Corporate Finance and Governance

Most cited papers

1. Law and FinanceJournal of Political Economy · 1998 · 18,393 citations
2. On Persistence in Mutual Fund PerformanceThe Journal of Finance · 1997 · 17,258 citations
3. The Cross‐Section of Expected Stock ReturnsThe Journal of Finance · 1992 · 15,079 citations
4. Returns to Buying Winners and Selling Losers: Implications for Stock Market EfficiencyThe Journal of Finance · 1993 · 11,666 citations
5. Estimating Standard Errors in Finance Panel Data Sets: Comparing ApproachesReview of Financial Studies · 2008 · 11,462 citations
6. Corporate Ownership Around the WorldThe Journal of Finance · 1999 · 10,797 citations
7. Agency Problems and the Theory of the FirmJournal of Political Economy · 1980 · 10,691 citations
8. Legal Determinants of External FinanceThe Journal of Finance · 1997 · 10,056 citations
9. Social Structure and Competition in Interfirm Networks: The Paradox of EmbeddednessAdministrative Science Quarterly · 1997 · 9,756 citations
10. Agency costs of free cash flow, corporate finance, and takeoversCambridge University Press eBooks · 1996 · 9,606 citations
11. Agency Theory: An Assessment and ReviewAcademy of Management Review · 1989 · 9,385 citations
12. The Modern Industrial Revolution, Exit, and the Failure of Internal Control SystemsThe Journal of Finance · 1993 · 8,756 citations
13. Large Shareholders and Corporate ControlJournal of Political Economy · 1986 · 8,652 citations
14. Financial Intermediation and Delegated MonitoringThe Review of Economic Studies · 1984 · 8,651 citations
15. Asset Stock Accumulation and Sustainability of Competitive AdvantageManagement Science · 1989 · 8,436 citations
16. The Capital Structure PuzzleThe Journal of Finance · 1984 · 7,594 citations
17. Comparative Economic Organization: The Analysis of Discrete Structural AlternativesAdministrative Science Quarterly · 1991 · 7,237 citations
18. Do Investment-Cash Flow Sensitivities Provide Useful Measures of Financing Constraints?The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 1997 · 7,080 citations
19. Higher market valuation of companies with a small board of directorsJournal of Financial Economics · 1996 · 6,860 citations
20. What Do We Know about Capital Structure? Some Evidence from International DataThe Journal of Finance · 1995 · 6,735 citations
21. Dividend Policy, Growth, and the Valuation of SharesThe Journal of Business · 1961 · 6,694 citations
22. Multifactor Explanations of Asset Pricing AnomaliesThe Journal of Finance · 1996 · 6,545 citations
23. THE CORPORATE SOCIAL PERFORMANCE-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE LINKStrategic Management Journal · 1997 · 6,519 citations
24. The Economics of Organization: The Transaction Cost ApproachAmerican Journal of Sociology · 1981 · 6,482 citations
25. Investor Sentiment and the Cross‐Section of Stock ReturnsThe Journal of Finance · 2006 · 6,330 citations
26. Corporate Governance and Equity PricesThe Quarterly Journal of Economics · 2003 · 6,045 citations
27. New Evidence on Measuring Financial Constraints: Moving Beyond the KZ IndexReview of Financial Studies · 2010 · 5,747 citations
28. The Determinants of Capital Structure ChoiceThe Journal of Finance · 1988 · 5,640 citations
29. Property Rights and the Nature of the FirmJournal of Political Economy · 1990 · 5,541 citations
30. The Quality of Accruals and Earnings: The Role of Accrual Estimation ErrorsThe Accounting Review · 2002 · 5,413 citations
31. The Benefits of Lending Relationships: Evidence from Small Business DataThe Journal of Finance · 1994 · 5,402 citations
32. Asset pricing and the bid-ask spreadJournal of Financial Economics · 1986 · 5,349 citations
33. Earnings, Book Values, and Dividends in Equity Valuation*Contemporary Accounting Research · 1995 · 5,272 citations
34. Founding‐Family Ownership and Firm Performance: Evidence from the S&P 500The Journal of Finance · 2003 · 5,223 citations
35. Performance Pay and Top-Management IncentivesJournal of Political Economy · 1990 · 5,192 citations