Brian Jacob

12.0k citations
123 papers · 5.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 35

Brian Jacob

118 papers receiving 5.2k citations

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Brian Jacob
Comparison fields: 5 of 155
  • Education 3.6k
  • Safety Research 711
  • Information Systems and Management 548
  • Gender Studies 370
  • Economics and Econometrics 1.1k
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Brian Jacob, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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Measuring Up: Assessing Instructor Effectiveness in Higher Education
20173
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The Effect of Labor Market Information on Community College Students’ Major Choice
20171
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Measuring Instructor Effectiveness in Higher Education. NBER Working Paper No. 22998.
20161
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College as Country Club: Do Colleges Cater to Students' Preferences for Consumption? NBER Working Paper No. 18745.
201319
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Principled Principals: New Evidence from Chicago Shows They Fire the Least Effective Teachers.
20110
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Evaluating NCLB: Accountability Has Produced Substantial Gains in Math Skills but Not in Reading
20105
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Rational Ignorance in Education: A Field Experiment in Student Plagiarism. NBER Working Paper No. 15672.
201017
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The Impact of No Child Left Behind on Student Achievement. NBER Working Paper No. 15531.
200925
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Improving Educational Outcomes for Poor Children. NBER Working Paper No. 14550.
20085
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The Effect of Gun Shows on Gun-Related Deaths: Evidence from California and Texas
20081
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The Persistence of Teacher-Induced Learning Gains. NBER Working Paper No. 14065.
200818
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Is Gaining Access to Selective Elementary Schools Gaining Ground? Evidence From Randomized Lotteries. NBER Working Paper No. 13443.
20075
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In Low-Income Schools, Parents Want Teachers Who Teach; In Affluent Schools, Other Things Matter.
200710
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The Effect of Grade Retention on High School Completion. NBER Working Paper No. 13514.
20077
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What Do Parents Value in Education? An Empirical Investigation of Parents' Revealed Preferences for Teachers. NBER Working Paper No. 11494.
20055
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To Catch a Cheat: The Pressures of Accountability May Encourage School Personnel to Doctor the Results from High-Stakes Tests. Here's How to Stop Them
20041
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High Stakes in Chicago: Did Chicago's Rising Test Scores Reflect Genuine Academic Improvement? (Research)
20033

About Brian Jacob

Brian Jacob is a scholar working on Education, Information Systems and Management, Safety Research, Accounting and Demography, having authored 123 papers that have together received 5.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include School Choice and Performance (57 papers), Higher Education Research Studies (25 papers), Parental Involvement in Education (15 papers), Innovations in Educational Methods (13 papers), Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (11 papers), Educational Assessment and Improvement (11 papers), Education Systems and Policy (9 papers) and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Education (3.6k citations), Safety Research (711 citations), Information Systems and Management (548 citations), Gender Studies (370 citations) and Economics and Econometrics (1.1k citations). Brian Jacob has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Belgium. Frequent co-authors include Lars Lefgren, Steven D. Levitt, Julie Berry Cullen, Jens Ludwig, Thomas S. Dee, Jonah E. Rockoff, Enrico Moretti, Douglas O. Staiger, Thomas J. Kane and David Sims. Their work appears in journals such as Education next, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, The Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Public Economics and The Quarterly Journal of Economics.

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