2026 Kenneth L. Judd: 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	54	1101	977	677	585	192	21061

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1985 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Kenneth L. Judd is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States, focusing on research within the field of Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Their work spans several subfields including Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Management Science and Operations Research, Ocean Engineering, and Finance.

Their main topics of research cover a range of areas:

Economic theories and models
Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
Global trade and economics
Risk and Portfolio Optimization
Water resources management and optimization
Firm Innovation and Growth
Merger and Competition Analysis

Kenneth L. Judd's recent publications include the following papers:

"A simple but powerful simulated certainty equivalent approximation method for dynamic stochastic problems," 2023, published in Quantitative Economics
"The timing and location of entry in growing markets: subgame perfection at work," 2024, published in The RAND Journal of Economics
"Numerical Solution of Dynamic Portfolio Optimization with Transaction Costs," 2020, published on arXiv (Cornell University)
"A Simple But Powerful Simulated Certainty Equivalent Approximation Method for Dynamic Stochastic Problems," 2021, published in SSRN Electronic Journal
"Estimating Gross Output Production Functions," 2024, published in SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequently collaborating coauthors include Yongyang Cai, with whom Kenneth L. Judd has coauthored multiple papers, as well as Jevgenijs Steinbuks, Jonas Jaegermeyr, Thomas W. Hertel, and Bryan Bollinger.

Publications have appeared regularly in the following venues:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Quantitative Economics
The RAND Journal of Economics
arXiv (Cornell University)

In addition to journal publications, Kenneth L. Judd has contributed to book publications including "Modeling Uncertainty in Large Natural Resource Allocation Problems," published by World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks in 2020.

Kenneth L. Judd received the Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation award in 1985.

Best Publications

Numerical methods in economics

Kenneth L. Judd

4256
Citations
Equilibrium Incentives in Oligopoly

Chaim Fershtman;Kenneth L Judd

1987
Citations
EQUILIBRIUM PRICE DISPERSION

Kenneth Burdett;Kenneth L. Judd

1886
Citations
REDISTRIBUTIVE TAXATION IN A SIMPLE PERFECT FORESIGHT MODEL

Kenneth L. Judd

1872
Citations
Projection methods for solving aggregate growth models

Kenneth L Judd;Kenneth L Judd

828
Citations
The law of large numbers with a continuum of IID random variables

Kenneth L Judd

743
Citations
On the Performance of Patents.

Kenneth L Judd

587
Citations
Constrained Optimization Approaches to Estimation of Structural Models

Che‐Lin Su;Kenneth L. Judd

518
Citations
Liquidity Constraints, Fiscal Policy, and Consumption

R. Glenn Hubbard;Kenneth L Judd

512
Citations
Credible spatial preemption

Kenneth L. Judd

471
Citations
The Welfare Cost of Factor Taxation in a Perfect-Foresight Model

Kenneth L. Judd

457
Citations
Social Security and Individual Welfare: Precautionary Saving, Borrowing Constraints, and the Payroll Tax

R Glenn Hubbard;Kenneth L Judd

449
Citations
Optimal taxation and spending in general competitive growth models

Kenneth L. Judd;Kenneth L. Judd

366
Citations
Observable Contracts: Strategic Delegation and Cooperation

Chaim Fershtman;Kenneth L Judd;Ehud Kalai

332
Citations
Stochastic integrated assessment of climate tipping points indicates the need for strict climate policy

Thomas S. Lontzek;Yongyang Cai;Yongyang Cai;Kenneth L. Judd;Kenneth L. Judd;Timothy M. Lenton

267
Citations
Short-Run Analysis of Fiscal Policy in a Simple Perfect Foresight Model

Kenneth L. Judd

252
Citations
Smolyak Method for Solving Dynamic Economic Models: Lagrange Interpolation, Anisotropic Grid and Adaptive Domain

Kenneth L. Judd;Lilia Maliar;Lilia Maliar;Serguei Maliar;Serguei Maliar;Rafael Valero

241
Citations
Approximation, perturbation, and projection methods in economic analysis

Kenneth Judd

197
Citations
Computing Supergame Equilibria

Kenneth L. Judd;Sevin Yeltekin;James Conklin

177
Citations
Asymptotic methods for aggregate growth models

Kenneth L. Judd;Sy-Ming Guu

166
Citations
Social Security and Individual Welfare: Precautionary Saving, LiquidityConstraints, and the Payroll Tax

R. Glenn Hubbard;R. Glenn Hubbard;Kenneth L Judd;Kenneth L Judd

81
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Glenn Hubbard Columbia University

Thomas W. Hertel Purdue University West Lafayette

Chaim Fershtman Tel Aviv University

Anastasios Xepapadeas Athens University of Economics and Business

Stephen J. Wright University of Wisconsin–Madison

Garrett van Ryzin Amazon (United States)

Bruce C. Petersen Washington University in St. Louis

Wouter J. Den Haan London School of Economics and Political Science

Joshua Elliott University of Chicago

Timothy M. Lenton University of Exeter

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