| The impact of No Child Left Behind on student achievement TS Dee, B Jacob Journal of Policy Analysis and management 30 (3), 418-446, 2011 | 1489 | 2011 |
| Rotten apples: An investigation of the prevalence and predictors of teacher cheating BA Jacob, SD Levitt The Quarterly Journal of Economics 118 (3), 843-877, 2003 | 1444 | 2003 |
| Accountability, incentives and behavior: The impact of high-stakes testing in the Chicago Public Schools BA Jacob Journal of public Economics 89 (5-6), 761-796, 2005 | 1199 | 2005 |
| Remedial education and student achievement: A regression-discontinuity analysis BA Jacob, L Lefgren Review of economics and statistics 86 (1), 226-244, 2004 | 963 | 2004 |
| Where the boys aren't: Non-cognitive skills, returns to school and the gender gap in higher education BA Jacob Economics of Education review 21 (6), 589-598, 2002 | 924 | 2002 |
| Can principals identify effective teachers? Evidence on subjective performance evaluation in education BA Jacob, L Lefgren Journal of labor Economics 26 (1), 101-136, 2008 | 882 | 2008 |
| Can you recognize an effective teacher when you recruit one? JE Rockoff, BA Jacob, TJ Kane, DO Staiger Education finance and Policy 6 (1), 43-74, 2011 | 856 | 2011 |
| The challenges of staffing urban schools with effective teachers BA Jacob The future of children, 129-153, 2007 | 855 | 2007 |
| The impact of research grant funding on scientific productivity BA Jacob, L Lefgren Journal of public economics 95 (9-10), 1168-1177, 2011 | 741 | 2011 |
| The effect of school choice on participants: Evidence from randomized lotteries JB Cullen, BA Jacob, S Levitt Econometrica 74 (5), 1191-1230, 2006 | 703 | 2006 |
| Are idle hands the devil’s workshop? Incapacitation, concentration, and juvenile crime BA Jacob, L Lefgren American economic review 93 (5), 1560-1577, 2003 | 650 | 2003 |
| The impact of school choice on student outcomes: an analysis of the Chicago Public Schools JB Cullen, BA Jacob, SD Levitt Journal of Public Economics 89 (5-6), 729-760, 2005 | 621 | 2005 |
| The impact of teacher training on student achievement: Quasi-experimental evidence from school reform efforts in Chicago BA Jacob, L Lefgren Journal of Human Resources 39 (1), 50-79, 2004 | 553 | 2004 |
| Public housing, housing vouchers, and student achievement: Evidence from public housing demolitions in Chicago BA Jacob American Economic Review 94 (1), 233-258, 2004 | 501 | 2004 |
| The impact of No Child Left Behind on students, teachers, and schools [with Comments and Discussion] TS Dee, BA Jacob, CM Hoxby, HF Ladd Brookings papers on economic activity, 149-207, 2010 | 480 | 2010 |
| Getting tough? The impact of high school graduation exams BA Jacob Educational evaluation and policy analysis 23 (2), 99-121, 2001 | 459 | 2001 |
| The effect of grade retention on high school completion BA Jacob, L Lefgren American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 1 (3), 33-58, 2009 | 431 | 2009 |
| The effects of housing assistance on labor supply: Evidence from a voucher lottery BA Jacob, J Ludwig American Economic Review 102 (1), 272-304, 2012 | 373 | 2012 |
| College as country club: Do colleges cater to students’ preferences for consumption? B Jacob, B McCall, K Stange Journal of Labor Economics 36 (2), 309-348, 2018 | 369 | 2018 |
| The dynamics of criminal behavior: Evidence from weather shocks B Jacob, L Lefgren, E Moretti Journal of Human resources 42 (3), 489-527, 2007 | 361 | 2007 |