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Parag A. Pathak

Parag A. Pathak

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
49
Citations
17623
World Ranking
1408
National Ranking
856

Parag A. Pathak publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 141 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Parag A. Pathak 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 Parag A. Pathak sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 101+

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

Parag A. Pathak is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to the Social Sciences, with a particular focus on Education, Economics and Econometrics, and Health. Their research spans various subfields including Emergency Medical Services and General Health Professions.

The primary areas of their scholarly work include:

  • School Choice and Performance
  • Higher Education Research Studies
  • Game Theory and Voting Systems
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Disaster Response and Management

Parag A. Pathak has published a number of papers in renowned journals across economics and education domains. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Do Parents Value School Effectiveness?" (2020) in American Economic Review
  • "The Long-Term Effects of Universal Preschool in Boston" (2022) in The Quarterly Journal of Economics
  • "Efficiency, Justified Envy, and Incentives in Priority-Based Matching" (2020) in American Economic Review Insights
  • "Explicit vs. statistical targeting in affirmative action: Theory and evidence from Chicago's exam schools" (2020) in Journal of Economic Theory
  • "Covid-19: how to prioritize worse-off populations in allocating safe and effective vaccines" (2020) in BMJ

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Tayfun Sönmez
  • M. Utku Ünver
  • Joshua D. Angrist
  • Christopher Walters
  • Peter Hull

Publications appear regularly in the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • American Economic Review
  • CHEST Journal
  • American Economic Review Insights

Best Publications

  • Short interest, institutional ownership, and stock returns

    Paul Asquith;Parag A. Pathak;Jay R. Ritter

  • Forced Sales and House Prices

    John Y. Campbell;Stefano Giglio;Parag Pathak

  • The New York City High School Match

    Atila Abdulkadiroğlu;Parag A. Pathak;Alvin E. Roth

  • Accountability and Flexibility in Public Schools: Evidence from Boston's Charters And Pilots

    Atila Abdulkadiroğlu;Joshua D. Angrist;Susan M. Dynarski;Thomas J. Kane

  • The Boston Public School Match

    Atila Abdulkadiroğlu;Parag A. Pathak;Alvin E. Roth;Tayfun Sönmez

  • Strategy-Proofness Versus Efficiency in Matching with Indifferences: Redesigning the NYC High School Match

    Atila Abdulkadiroglu;Parag Abishek Pathak;Alvin E. Roth

  • Explaining Charter School Effectiveness

    Joshua D. Angrist;Parag A. Pathak;Christopher R. Walters

  • THE ELITE ILLUSION: ACHIEVEMENT EFFECTS AT BOSTON AND NEW YORK EXAM SCHOOLS

    Atila Abdulkadiroğlu;Joshua David Angrist;Parag A. Pathak

  • Incentives and Stability in Large Two-Sided Matching Markets

    Fuhito Kojima;Parag A. Pathak

  • Leveling the Playing Field: Sincere and Sophisticated Players in the Boston Mechanism

    Parag A. Pathak;Tayfun Sönmez

  • School Admissions Reform in Chicago and England: Comparing Mechanisms by their Vulnerability to Manipulation

    Parag A. Pathak;Tayfun Sonmez

  • Stand and Deliver: Effects of Boston’s Charter High Schools on College Preparation, Entry, and Choice

    Joshua D. Angrist;Sarah R. Cohodes;Susan M. Dynarski;Parag A. Pathak

  • Inputs and Impacts in Charter Schools: KIPP Lynn

    Joshua D. Angrist;Susan M. Dynarski;Thomas J. Kane;Parag A. Pathak

  • Matching with Couples: Stability and Incentives in Large Markets

    Fuhito Kojima;Parag Pathak;Alvin Roth

  • Housing Market Spillovers: Evidence from the End of Rent Control in Cambridge, Massachusetts

    David H. Autor;Christopher John Palmer;Parag Pathak

  • Changing the Boston School Choice Mechanism

    Atila Abdulkadiroglu;Parag A. Pathak;Alvin E. Roth;Tayfun Sönmez

  • Free to Choose: Can School Choice Reduce Student Achievement?

    Atila Abdulkadiroğlu;Parag A. Pathak;Christopher R. Walters

  • Leveraging Lotteries for School Value-Added: Testing and Estimation

    Joshua Angrist;Peter Davenport Hull;Parag Pathak;Christopher Ross Walters

  • Changing the Boston School Choice Mechanism: Strategy-proofness as Equal Access

    Atila Abdulkadiroùglu;Parag A. Pathak;Alvin E. Roth;Tayfun Sonmez

  • Research Design Meets Market Design: Using Centralized Assignment for Impact Evaluation

    Atila Abdulkadiroğlu;Joshua D. Angrist;Yusuke Narita;Parag A. Pathak

  • Strategy-Proofness Versus Efficiency in Matching with Indifferences: Redesigning the New York City High School Match

    Atila Abdulkadiroglu;Parag A. Pathak;Alvin E. Roth;Alvin E. Roth

  • The New York City High School Match

    Parag A. Pathak;Atila Abdulkadiroglu;Alvin Roth

Frequent Co-Authors

Atila Abdulkadiroglu
Atila Abdulkadiroglu Duke University
Tayfun Sönmez
Tayfun Sönmez Boston College
Alvin E. Roth
Alvin E. Roth Stanford University
Susan Dynarski
Susan Dynarski Harvard University
M. Utku Ünver
M. Utku Ünver Boston College
Thomas J. Kane
Thomas J. Kane Harvard University
Jean Tirole
Jean Tirole Toulouse School of Economics
Scott Duke Kominers
Scott Duke Kominers Harvard University

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