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David N Figlio

  • 2463 Citations
1994 …2020
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Research Output 1994 2019

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2019
2 Citations (Scopus)

Evidence that prenatal testosterone transfer from male twins reduces the fertility and socioeconomic success of their female co-twins

Bütikofer, A., Figlio, D. N., Karbownik, K., Kuzawa, C. W. & Salvanes, K. G., Apr 2 2019, In : Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116, 14, p. 6749-6753 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
Fertility
Testosterone
Socialization
Maternal Age
Fertilization in Vitro
1 Citation (Scopus)

Family disadvantage and the gender gap in behavioral and educational outcomes

Autor, D., Figlio, D. N., Karbownik, K., Roth, J. & Wasserman, M., Jul 1 2019, In : American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 11, 3, p. 338-381 44 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Disadvantage
Education
Gender gap
Siblings
High school

School Starting Age and Cognitive Development

Dhuey, E., Figlio, D. N., Karbownik, K. & Roth, J., Jun 1 2019, In : Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 38, 3, p. 538-578 41 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

cognitive development
school
school policy
demographic situation
kindergarten

Small-for-Gestational Age Birth Confers Similar Educational Performance through Middle School

Murthy, K., Karbownik, K., Garfield, C., Falciglia, G. H., Roth, J. & Figlio, D. N., Jan 1 2019, In : Journal of Pediatrics.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Gestational Age
Parturition
Siblings
Birth Certificates
Mothers
1 Citation (Scopus)

Unwelcome guests? The effects of refugees on the educational outcomes of incumbent students

Figlio, D. N. & Özek, U., Jan 1 2019, In : Journal of Labor Economics.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Refugees
Education
Incumbents
Migrants
Earthquake
2018

Do students benefit from longer school days? Regression discontinuity evidence from Florida's additional hour of literacy instruction

Figlio, D. N., Holden, K. L. & Ozek, U., Dec 1 2018, In : Economics of Education Review. 67, p. 171-183 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

literacy
instruction
regression
school
evidence
3 Citations (Scopus)

School accountability and teacher mobility

Feng, L., Figlio, D. N. & Sass, T., Jan 1 2018, In : Journal of Urban Economics. 103, p. 1-17 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

accountability
responsibility
teacher
school
grading
2017
10 Citations (Scopus)

Educational performance of children born prematurely

Garfield, C., Karbownik, K., Murthy, K., Falciglia, G. H., Guryan, J. E., Figlio, D. N. & Roth, J., Aug 1 2017, In : JAMA Pediatrics. 171, 8, p. 764-770 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Gestational Age
Pregnancy
Premature Birth
Students
Mathematics
9 Citations (Scopus)

Socioeconomic status and genetic influences on cognitive development

Figlio, D. N., Freese, J., Karbownik, K., Roth, J. & Heckman, J. J., Dec 19 2017, In : Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 114, 51, p. 13441-13446 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Social Class
Cognition
Cognitive Science
Birth Certificates
Gene-Environment Interaction
5 Citations (Scopus)

The promise of administrative data in education research

Figlio, D. N., Karbownik, K. & Salvanes, K., Apr 1 2017, In : Education Finance and Policy. 12, 2, p. 129-136 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

education
data storage
taxes
health
time
2016
14 Citations (Scopus)

Accountability in US education: Applying lessons from K-12 experience to higher education

Deming, D. J. & Figlio, D. N., Jun 1 2016, In : Journal of Economic Perspectives. 30, 3, p. 33-55 23 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Education
Accountability
6 Citations (Scopus)

Long-term cognitive and health outcomes of school-aged children who were born late-term vs full-term

Figlio, D. N., Guryan, J. E., Karbownik, K. & Roth, J., Aug 1 2016, In : JAMA Pediatrics. 170, 8, p. 758-764 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

School Health Services
Pregnancy
Parturition
Logistic Models
Mothers
11 Citations (Scopus)

School quality and the gender gap in educational achievement

Autor, D., Figlio, D., Karbownik, K., Roth, J. & Wasserman, M., May 1 2016, In : American Economic Review. 106, 5, p. 289-295 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Gender gap
Education
School quality
2015
25 Citations (Scopus)

Are tenure track professors better teachers?

Figlio, D. N., Schapiro, M. & Soter, K. B., Oct 1 2015, In : Review of Economics and Statistics. 97, 4, p. 715-724 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

university teacher
teacher
student
effectiveness of teaching
first-year student
7 Citations (Scopus)

Information Shocks and the Take-Up of Social Programs

Figlio, D. N., Hamersma, S. & Roth, J., Jan 1 2015, In : Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 34, 4, p. 781-804 24 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

immigrant
participation
infant
welfare
reform
2014
25 Citations (Scopus)

Competitive effects of means-tested school vouchers

Figlio, D. N. & Hart, C. M. D., Feb 21 2014, In : American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 6, 1 A, p. 133-156 24 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Competitive effect
Public schools
School vouchers
Vouchers
Financial incentives
77 Citations (Scopus)

The effects of poor neonatal health on children's cognitive development?

