Jacob Vigdor

Jacob Vigdor joined the Duke faculty in 1999, having received his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University the same year. He holds joint appointments in the Department of Economics and the Sanford Institute of Public Policy. His primary research interests are in the fields of urban economics and public finance. His active research projects focus on racial and ethnic segregation, selective migration, property taxes and tax limitations, and regional economic development.
Recent Research
"Does the River Spill Over? Estimating the Economic Returns to Attending a Racially Diverse College," with P. Arcidiacono
"Racial Segregation in Modern-Day Public Schools," with C. Clotfelter and H. Ladd
"Liquidity Constraints and Durable Good Prices: Theory and Evidence from the VA mortgage program"
Median Voters, Nonresidents, and Property Tax Limitations
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(919) 613-7354
jvigdor@pps.duke.edu
(919) 681-8288
8:30-10:30 AM, Wednesdays
Selected Publications
"Residential Segregation and Preference Misalignment," forthcoming, Journal of Urban Economcs
"Community Heterogeneity and Collective Action: Analyzing Initial Mail Response to the 2000 Census," forthcoming, Review of Economics and Statistics
Thy Neighbor's Jobs: Geography and Labor Market Dynamics (with S. Glendon), forthcoming, Regional Science and Urban Economics
"Locations, Outcomes, and Selective Migration," Review of Economics and Statistics, 2002
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Prof. Vigdor's Curriculum Vitae
Sanford Institute of Public Policy

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