Jacob Vigdor

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• University of Washington / Evans School of Public Policy and Governance
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Research profile

author of:

• Minimum-Wage Increases and Low-Wage Employment: Evidence from Seattle
  American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2022)
  by Ekaterina Jardim & Mark C. Long & Robert Plotnick & Emma van Inwegen & Jacob Vigdor & Hilary Wething
  (ReDIF-article, aea:aejpol:v:14:y:2022:i:2:p:263-314)
• The Economic Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
  Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2008)
  by Jacob Vigdor
  (ReDIF-article, aea:jecper:v:22:y:2008:i:4:p:135-54)
• Does The River Spill Over? Estimating The Economic Returns To Attending A Racially Diverse College
  Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2010)
  by Peter Arcidiacono & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-article, bla:ecinqu:v:48:y:2010:i:3:p:537-557)
• Scaling The Digital Divide: Home Computer Technology And Student Achievement
  Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2014)
  by Jacob L. Vigdor & Helen F. Ladd & Erika Martinez
  (ReDIF-article, bla:ecinqu:v:52:y:2014:i:3:p:1103-1119)
• The Katrina Effect: Was There a Bright Side to the Evacuation of Greater New Orleans?
  The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2007)
  by Vigdor Jacob L
  (ReDIF-article, bpj:bejeap:v:7:y:2007:i:1:n:64)
• Do People Value Racial Diversity? Evidence from Nielsen Ratings
  The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2005)
  by Aldrich Eric M & Arcidiacono Peter S. & Vigdor Jacob L
  (ReDIF-article, bpj:bejeap:v:topics.5:y:2005:i:1:n:4)
• Distinguishing Spurious and Real Peer Effects: Evidence from Artificial Societies, Small-Group Experiments, and Real Schoolyards
  Review of Law & Economics, De Gruyter (2008)
  by MacCoun Robert & Cook Philip J. & Muschkin Clara & Vigdor Jacob L
  (ReDIF-article, bpj:rlecon:v:4:y:2008:i:3:n:2)
• Is the Melting Pot Still Hot? Explaining the Resurgence of Immigrant Segregation
  Working Papers, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau (2004)
  by David Cutler & Edward Glaeser & Jacob Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, cen:wpaper:04-10)
• What Should the World Do about Port-au-Prince? An Economic Assessment
  CESifo Forum, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich (2010)
  by Jacob Vigdor
  (ReDIF-article, ces:ifofor:v:11:y:2010:i:02:p:86-91)
• Downtown America: A History of the Place and the People who Made It. By Alison Isenberg. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004. Pp. xviii, 441. $32.50, cloth; $20.00, paper
  The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2005)
  by Vigdor, Jacob L.
  (ReDIF-article, cup:jechis:v:65:y:2005:i:01:p:274-275_26)
• Who teaches whom? Race and the distribution of novice teachers
  Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2005)
  by Clotfelter, Charles T. & Ladd, Helen F. & Vigdor, Jacob
  (ReDIF-article, eee:ecoedu:v:24:y:2005:i:4:p:377-392)
• Teacher credentials and student achievement: Longitudinal analysis with student fixed effects
  Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2007)
  by Clotfelter, Charles T. & Ladd, Helen F. & Vigdor, Jacob L.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:ecoedu:v:26:y:2007:i:6:p:673-682)
• Interpreting ethnic fragmentation effects
  Economics Letters, Elsevier (2002)
  by Vigdor, Jacob L.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:ecolet:v:75:y:2002:i:2:p:271-276)
• Do rising tides lift all prices? Income inequality and housing affordability
  Journal of Housing Economics, Elsevier (2008)
  by Matlack, Janna L. & Vigdor, Jacob L.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:jhouse:v:17:y:2008:i:3:p:212-224)
• The Pursuit of Opportunity: Explaining Selective Black Migration
  Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2002)
  by Vigdor, Jacob L.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:juecon:v:51:y:2002:i:3:p:391-417)
• Residential segregation and preference misalignment
  Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2003)
  by Vigdor, Jacob L.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:juecon:v:54:y:2003:i:3:p:587-609)
• When are ghettos bad? Lessons from immigrant segregation in the United States
  Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2008)
  by Cutler, David M. & Glaeser, Edward L. & Vigdor, Jacob L.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:juecon:v:63:y:2008:i:3:p:759-774)
• Is urban decay bad? Is urban revitalization bad too?
  Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2010)
  by Vigdor, Jacob L.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:juecon:v:68:y:2010:i:3:p:277-289)
• Liquidity constraints and housing prices: Theory and evidence from the VA Mortgage Program
  Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2006)
  by Vigdor, Jacob L.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:pubeco:v:90:y:2006:i:8-9:p:1579-1600)
• Would higher salaries keep teachers in high-poverty schools? Evidence from a policy intervention in North Carolina
  Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2008)
  by Clotfelter, Charles & Glennie, Elizabeth & Ladd, Helen & Vigdor, Jacob
  (ReDIF-article, eee:pubeco:v:92:y:2008:i:5-6:p:1352-1370)
• Representation versus assimilation: How do preferences in college admissions affect social interactions?
  Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2011)
  by Arcidiacono, Peter & Khan, Shakeeb & Vigdor, Jacob L.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:pubeco:v:95:y:2011:i:1-2:p:1-15)
• Representation versus assimilation: How do preferences in college admissions affect social interactions?
  Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2011)
  by Arcidiacono, Peter & Khan, Shakeeb & Vigdor, Jacob L.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:pubeco:v:95:y:2011:i:1:p:1-15)
• Thy neighbor's jobs: geography and labor market dynamics
  Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2003)
  by Glendon, Spencer P. & Vigdor, Jacob L.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:regeco:v:33:y:2003:i:6:p:663-693)
• Is the Melting Pot Still Hot? Explaining the Resurgence of Immigrant Segregation
  Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2005)
  by David M. Cutler & Edward L. Glaeser & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, fth:harver:2071)
• The Impact of a City-Level Minimum-Wage Policy on Supermarket Food Prices in Seattle-King County
  IJERPH, MDPI (2017)
  by Jennifer J. Otten & James Buszkiewicz & Wesley Tang & Anju Aggarwal & Mark Long & Jacob Vigdor & Adam Drewnowski
  (ReDIF-article, gam:jijerp:v:14:y:2017:i:9:p:1039-:d:111420)
• Is the Melting Pot Still Hot? Explaining the Resurgence of Immigrant Segregation
  Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2008)
  by Vigdor, Jacob L. & Glaeser, Edward & Cutler, David
  (ReDIF-paper, hrv:faseco:2664275)
• When Are Ghettos Bad? Lessons from Immigrant Segregation In the United States
  Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2008)
  by Vigdor, Jacob & Glaeser, Edward & Cutler, David
  (ReDIF-paper, hrv:faseco:2666726)
• The Rise and Decline of the American Ghetto
  Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (1999)
  by Cutler, David & Vigdor, Jacob & Glaeser, Edward
  (ReDIF-paper, hrv:faseco:2770033)
• How Prevalent Is Downward Rigidity in Nominal Wages? Evidence from Payroll Records in Washington State
  IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019)
  by Jardim, Ekaterina & Solon, Gary & Vigdor, Jacob
  (ReDIF-paper, iza:izadps:dp12124)
• The Ebbing Tide: How Will Higher Education Adapt to Demographic Change?
  NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024)
  by Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-chapter, nbr:nberch:14970)
• Liquidity Constraints and Housing Prices: Theory and Evidence from the VA Mortgage
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004)
  by Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:10611)
• Federal Oversight, Local Control, and the Specter of "Resegregation" in Southern Schools
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005)
  by Charles T. Clotfelter & Helen F. Ladd & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:11086)
• Is the Melting Pot Still Hot? Explaining the Resurgence of Immigrant Segregation
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005)
  by David M. Cutler & Edward L. Glaeser & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:11295)
• Teacher-Student Matching and the Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006)
  by Charles T. Clotfelter & Helen F. Ladd & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:11936)
• The New Promised Land: Black-White Convergence in the American South, 1960-2000
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006)
  by Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:12143)
• The Academic Achievement Gap in Grades 3 to 8
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006)
  by Charles T. Clotfelter & Helen F. Ladd & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:12207)
• Would Higher Salaries Keep Teachers in High-Poverty Schools? Evidence from a Policy Intervention in North Carolina
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006)
  by Charles Clotfelter & Elizabeth Glennie & Helen Ladd & Jacob Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:12285)
• Do Rising Tides Lift All Prices? Income Inequality and Housing Affordability
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006)
  by Janna L. Matlack & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:12331)
• Fifty Million Voters Can't Be Wrong: Economic Self-Interest and Redistributive Politics
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006)
  by Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:12371)
• Should Sixth Grade be in Elementary or Middle School? An Analysis of Grade Configuration and Student Behavior
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006)
  by Philip J. Cook & Robert MacCoun & Clara Muschkin & Jacob Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:12471)
• How and Why do Teacher Credentials Matter for Student Achievement?
