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3174
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Melissa S. Kearney 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 Melissa S. Kearney sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 106 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Melissa S. Kearney 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 Melissa S. Kearney sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Melissa S. Kearney is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within social sciences and health professions, with a notable focus on demographic trends, gender studies, and economic factors influencing family and labor dynamics.

Their recent scholarly output includes several papers published between 2020 and 2023. Key publications include:

  • "Explaining the Decline in the US Employment-to-Population Ratio: A Review of the Evidence" (2020), Journal of Economic Literature
  • "The Puzzle of Falling US Birth Rates since the Great Recession" (2022), The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • "Role Models, Mentors, and Media Influences" (2020), The Future of Children
  • "The US COVID-19 baby bust and rebound" (2023), Journal of Population Economics
  • "The Puzzle of Falling Us Birth Rates Since the Great Recession" (2021), SSRN Electronic Journal

The main fields of study for this researcher are social sciences, with 26 publications, and health professions, with 16 publications. Their work intersects several subfields, such as general health professions, demography, gender studies, education, and economics and econometrics.

Specific topics frequently explored in their research include:

  • Employment and welfare studies
  • Global health care issues
  • Gender, labor, and family dynamics
  • Retirement, disability, and employment
  • Family dynamics and relationships
  • Income, poverty, and inequality
  • Labor market dynamics and wage inequality

Throughout their career, Melissa S. Kearney has collaborated often with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Phillip B. Levine
  • Luke Pardue
  • Lisa Dettling
  • Brad J. Hershbein
  • Brendan M. Price

Their research has been published in several venues repeatedly, with twelve publications in the SSRN Electronic Journal, two in The Future of Children, two in AEA Papers and Proceedings, and individual publications in the Journal of Economic Literature and The Journal of Economic Perspectives.

Best Publications

  • Trends in U.S. Wage Inequality: Revising the Revisionists

    David H. Autor;Lawrence F. Katz;Melissa S. Kearney

  • The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market

    David Autor;Lawrence Katz;Melissa Kearney

  • Parental Education and Parental Time With Children

    Jonathan Guryan;Erik Hurst;Melissa Kearney

  • Rising Wage Inequality: The Role of Composition and Prices

    David H. Autor;Lawrence F. Katz;Melissa S. Kearney

  • Media Influences on Social Outcomes: The Impact of MTV’s 16 and Pregnant on Teen Childbearing.

    Melissa S. Kearney;Phillip B. Levine

  • Trends in U.S. Wage Inequality: Re-Assessing the Revisionists

    David H. Autor;Lawrence F. Katz;Melissa S. Kearney

  • Why is the Teen Birth Rate in the United States so High and Why Does it Matter

    Melissa Kearney;Phillip Levine

  • Rising wage inequality : the role of composition and prices

    David H. Autor;David H. Autor;David H. Autor;Lawrence F. Katz;Lawrence F. Katz;Melissa Schettini Kearney;Melissa Schettini Kearney

  • House prices and birth rates: The impact of the real estate market on the decision to have a baby

    Lisa J Dettling;Melissa Schettini Kearney

  • Trends in U.S. Wage Inequality: Re-Assessing the Revisionists

    David H. Autor;David H. Autor;David H. Autor;Lawrence F. Katz;Lawrence F. Katz;Melissa Schettini Kearney;Melissa Schettini Kearney

  • State Lotteries and Consumer Behavior

    Melissa Schettini Kearney

  • Explaining the Decline in the U.S. Employment-to-Population Ratio: a Review of the Evidence

    Katharine G Abraham;Melissa S Kearney

  • Subsidized Contraception, Fertility, and Sexual Behavior

    Melissa S. Kearney;Phillip B. Levine

  • Male Earnings, Marriageable Men, and Nonmarital Fertility: Evidence from the Fracking Boom

    Melissa S Kearney;Riley Wilson

  • The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market

    David H. Autor;David H. Autor;David H. Autor;Lawrence F. Katz;Lawrence F. Katz;Melissa S. Kearney;Melissa S. Kearney

  • IS THERE AN EFFECT OF INCREMENTAL WELFARE BENEFITS ON FERTILITY BEHAVIOR? A LOOK AT THE FAMILY CAP

    Melissa Schettini Kearney

  • Making Savers Winners: An Overview of Prize-Linked Savings Products

    Melissa Kearney;Peter Tufano;Jonathan Guryan;Erik Hurst

  • Product Recalls, Imperfect Information, and Spillover Effects: Lessons from the Consumer Response to the 2007 Toy Recalls

    Seth M Freedman;Melissa Schettini Kearney;Mara Lederman

  • Ten Economic Facts about Crime and Incarceration in the United States

    Melissa S. Kearney;Benjamin H. Harris;Elisa Jácome;Lucie Parker

  • Gambling at lucky stores: Empirical evidence from state lottery sales

    Jonathan Guryan;Melissa S. Kearney

  • Income Inequality, Social Mobility, and the Decision to Drop Out of High School

    Melissa S. Kearney;Phillip B. Levine

  • Income Inequality and Early Nonmarital Childbearing

    Melissa S. Kearney;Phillip B. Levine

  • The Economic Winners and Losers of Legalized Gambling

    Melissa Schettini Kearney

  • The Puzzle of Falling US Birth Rates Since the Great Recession

    Melissa Schettini Kearney;Phillip B. Levine;Luke W. Pardue

  • Do Lottery Payments Induce Savings Behavior? Evidence from the Lab

    Emel Filiz-Ozbay;Jonathan Guryan;Kyle Hyndman;Melissa Schettini Kearney

  • Investigating recent trends in the U.S. teen birth rate.

    Melissa S. Kearney;Phillip B. Levine

  • How economic inequality shapes mobility expectations and behaviour in disadvantaged youth.

    Alexander S. Browman;Mesmin Destin;Melissa S. Kearney;Melissa S. Kearney;Phillip B. Levine;Phillip B. Levine

  • Making Savers Winners: An Overview of Prize-Linked Savings Products

    Melissa Schettini Kearney;Peter Tufano;Jonathan Guryan;Erik Hurst

Frequent Co-Authors

Phillip B. Levine
Phillip B. Levine Wellesley College
Lawrence F. Katz
Lawrence F. Katz Harvard University
Mark Duggan
Mark Duggan Stanford University
Erik Hurst
Erik Hurst University of Chicago
William N. Evans
William N. Evans University of Notre Dame
Katharine G. Abraham
Katharine G. Abraham University of Maryland, College Park
Peter Tufano
Peter Tufano Harvard University
R. Glenn Hubbard
R. Glenn Hubbard Columbia University
Magne Mogstad
Magne Mogstad University of Chicago

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