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D-Index
49
Citations
13335
World Ranking
1428
National Ranking
870

Laura Veldkamp 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 Laura Veldkamp sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 148 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Laura Veldkamp 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 Laura Veldkamp sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
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This scientist: 49 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Laura Veldkamp is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of economics, econometrics, and finance, with 37 publications in this area. Within these fields, the subfields of study most represented in their work include economics and econometrics, finance, management science and operations research, general economics, econometrics and finance, and information systems.

The main topics covered by Veldkamp's research include:

  • Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
  • Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis
  • Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues
  • Banking Stability, Regulation, Efficiency
  • Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
  • Auction Theory and Applications
  • Stock Market Forecasting Methods

Veldkamp has published research in a range of respected venues. Frequent publication outlets include the SSRN Electronic Journal, the Review of Financial Studies, the American Economic Review, the Journal of Economic Literature, and the European Finance Review.

Some of the recent papers authored by Veldkamp and coauthors are:

  • Data and the Aggregate Economy, 2024, Journal of Economic Literature
  • Valuing Data as an Asset, 2023, European Finance Review
  • The Changing Economics of Knowledge Production, 2023, Review of Financial Studies (coauthored by Simona Abis)
  • Long-Run Growth of Financial Data Technology, 2020, American Economic Review (coauthored by Maryam Farboodi)
  • Germs, Social Networks, and Growth, 2021, The Review of Economic Studies (coauthored by Alessandra Fogli)

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Maryam Farboodi
  • Isaac Baley
  • Venky Venkateswaran
  • Simona Abis
  • Dhruv Singal

In addition to journal articles, Veldkamp has authored books published by Princeton University Press. Notably, the title The Data Economy appeared twice in 2025.

Best Publications

  • Information Immobility and the Home Bias Puzzle

    Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh;Laura Veldkamp

  • Ratings Shopping and Asset Complexity: A Theory of Ratings Inflation

    Vasiliki Skreta;Laura Veldkamp

  • Information Acquisition and Under-Diversification

    Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh;Laura Veldkamp

  • Information Markets and the Comovement of Asset Prices

    Laura L. Veldkamp

  • Knowing What Others Know: Coordination Motives in Information Acquisition

    Christian Hellwig;Laura Veldkamp

  • Time-Varying Fund Manager Skill

    Marcin Kacperczyk;Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh;Laura Veldkamp

  • Learning Asymmetries in Real Business Cycles

    Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh;Laura Veldkamp

  • Nature or Nurture? Learning and the Geography of Female Labor Force Participation

    Alessandra Fogli;Laura Veldkamp

  • Time-Varying Fund Manager Skill: Time-Varying Fund Manager Skill

    Marcin Kacperczyk;Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh;Laura Veldkamp

  • Information Choice in Macroeconomics and Finance

    Laura L. Veldkamp

  • Media Frenzies in Markets for Financial Information

    Laura L. Veldkamp

  • A Rational Theory of Mutual Funds' Attention Allocation

    Marcin Kacperczyk;Marcin Kacperczyk;Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh;Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh;Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh;Laura Veldkamp;Laura Veldkamp;Laura Veldkamp

  • Big Data in Finance and the Growth of Large Firms

    Juliane Begenau;Maryam Farboodi;Laura Veldkamp

  • Big Data in Finance and the Growth of Large Firms

    Juliane Begenau;Maryam Farboodi;Laura Veldkamp;Laura Veldkamp

  • Slow boom, sudden crash

    Laura L. Veldkamp

  • Understanding Uncertainty Shocks and the Role of Black Swans

    Anna Orlik;Laura Veldkamp

  • Leadership, Coordination, and Corporate Culture

    Patrick Bolton;Markus K. Brunnermeier;Laura Veldkamp

  • Information Acquisition and Under-Diversification

    Laura Veldkamp;Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh

  • Big Data and Firm Dynamics

    Maryam Farboodi;Roxana Mihet;Thomas Philippon;Laura Veldkamp

  • Information Immobility and the Home Bias Puzzle

    Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh;Laura Veldkamp;Laura Veldkamp

  • Long-Run Growth of Financial Data Technology

    Maryam Farboodi;Laura Veldkamp

  • Understanding Uncertainty Shocks and the Role of Black Swans

    Anna Orlik;Laura Veldkamp

  • Germs, Social Networks, and Growth

    Alessandra Fogli;Laura Veldkamp

  • Information Immobility and the Home Bias Puzzle

    Laura Veldkamp;Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh

Frequent Co-Authors

Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh
Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh Columbia University
Marcin T. Kacperczyk
Marcin T. Kacperczyk Imperial College London
Thomas Philippon
Thomas Philippon New York University
Justin Wolfers
Justin Wolfers University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Markus K. Brunnermeier
Markus K. Brunnermeier Princeton University
Patrick Bolton
Patrick Bolton Imperial College London
Christopher J. Mayer
Christopher J. Mayer Columbia University
Andrea Prat
Andrea Prat Columbia University
Thomas J. Sargent
Thomas J. Sargent New York University
Kjetil Storesletten
Kjetil Storesletten University of Minnesota

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