Figlio, D. N., Guryan, J. E., Karbownik, K. & Roth, J., Dec 1 2014, In : American Economic Review. 104, 12, p. 4205-4230 26 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Health
Cognitive development
Resources
Fixed effects model
Siblings
2013
56 Citations (Scopus)

Feeling the florida heat? How low-performing schools respond to voucher and accountabilitypressure

Rouse, C. E., Hannaway, J., Goldhaber, D. & Figlio, D., May 1 2013, In : American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. 5, 2, p. 251-281 31 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Vouchers
Test scores
School accountability
Census
Student performance
58 Citations (Scopus)

Is it live or is it internet? experimental estimates of the effects of online instruction on student learning

Figlio, D. N., Rush, M. & Yin, L., Oct 1 2013, In : Journal of Labor Economics. 31, 4, p. 763-784 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

World Wide Web
Student learning
Factors
Microeconomics
University research
2012
9 Citations (Scopus)

Sex, Drugs, and Catholic Schools: Private Schooling and Non-Market Adolescent Behaviors

Figlio, D. N. & Ludwig, J., Nov 1 2012, In : German Economic Review. 13, 4, p. 385-415 31 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Private schools
Drugs
Schooling
Teens
Drinking
13 Citations (Scopus)

Suburbanization, demographic change and the consequences for school finance

Figlio, D. N. & Fletcher, D., Dec 1 2012, In : Journal of Public Economics. 96, 11-12, p. 1144-1153 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Suburbanization
School finance
Demographic change
Suburbs
School districts
75 Citations (Scopus)

Value added of teachers in high-poverty schools and lower poverty schools

Sass, T. R., Hannaway, J., Xu, Z., Figlio, D. N. & Feng, L., Sep 1 2012, In : Journal of Urban Economics. 72, 2-3, p. 104-122 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

value added
poverty
teacher
school
student
2011
5 Citations (Scopus)

Does competition improve public schools?

Figlio, D. N. & Hart, C., Jan 1 2011, In : Education Next. 11, 1, p. 74-80 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

school

Is it Live or is it Internet? Experimental Estimates of the Effects of Online Instruction on Student Learning

Figlio, D., Rush, M. & Yin, L., 2011, In : Journal of Labor Economics.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

93 Citations (Scopus)

School Accountability

Figlio, D. N. & Loeb, S., Jan 1 2011, In : Handbook of the Economics of Education. 3, p. 383-421 39 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

responsibility
school
student
Federal Administration
Accountability
2010
18 Citations (Scopus)

Who uses a means-tested scholarship, and what do they choose?

Figlio, D. N., Hart, C. M. D. & Metzger, M., Apr 1 2010, In : Economics of Education Review. 29, 2, p. 301-317 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

student
school
corporate tax
private school
evidence
2009
33 Citations (Scopus)

Does prenatal WIC participation improve birth outcomes? New evidence from Florida

Figlio, D. N., Hamersma, S. & Roth, J., Feb 1 2009, In : Journal of Public Economics. 93, 1-2, p. 235-245 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Birth outcomes
Participation
Birth weight
Siblings
Nutrition
36 Citations (Scopus)

Public sector performance measurement and stakeholder support

Figlio, D. N. & Kenny, L. W., Oct 1 2009, In : Journal of Public Economics. 93, 9-10, p. 1069-1077 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Stakeholders
Public sector
Performance measurement
Public sector organizations
Nonprofit organization
2007

Boys Named Sue: Disruptive Children and their Peers

Figlio, D., 2007, In : Education Finance and Policy.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

school
classroom
student
elementary school
district
89 Citations (Scopus)

Individual teacher incentives and student performance

Figlio, D. N. & Kenny, L. W., Jun 1 2007, In : Journal of Public Economics. 91, 5-6, p. 901-914 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Student performance
Incentives
Test scores
Student achievement
Financial incentives
2006
110 Citations (Scopus)

Do accountability and voucher threats improve low-performing schools?

Figlio, D. N. & Rouse, C. E., Jan 1 2006, In : Journal of Public Economics. 90, 1-2, p. 239-255 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Vouchers
Accountability
Threat
Stigma
Factors
96 Citations (Scopus)

Testing, crime and punishment

Figlio, D. N., May 1 2006, In : Journal of Public Economics. 90, 4-5, p. 837-851 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Punishment
Testing
Crime
School districts
Incentives
2005
95 Citations (Scopus)

Food for thought: The effects of school accountability plans on school nutrition

Figlio, D. N. & Winicki, J., Feb 1 2005, In : Journal of Public Economics. 89, 2-3, p. 381-394 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Nutrition
School accountability
Food
Accountability
Testing
2004
52 Citations (Scopus)

Competition between private and public schools: Testing stratification and pricing predictions

Epple, D., Figlio, D. & Romano, R., Jul 1 2004, In : Journal of Public Economics. 88, 7-8, p. 1215-1245 31 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Public schools
Testing
Private schools
Pricing
Prediction
62 Citations (Scopus)

Do high grading standards affect student performance?