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007)
  by Charles T. Clotfelter & Helen F. Ladd & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:12828)
• Is Urban Decay Bad? Is Urban Revitalization Bad Too?
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007)
  by Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:12955)
• Segregation and the Black-White Test Score Gap
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007)
  by Jacob Vigdor & Jens Ludwig
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:12988)
• The Katrina Effect: Was There a Bright Side to the Evacuation of Greater New Orleans?
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007)
  by Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:13022)
• When Are Ghettos Bad? Lessons from Immigrant Segregation in the United States
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007)
  by David M. Cutler & Edward L. Glaeser & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:13082)
• Teacher Credentials and Student Achievement in High School: A Cross-Subject Analysis with Student Fixed Effects
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007)
  by Charles T. Clotfelter & Helen F. Ladd & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:13617)
• Are Teacher Absences Worth Worrying About in the U.S.?
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007)
  by Charles T. Clotfelter & Helen F. Ladd & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:13648)
• Scaling the Digital Divide: Home Computer Technology and Student Achievement
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010)
  by Jacob L. Vigdor & Helen F. Ladd
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:16078)
• The Aftermath of Accelerating Algebra: Evidence from a District Policy Initiative
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012)
  by Charles T. Clotfelter & Helen F. Ladd & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:18161)
• Algebra for 8th Graders: Evidence on its Effects from 10 North Carolina Districts
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012)
  by Charles T. Clotfelter & Helen F. Ladd & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:18649)
• When Incentives Matter Too Much: Explaining Significant Responses to Irrelevant Information
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014)
  by Thomas Ahn & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:20321)
• The Impact of No Child Left Behind's Accountability Sanctions on School Performance: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from North Carolina
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014)
  by Thomas Ahn & Jacob Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:20511)
• Public Universities, Equal Opportunity, and the Legacy of Jim Crow: Evidence from North Carolina
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015)
  by Charles T. Clotfelter & Helen F. Ladd & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:21577)
• Minimum Wage Increases, Wages, and Low-Wage Employment: Evidence from Seattle
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017)
  by Ekaterina Jardim & Mark C. Long & Robert Plotnick & Emma van Inwegen & Jacob Vigdor & Hilary Wething
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:23532)
• Minimum Wage Increases and Individual Employment Trajectories
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018)
  by Ekaterina Jardim & Mark C. Long & Robert Plotnick & Emma van Inwegen & Jacob Vigdor & Hilary Wething
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:25182)
• How Prevalent Is Downward Rigidity in Nominal Wages? Evidence from Payroll Records in Washington State
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019)
  by Ekaterina S. Jardim & Gary Solon & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:25470)
• Boundary Discontinuity Methods and Policy Spillovers
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022)
  by Ekaterina S. Jardim & Mark C. Long & Robert Plotnick & Emma van Inwegen & Jacob L. Vigdor & Hilary Wething
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:30075)
• The Rise and Decline of the American Ghetto
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997)
  by David M. Cutler & Edward L. Glaeser & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:5881)
• Linking Administrative Data to Understand Effects of Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage Ordinance
  OSF Preprints, Center for Open Science (2018)
  by Romich, Jennifer L. & Althauser, Anne K. & Allard, Scott William & Long, Mark C. & Vigdor, Jacob
  (ReDIF-paper, osf:osfxxx:egvwq)
• Federal Oversight, Local Control, and the Specter of "Resegregation" in Southern Schools
  American Law and Economics Review, American Law and Economics Association (2006)
  by Charles T. Clotfelter & Jacob L. Vigdor & Helen F. Ladd
  (ReDIF-article, oup:amlawe:v:8:y:2006:i:2:p:347-389)
• Teacher Bonuses and Teacher Retention in Low-Performing Schools
  Public Finance Review, (2008)
  by Charles T. Clotfelter & Elizabeth J. Glennie & Helen F. Ladd & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-article, sae:pubfin:v:36:y:2008:i:1:p:63-87)
• Are Teacher Absences Worth Worrying About in the United States?
  Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press (2009)
  by Charles T. Clotfelter & Helen F. Ladd & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-article, tpr:edfpol:v:4:y:2009:i:2:p:115-149)
• Teacher Mobility, School Segregation, and Pay-Based Policies to Level the Playing Field
  Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press (2011)
  by Charles T. Clotfelter & Helen F. Ladd & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-article, tpr:edfpol:v:6:y:2011:i:3:p:399-438)
• Locations, Outcomes, and Selective Migration
  The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2002)
  by Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-article, tpr:restat:v:84:y:2002:i:4:p:751-755)
• Community Composition and Collective Action: Analyzing Initial Mail Response to the 2000 Census
  The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2004)
  by Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-article, tpr:restat:v:86:y:2004:i:1:p:303-312)
• Is the Melting Pot Still Hot? Explaining the Resurgence of Immigrant Segregation
  The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2008)
  by David M. Cutler & Edward L. Glaeser & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-article, tpr:restat:v:90:y:2008:i:3:p:478-497)
• The Academic Achievement Gap in Grades 3 to 8
  The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2009)
  by Charles T. Clotfelter & Helen F. Ladd & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-article, tpr:restat:v:91:y:2009:i:2:p:398-419)
• When Incentives Matter Too Much: Explaining Significant Responses to Irrelevant Information
  Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press (2021)
  by Tom Ahn & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-article, ucp:jhucap:doi:10.1086/716785)
• Opening the Black Box: Behavioral Responses of Teachers and Principals to Pay-for-Performance Incentive Programs
  Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press (2023)
  by Tom Ahn & Jacob Vigdor
  (ReDIF-article, ucp:jhucap:doi:10.1086/724365)
• Other People's Taxes: Nonresident Voters and Statewide Limitation of Local Government
  Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2004)
  by Vigdor, Jacob L
  (ReDIF-article, ucp:jlawec:y:2004:v:47:i:2:p:453-76)
• The Rise and Decline of the American Ghetto
  Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1999)
  by David M. Cutler & Edward L. Glaeser & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-article, ucp:jpolec:v:107:y:1999:i:3:p:455-506)
• Retaking the SAT
  Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2003)
  by Jacob L. Vigdor & Charles T. Clotfelter
  (ReDIF-article, uwp:jhriss:v:38:y:2003:i:1:p1-33)
• Teacher-Student Matching and the Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness
  Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2006)
  by Charles T. Clotfelter & Helen F. Ladd & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-article, uwp:jhriss:v:41:y:2006:i:4:p778-820)
• Teacher Credentials and Student Achievement in High School: A Cross-Subject Analysis with Student Fixed Effects
  Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2010)
  by Charles T. Clotfelter & Helen F. Ladd & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-article, uwp:jhriss:v:45:y:2010:iii:1:p655-681)
• The Aftermath of Accelerating Algebra: Evidence from District Policy Initiatives
  Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2015)
  by Charles T. Clotfelter & Helen F. Ladd & Jacob L. Vigdor
  (ReDIF-article, uwp:jhriss:v:50:y:2015:i:1:p:159-188)
• Do school accountability systems make it more difficult for low-performing schools to attract and retain high-quality teachers?
  Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2004)
  by Charles T. Clotfelter & Helen F. Ladd & Jacob L. Vigdor & Roger Aliaga Diaz
  (ReDIF-article, wly:jpamgt:v:23:y:2004:i:2:p:251-271)
• The negative impacts of starting middle school in sixth grade
  Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2008)
  by Philip J. Cook & Robert MacCoun & Clara Muschkin & Jacob Vigdor
  (ReDIF-article, wly:jpamgt:v:27:y:2008:i:1:p:104-121)