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D-Index
51
Citations
12999
World Ranking
1315
National Ranking
798

Kevin Lang 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 Kevin Lang sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 130 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kevin Lang 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 Kevin Lang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kevin Lang is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and contributes primarily to the field of Social Sciences, with a focus on Economics and Econometrics. Their research encompasses a range of topics related to labor markets, gender dynamics, and discrimination.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
  • Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
  • Data Management and Algorithms

Their publication record includes papers such as:

  • "Race Discrimination: An Economic Perspective" (2020) published in The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • "How Discrimination and Bias Shape Outcomes" (2020) published in The Future of Children

Frequent co-authors in their research activities include Huailu Li, Costas Cavounidis, Kaiwen Leong, Raghav Malhotra, and Russell Weinstein.

Kevin Lang has contributed to various publication venues, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • Sensors

Best Publications

  • Inference with Difference-in-Differences and Other Panel Data

    Stephen G . Donald;Kevin Lang

  • Does School Integration Generate Peer Effects? Evidence from Boston's Metco Program

    Joshua Angrist;Kevin Lang

  • A Test of Dual Labor Market Theory

    William T Dickens;Kevin Lang

  • A Language Theory of Discrimination

    Kevin Lang

  • Racial Discrimination in the Labor Market: Theory and Empirics

    Kevin Lang;Jee‑Yeon K. Lehmann

  • The Promise and Pitfalls of Differences-in-Differences: Reflections on 16 and Pregnant and Other Applications

    Ariella Kahn-Lang;Kevin Lang

  • Education and Labor Market Discrimination

    Kevin Lang;Michael Manove

  • The Sad Truth About Happiness Scales

    Timothy N Bond;Kevin Lang

  • The Reemergence of Segmented Labor Market Theory

    William T Dickens;Kevin Lang

  • Are all Economic Hypotheses False

    J. Bradford De Long;Kevin Lang

  • Human Capital Versus Sorting: The Effects of Compulsory Attendance Laws

    Kevin Lang;David Kropp

  • Language-skill complementarity: returns to immigrant language acquisition

    Eli Berman;Eli Berman;Eli Berman;Kevin Lang;Kevin Lang;Erez Siniver

  • Employee Crime and the Monitoring Puzzle

    William T. Dickens;Lawrence F. Katz;Kevin Lang;Lawrence H. Summers

  • Does Growing Up With A Parent Absent Really Hurt

    Kevin Lang;Jay L. Zagorsky

  • Unemployment and the Structure of Labor Markets.

    Noel G. Gaston;Kevin Lang;Jonathan S. Leonard

  • The Evolution of the Black-White Test Score Gap in Grades K–3: The Fragility of Results

    Timothy N. Bond;Kevin Lang

  • The Consequences of Teenage Childbearing: Consistent Estimates When Abortion Makes Miscarriage Non-random

    Adam Ashcraft;Iván Fernández-Val;Kevin Lang

  • The Effects of Hours Constraints on Labor Supply Estimates

    Shulamit Kahn;Kevin Lang

  • Ability Bias, Discount Rate Bias and the Return to Education

    Kevin Lang

  • Efficient Estimation of Structural Hedonic Systems

    Shulamit Kahn;Kevin Lang

  • Race Discrimination: An Economic Perspective

    Kevin Lang;Ariella Kahn-Lang Spitzer

  • Unemployment and the Structure of Labor Markets

    Thomas M. Carroll;Kevin Lang;Johnathan S. Leonard

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence F. Katz
Lawrence F. Katz Harvard University
Lawrence H. Summers
Lawrence H. Summers Harvard University
Adam B. Ashcraft
Adam B. Ashcraft Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Richard B. Freeman
Richard B. Freeman Harvard University
George J. Borjas
George J. Borjas Harvard University
Paula England
Paula England New York University Abu Dhabi
Julie Sarama
Julie Sarama University of Denver
Drew H. Bailey
Drew H. Bailey University of California, Irvine
George Farkas
George Farkas University of California, Irvine

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