Figlio, D. N. & Lucas, M. E., Aug 1 2004, In : Journal of Public Economics. 88, 9-10, p. 1815-1834 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Student performance
Grading
Test scores
Mean reversion
School districts
17 Citations (Scopus)

Maternal and infant factors associated with excess kindergarten costs

Roth, J., Figlio, D. N., Chen, Y., Ariet, M., Carter, R. L., Resnick, M. B. & Morse, S. B., Sep 1 2004, In : Pediatrics. 114, 3, p. 720-728 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Mothers
Costs and Cost Analysis
Special Education
Parturition
Birth Certificates
12 Citations (Scopus)

Political economy of the inequality in school spending

Figlio, D. N., Husted, T. A. & Kenny, L. W., Jan 1 2004, In : Journal of Urban Economics. 55, 2, p. 338-349 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

political economy
school
political structure
constitutional state
taxes
1 Citation (Scopus)

The gentleman's "A"

Figlio, D. N. & Lucas, M. E., Mar 1 2004, In : Education Next. 4, 2, p. 60-66 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

220 Citations (Scopus)

What's in a grade? School report cards and the housing market

Figlio, D. N. & Lucas, M. E., Jun 1 2004, In : American Economic Review. 94, 3, p. 591-604 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Report cards
Housing market
House prices
Residential location
Residential property
2003

Fiscal Implications of School Accountability Initiatives

Figlio, D., 2003, In : Tax Policy and the Economy.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

53 Citations (Scopus)

Food stamp caseloads over the business cycle

Ziliak, J. P., Gundersen, C. & Figlio, D. N., Jan 1 2003, In : Southern Economic Journal. 69, 4, p. 903-919 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Food stamps
Business cycles
Welfare reform
Unemployment rate
Panel data
2002
45 Citations (Scopus)

Can public schools buy better-qualified teachers?

Figlio, D. N., Jan 1 2002, In : Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 55, 4, p. 686-699 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Wages
Public schools
School districts
Education
Salary
84 Citations (Scopus)

School choice and the distributional effects of ability tracking: Does separation increase inequality?

Figlio, D. N. & Page, M. E., Jan 1 2002, In : Journal of Urban Economics. 51, 3, p. 497-514 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

school choice
student
ability
evidence
empirical research
2001
42 Citations (Scopus)

Can public policy affect private school cream skimming?

Figlio, D. N. & Stone, J. A., Jan 1 2001, In : Journal of Urban Economics. 49, 2, p. 240-266 27 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

private school
public policy
crime rate
violent crime
school
34 Citations (Scopus)

Tax limits and the qualifications of new teachers

Figlio, D. N. & Rueben, K. S., Apr 1 2001, In : Journal of Public Economics. 80, 1, p. 49-71 23 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Tax
Qualification
Education
Test scores
Equalization
30 Citations (Scopus)

The local response to tax limitation measures: Do local governments manipulate voters to increase revenues?

Figlio, D. N. & O'Sullivan, A., Dec 1 2001, In : Journal of Law and Economics. 44, 1, p. 233-257 25 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

taxes
revenue
mayor
police officer
evidence
2000
122 Citations (Scopus)

Accounting for the decline in AFDC caseloads: Welfare reform or the economy?

Ziliak, J. P., Figlio, D. N., Davis, E. E. & Connolly, L. S., Jan 1 2000, In : Journal of Human Resources. 35, 3, p. 570-586 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Economics
Child welfare
Welfare reform
Macroeconomy
Economic conditions
19 Citations (Scopus)

Political shirking, opponent quality, and electoral support

Figlio, D. N., Dec 1 2000, In : Public Choice. 103, 3-4, p. 271-284 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

public choice
voter
election
evidence
literature
49 Citations (Scopus)

The effects of foreign direct investment on local communities

Figlio, D. N. & Blonigen, B. A., Jan 1 2000, In : Journal of Urban Economics. 48, 2, p. 338-363 26 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

foreign direct investment
direct investment
foreign investment
public spending
panel data
25 Citations (Scopus)

The effects of the macroeconomy and welfare reform on food stamp caseloads

Figlio, D. N., Gundersen, C. & Ziliak, J. P., Jan 1 2000, In : American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 82, 3, p. 635-641 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

welfare reform
Food Assistance
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
electronics
researchers