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D-Index
54
Citations
21061
World Ranking
1101
National Ranking
677

Kenneth L. Judd publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kenneth L. Judd sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 192 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Kenneth L. Judd D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kenneth L. Judd sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 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

  • Equilibrium Incentives in Oligopoly

    Chaim Fershtman;Kenneth L Judd

  • EQUILIBRIUM PRICE DISPERSION

    Kenneth Burdett;Kenneth L. Judd

  • REDISTRIBUTIVE TAXATION IN A SIMPLE PERFECT FORESIGHT MODEL

    Kenneth L. Judd

  • Projection methods for solving aggregate growth models

    Kenneth L Judd;Kenneth L Judd

  • The law of large numbers with a continuum of IID random variables

    Kenneth L Judd

  • On the Performance of Patents.

    Kenneth L Judd

  • Constrained Optimization Approaches to Estimation of Structural Models

    Che‐Lin Su;Kenneth L. Judd

  • Liquidity Constraints, Fiscal Policy, and Consumption

    R. Glenn Hubbard;Kenneth L Judd

  • Credible spatial preemption

    Kenneth L. Judd

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

    Kenneth L. Judd

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

    R Glenn Hubbard;Kenneth L Judd

  • Optimal taxation and spending in general competitive growth models

    Kenneth L. Judd;Kenneth L. Judd

  • Observable Contracts: Strategic Delegation and Cooperation

    Chaim Fershtman;Kenneth L Judd;Ehud Kalai

  • 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

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

    Kenneth L. Judd

  • 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

  • Approximation, perturbation, and projection methods in economic analysis

    Kenneth Judd

  • Computing Supergame Equilibria

    Kenneth L. Judd;Sevin Yeltekin;James Conklin

  • Asymptotic methods for aggregate growth models

    Kenneth L. Judd;Sy-Ming Guu

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Glenn Hubbard
R. Glenn Hubbard Columbia University
Thomas W. Hertel
Thomas W. Hertel Purdue University West Lafayette
Chaim Fershtman
Chaim Fershtman Tel Aviv University
Anastasios Xepapadeas
Anastasios Xepapadeas Athens University of Economics and Business
Stephen J. Wright
Stephen J. Wright University of Wisconsin–Madison
Garrett van Ryzin
Garrett van Ryzin Amazon (United States)
Bruce C. Petersen
Bruce C. Petersen Washington University in St. Louis
Wouter J. Den Haan
Wouter J. Den Haan London School of Economics and Political Science
Joshua Elliott
Joshua Elliott University of Chicago
Timothy M. Lenton
Timothy M. Lenton University of Exeter

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