David C. Phillips

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 928 citations indexed

About

David C. Phillips is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, David C. Phillips has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 928 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 10 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 6 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in David C. Phillips's work include Homelessness and Social Issues (6 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (5 papers) and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (5 papers). David C. Phillips is often cited by papers focused on Homelessness and Social Issues (6 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (5 papers) and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (5 papers). David C. Phillips collaborates with scholars based in United States. David C. Phillips's co-authors include D. Bob Gowin, Lee J. Cronbach, Sueann Ambron, Jason Millman, David F. Walker, Sanford M. Dornbusch, Robert Hornik, Matthew Freedman, Danielle H. Sandler and James X. Sullivan and has published in prestigious journals such as The Economic Journal, The Review of Economics and Statistics and Journal of Public Economics.

In The Last Decade

David C. Phillips

21 papers receiving 808 citations

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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.

Toward Reform of Program Evaluation

1981 518 citations D. Bob Gowin, Jason Millman et al. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David C. Phillips United States	12	275	259	215	141	136	23	928
Lawrence L. Martin United States	19	216 0.8×	258 1.0×	237 1.1×	257 1.8×	120 0.9×	54	1.1k
Steve Bradley United Kingdom	20	147 0.5×	236 0.9×	153 0.7×	478 3.4×	551 4.1×	64	1.2k
Philip Nyden United States	10	42 0.2×	350 1.4×	250 1.2×	70 0.5×	153 1.1×	24	771
Lisa Bradley Australia	17	88 0.3×	420 1.6×	241 1.1×	69 0.5×	142 1.0×	55	1.3k
Susan T. Gooden United States	17	61 0.2×	427 1.6×	139 0.6×	57 0.4×	191 1.4×	48	940
Eleanor Chelimsky United States	17	607 2.2×	154 0.6×	245 1.1×	116 0.8×	140 1.0×	61	1.1k
Dennis J. Palumbo United States	16	153 0.6×	280 1.1×	136 0.6×	66 0.5×	70 0.5×	47	872
Bart Cambré Belgium	15	117 0.4×	369 1.4×	136 0.6×	98 0.7×	63 0.5×	49	1.0k
George Julnes United States	16	368 1.3×	102 0.4×	204 0.9×	75 0.5×	127 0.9×	43	768
Kea Tijdens Netherlands	15	19 0.1×	545 2.1×	360 1.7×	273 1.9×	73 0.5×	141	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David C. Phillips

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20 of 20 papers shown

Phillips, David C., et al.. (2025). Reducing the burden of mental illness on the criminal justice system: Evidence from light-touch outreach. Journal of Urban Economics. 146. 103734–103734. 1 indexed citations

Phillips, David C. & James X. Sullivan. (2023). Personalizing homelessness prevention: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 43(4). 1101–1128. 3 indexed citations

Phillips, David C. & James X. Sullivan. (2023). Do Homelessness Prevention Programs Prevent Homelessness? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 107(5). 1187–1196. 7 indexed citations

Phillips, David C., et al.. (2022). The effect of emergency financial assistance on healthcare use. Journal of Public Economics. 208. 104626–104626. 5 indexed citations

Freedman, Matthew, et al.. (2022). Experimental evidence on the effects of means-tested public transportation subsidies on travel behavior. Regional Science and Urban Economics. 96. 103803–103803. 13 indexed citations

Freedman, Matthew, et al.. (2022). Can transportation subsidies reduce failures to appear in criminal court? Evidence from a pilot randomized controlled trial. Economics Letters. 216. 110540–110540. 9 indexed citations

Freedman, Matthew, et al.. (2021). Understanding socioeconomic disparities in travel behavior during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Journal of Regional Science. 61(4). 753–774. 129 indexed citations

Evans, William N., et al.. (2021). POLICIES TO REDUCE AND PREVENT HOMELESSNESS: WHAT WE KNOW AND GAPS IN THE RESEARCH. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 40(3). 914–963. 28 indexed citations

Phillips, David C., et al.. (2018). Does emergency financial assistance reduce crime?. Journal of Public Economics. 169. 34–51. 35 indexed citations

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Phillips, David C.. (2018). Do Low-Wage Employers Discriminate against Applicants with Long Commutes?. The Journal of Human Resources. 55(3). 864–901. 22 indexed citations

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Phillips, David C.. (2018). Do Comparisons of Fictional Applicants Measure Discrimination When Search Externalities are Present? Evidence from Existing Experiments. The Economic Journal. 27 indexed citations

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Kuersteiner, Guido M., David C. Phillips, & Mauricio Villamizar‐Villegas. (2018). Effective sterilized foreign exchange intervention? Evidence from a rule-based policy. Journal of International Economics. 113. 118–138. 19 indexed citations

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Phillips, David C.. (2017). Stopping on Nine: Evidence of Heuristic Managerial Decision‐Making in Major League Baseball Pitcher Substitutions. Southern Economic Journal. 84(2). 577–599. 3 indexed citations

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Billings, Stephen B. & David C. Phillips. (2017). Why do kids get into trouble on school days?. Regional Science and Urban Economics. 65. 16–24. 5 indexed citations

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Phillips, David C., et al.. (2016). Career Interruption and Productivity: Evidence from Major League Baseball during the Vietnam War Era. Journal of Human Capital. 10(2). 159–185. 2 indexed citations

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Phillips, David C.. (2016). Landlords avoid tenants who pay with vouchers. Economics Letters. 151. 48–52. 28 indexed citations

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Phillips, David C. & Danielle H. Sandler. (2015). Does public transit spread crime? Evidence from temporary rail station closures. Regional Science and Urban Economics. 52. 13–26. 36 indexed citations

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Phillips, David C.. (2011). You're Hurting My Game: Lineup Protection and Injuries in Major League Baseball. Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports. 7(3). 1 indexed citations

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Gowin, D. Bob, Jason Millman, Lee J. Cronbach, et al.. (1981). Toward Reform of Program Evaluation. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 3(6). 85–85. 518 indexed citations breakdown →

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Phillips, David C., et al.. (1975). Ransomes of Ipswich: A history of the firm and a guide to its records. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations

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