Margaret Leighton : Citation Profile

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RESEARCH PRODUCTION:

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Articles

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Papers

RESEARCH ACTIVITY:

   10 years (2016 - 2026). See details.
   Cites by year: 3
   Journals where Margaret Leighton has often published
   Relations with other researchers
   Recent citing documents: 15.    Total self citations: 1 (3.23 %)

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Relations with other researchers

Works with:

Authors registered in RePEc who have co-authored more than one work in the last five years with Margaret Leighton.

Is cited by:

Del Bono, Emilia (2)

Friedman-Sokuler, Naomi (2)

Zhu, Yu (2)

Justman, Moshe (2)

Skans, Oskar (1)

Pinheiro, Roberto (1)

Backes-Gellner, Uschi (1)

Mazza, Jacopo (1)

LI, HONGYAN (1)

Schuetze, Herbert (1)

van der Berg, Servaas (1)

Cites to:

Altonji, Joseph (6)

Pritchett, Lant (6)

Chevalier, Arnaud (4)

Walker, Ian (4)

O'Dea, Cormac (4)

french, eric (4)

Meghir, Costas (4)

Lévy-Garboua, Louis (4)

Golsteyn, Bart (4)

Page, Lionel (4)

Stenberg, Anders (3)

Main data

Where Margaret Leighton has published?

Working Papers Series with more than one paper published# docs
Economics Discussion Papers / Department of Economics, The University of St Andrews Business School3
IZA Discussion Papers / IZA Network @ LISER2

Recent works citing Margaret Leighton (2026 and 2025)

YearTitle of citing document
2026The Heterogeneous Earnings Impact of Job Loss Across Workers, Establishments, and Markets. (2024). Skans, Oskar ; Simon, Lisa ; Athey, Susan ; Yakymovych, Yaroslav ; Vikstrom, Johan. In: Papers. RePEc:arx:papers:2307.06684.

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2026Translation Readiness Index: Measuring Patent-Paper Proximity from Scientific Publication Text. (2026). Amarasiri, Rasika ; McCarthy, Paul X ; Gong, Xian. In: Papers. RePEc:arx:papers:2606.31102.

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2026Occupation-Specific Education Requirements and Occupational Silos: Evidence from CPA Licensing Rules. (2026). Shah, Parth ; Le, Anthony. In: Working Papers. RePEc:bfi:wpaper:2026-16.

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2024Why college majors and selectivity matter: Major groupings, occupation specificity, and job skills. (2024). Chin, Neil ; Spitzer, Matthew L ; Weiss, Deborah M ; Cronin, Colton. In: Contemporary Economic Policy. RePEc:bla:coecpo:v:42:y:2024:i:2:p:278-304.

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2026Life’s Big Decisions in the Age of AI. (2026). Ngangoue, Maryse Kathleen ; Wang, Bill ; Schotter, Andrew. In: CESifo Working Paper Series. RePEc:ces:ceswps:_12515.

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2025The demand for data analytical skills by gender: Evidence from a field experiment. (2025). Shen, Menghan ; Zheng, Xiangrui ; Ye, Xiaoyang ; Wang, Tong. In: Economics of Education Review. RePEc:eee:ecoedu:v:107:y:2025:i:c:s027277572500041x.

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2024Grades as signals of comparative advantage: How letter grades affect major choices. (2024). Xia, Xing ; Li, Hongyan. In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. RePEc:eee:jeborg:v:227:y:2024:i:c:s0167268124003317.

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2025The Hedgehog’s curse: Knowledge specialization and displacement loss. (2025). Pinheiro, Roberto ; Holter, Hans ; Hernandez Martinez, Victor. In: Labour Economics. RePEc:eee:labeco:v:97:y:2025:i:c:s0927537125000934.

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2026The two faces of worker specialization. (2026). Barany, Zsofia ; Brny, Zsfia L ; Holzheu, Kerstin. In: Labour Economics. RePEc:eee:labeco:v:98:y:2026:i:c:s0927537125001538.

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2025An older college professor like me. (2025). Altindag, Duha T ; Filiz, Elif S ; Cole, Samuel. In: Journal of Public Economics. RePEc:eee:pubeco:v:244:y:2025:i:c:s0047272725000532.

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2025Levelling the Playing Field? SES Differences in Graduate Degree Choices. (2025). Devereux, Paul ; Delaney, Judith M. In: IZA Discussion Papers. RePEc:iza:izadps:dp17652.

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2025Family background, education, and earnings: the limited value of “test-score transmission”. (2025). Justman, Moshe ; Friedman-Sokuler, Naomi. In: Review of Economics of the Household. RePEc:kap:reveho:v:23:y:2025:i:3:d:10.1007_s11150-024-09730-9.

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2024Educational choice, initial wage and wage growth. (2024). Mazza, Jacopo ; Ophem, Hans. In: Empirical Economics. RePEc:spr:empeco:v:67:y:2024:i:3:d:10.1007_s00181-024-02580-5.

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2024Education Policy and Income Inequality When Aptitude Is Innate. (2024). Schuetze, Herbert ; Kennedy, Peter. In: Department Discussion Papers. RePEc:vic:vicddp:2404.

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2024Family background, education, and earnings: The limited value of test-score transmission. (2024). Justman, Moshe ; Friedman-Sokuler, Naomi. In: GLO Discussion Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:glodps:1388.

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Works by Margaret Leighton:

YearTitleTypeCited
2023Major-Occupation Match Quality: An Empirical Measure Based on Relative Productivity In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy.
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2022Mother tongue reading materials as a bridge to literacy In: Economics of Education Review.
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2020Labor market returns to college major specificity In: European Economic Review.
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2023Fostering early childhood development in low-resource communities: Evidence from a group-based parenting intervention in Tanzania In: World Development.
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2019Social promotion in primary school: effects on grade progression In: Post-Print.
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2019Social Promotion in Primary School: Effects on Grade Progression.(2019) In: Brazilian Review of Econometrics.
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2023Rich Grad, Poor Grad: Family Background and College Major Choice In: IZA Discussion Papers.
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2026The Gender Gap in STEM Majors: The (Un)-Importance of Life Goals In: IZA Discussion Papers.
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2026The Gender Gap in STEM Majors: The (Un)-Importance of Life Goals.(2026) In: Economics Discussion Papers.
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2019Unpaid work and access to science professions In: PLOS ONE.
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2025Driven to Achieve: 40 Years of Evidence on College Students Skills and Aspirations In: Economics Discussion Papers.
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2025Childhood Aspirations and Adult Outcomes In: Economics Discussion Papers.
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2024Teachers on the Move: Evidence From a Large-Scale Learning Intervention During Lockdown In: Journal of Development Studies.
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2026Family Background and College Major Choice: Evidence on Major Earnings Growth In: Education Finance and Policy.
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2016Social Promotion in Primary School: Immediate and Cumulated Effects on Attainment In: TSE Working Papers.
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