Crystal Yang

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 918 citations indexed

About

Crystal Yang is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Crystal Yang has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 918 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 11 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in Crystal Yang's work include Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (14 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (10 papers) and Legal and Constitutional Studies (9 papers). Crystal Yang is often cited by papers focused on Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (14 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (10 papers) and Legal and Constitutional Studies (9 papers). Crystal Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. Crystal Yang's co-authors include Will Dobbie, Jacob Goldin, David Arnold, Alma Cohen, Marcella Alsan, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Josiah D. Rich, Raj Chetty, Alexandre Mas and Amanda Agan and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, American Economic Review and The Quarterly Journal of Economics.

In The Last Decade

Crystal Yang

24 papers receiving 860 citations

Hit Papers

The Effects of Pre-Trial Detention on Conviction, Future ... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2018 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Effects of Pre-Trial Detention on Conviction, Future Crime, and Employment: Evidence from Randomly Assigned Judges
    2018 306 citations Will Dobbie, Jacob Goldin et al. American Economic Review profile →
  2. Racial Bias in Bail Decisions*
    2018 200 citations David Arnold, Will Dobbie et al. The Quarterly Journal of Economics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Crystal Yang United States 12 539 373 135 134 92 27 918
Jacob Goldin United States 14 272 0.5× 554 1.5× 81 0.6× 184 1.4× 52 0.6× 59 944
Sonja B. Starr United States 12 763 1.4× 320 0.9× 156 1.2× 119 0.9× 177 1.9× 33 1.1k
Amanda Agan United States 9 428 0.8× 215 0.6× 54 0.4× 78 0.6× 74 0.8× 35 599
David E. Pozen United States 12 364 0.7× 138 0.4× 73 0.5× 56 0.4× 58 0.6× 37 649
Max M. Schanzenbach United States 15 280 0.5× 411 1.1× 250 1.9× 106 0.8× 48 0.5× 43 689
Manudeep Bhuller Norway 11 352 0.7× 277 0.7× 16 0.1× 110 0.8× 42 0.5× 36 685
Roger Bowles United Kingdom 12 238 0.4× 580 1.6× 202 1.5× 40 0.3× 65 0.7× 36 850
Giovanni Mastrobuoni Italy 15 397 0.7× 273 0.7× 11 0.1× 85 0.6× 71 0.8× 48 692
Christopher M. Campbell United States 12 238 0.4× 288 0.8× 12 0.1× 106 0.8× 109 1.2× 32 593
Charles R. Pierret United States 6 394 0.7× 424 1.1× 17 0.1× 93 0.7× 28 0.3× 9 785

Countries citing papers authored by Crystal Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Crystal Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Crystal Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Crystal Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Crystal Yang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Crystal Yang. Crystal Yang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Alsan, Marcella, et al.. (2025). “Something Works” in U.S. Jails: Misconduct and Recidivism Effects of the IGNITE Program. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 140(2). 1367–1415. 2 indexed citations
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Dobbie, Will, et al.. (2024). Algorithmic Recommendations When the Stakes Are High: Evidence from Judicial Elections. AEA Papers and Proceedings. 114. 633–637.
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Agan, Amanda, et al.. (2024). The Labor Market Impacts of Reducing Felony Convictions. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 6(3). 341–358. 1 indexed citations
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Agan, Amanda, et al.. (2023). Labor Market Impacts of Reducing Felony Convictions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Agan, Amanda, et al.. (2023). Labor Market Impacts of Reducing Felony Convictions. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Dobbie, Will, et al.. (2023). Algorithmic Recommendations and Human Discretion. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Alsan, Marcella & Crystal Yang. (2022). Fear and the Safety Net: Evidence from Secure Communities. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 106(6). 1427–1441. 27 indexed citations
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Dobbie, Will & Crystal Yang. (2021). The Economic Costs of Pretrial Detention. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. 2021(1). 251–291. 7 indexed citations
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Dobbie, Will & Crystal Yang. (2021). The US Pretrial System: Balancing Individual Rights and Public Interests. The Journal of Economic Perspectives. 35(4). 49–70. 8 indexed citations
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Dobbie, Will & Crystal Yang. (2021). The Us Pretrial System: Balancing Individual Rights and Public Interests. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Crystal & Will Dobbie. (2019). Equal Protection Under Algorithms: A New Statistical and Legal Framework. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Cohen, Alma & Crystal Yang. (2019). Judicial Politics and Sentencing Decisions. American Economic Journal Economic Policy. 11(1). 160–191. 53 indexed citations
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Dobbie, Will, Jacob Goldin, & Crystal Yang. (2018). The Effects of Pre-Trial Detention on Conviction, Future Crime, and Employment: Evidence from Randomly Assigned Judges. American Economic Review. 108(2). 201–240. 306 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alsan, Marcella & Crystal Yang. (2018). Fear and the Safety Net: Evidence from Secure Communities. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Arnold, David, Will Dobbie, & Crystal Yang. (2018). Racial Bias in Bail Decisions*. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 133(4). 1885–1932. 200 indexed citations breakdown →
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Arnold, David, Will Dobbie, & Crystal Yang. (2017). Racial Bias in Bail Decisions. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Crystal. (2016). Local labor markets and criminal recidivism. Journal of Public Economics. 147. 16–29. 83 indexed citations
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Yang, Crystal. (2015). Free at Last? Judicial Discretion and Racial Disparities in Federal Sentencing. The Journal of Legal Studies. 44(1). 75–111. 19 indexed citations

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