Charles T. Clotfelter;Helen F. Ladd;Jacob Vigdor

832
Citations
Would Higher Salaries Keep Teachers in High-Poverty Schools? Evidence from a Policy Intervention in North Carolina

Charles Clotfelter;Charles Clotfelter;Elizabeth Glennie;Helen Ladd;Jacob Vigdor;Jacob Vigdor

599
Citations
SCALING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: HOME COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Jacob L Vigdor;Helen F Ladd

474
Citations
Do school accountability systems make it more difficult for low-performing schools to attract and retain high-quality teachers?

Charles T. Clotfelter;Helen F. Ladd;Jacob L. Vigdor;Roger Aliaga Diaz

429
Citations
Racial Segregation in the 2000 Census: Promising News

Edward L. Glaeser;Jacob L. Vigdor;Terry Sanford

403
Citations
How and Why do Teacher Credentials Matter for Student Achievement

Charles T Clotfelter;Helen F Ladd;Jacob L Vigdor

388
Citations
The Economic Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

Jacob Vigdor

372
Citations
COMMUNITY COMPOSITION AND COLLECTIVE ACTION: ANALYZING INITIAL MAIL RESPONSE TO THE 2000 CENSUS

Jacob L. Vigdor

369
Citations
When Are Ghettos Bad? Lessons from Immigrant Segregation In the United States

David M. Cutler;Edward L. Glaeser;Jacob L. Vigdor

367
Citations
Does Gentrification Harm the Poor

Jacob L. Vigdor

361
Citations
The Academic Achievement Gap in Grades 3 to 8

Charles T Clotfelter;Helen F Ladd;Jacob L Vigdor

319
Citations
Teacher Mobility, School Segregation, and Pay-Based Policies to Level the Playing Field

Charles T. Clotfelter;Helen F. Ladd;Jacob L. Vigdor

276
Citations
Is the Melting Pot Still Hot? Explaining the Resurgence of Immigrant Segregation

David M. Cutler;Edward L. Glaeser;Jacob L. Vigdor

262
Citations
Minimum Wage Increases, Wages, and Low-Wage Employment: Evidence from Seattle

Ekaterina Jardim;Mark C Long;Robert Plotnick;Emma van Inwegen

245
Citations
When are Ghettos Bad? Lessons from Immigrant Segregation in the United States

Edward L. Glaeser;Edward L. Glaeser;Edward L. Glaeser;David M. Cutler;David M. Cutler;Jacob L. Vigdor

53
Citations
High Poverty Schools and the Distribution of Teachers and Principals. Sanford Working Paper Series. SAN06-08.

Charles Clotfelter;Helen F. Ladd;Jacob Vigdor;Justin Wheeler

18
Citations
When Are Ghettos Bad? Lessons from Immigrant Segregation In the United States

Jacob Vigdor;Edward Glaeser;David Cutler

10
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles T. Clotfelter Duke University

Helen F. Ladd Duke University

Edward L. Glaeser Harvard University

David M. Cutler Harvard University

Philip J. Cook Duke University

Robert J. MacCoun Stanford University

Jens Ludwig University of Chicago

Peter Arcidiacono Duke University

Gary Solon University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Adam Drewnowski University of Washington

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