Alan Kraus

9.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
44 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Alan Kraus is a scholar working on Finance, Economics and Econometrics and Accounting. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Kraus has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Finance, 28 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 11 papers in Accounting. Recurrent topics in Alan Kraus's work include Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (21 papers), Economic theories and models (17 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (10 papers). Alan Kraus is often cited by papers focused on Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (21 papers), Economic theories and models (17 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (10 papers). Alan Kraus collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Alan Kraus's co-authors include Robert H. Litzenberger, Robert Heinkel, Josef Zechner, Hans R. Stoll, Michael J. Brennan, Stephen A. Ross, Michael J. Brennan, Amir Rubin, Amir Barnea and Jacob S. Sagi and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and Management Science.

In The Last Decade

Alan Kraus

42 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

A STATE‐PREFERENCE MODEL OF OPTIMAL FINANCIAL LEVERAGE 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 1976 2001 1976 1973 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A STATE‐PREFERENCE MODEL OF OPTIMAL FINANCIAL LEVERAGE
    1973 1.4k citations Alan Kraus, Robert H. Litzenberger The Journal of Finance profile →
  2. SKEWNESS PREFERENCE AND THE VALUATION OF RISK ASSETS*
    1976 1.1k citations Alan Kraus, Robert H. Litzenberger The Journal of Finance profile →
  3. The Effect of Green Investment on Corporate Behavior
    2001 1.0k citations Robert Heinkel, Alan Kraus et al. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis profile →
  4. Skewness Preference and the Valuation of Risk Assets
    1976 538 citations Alan Kraus, Robert H. Litzenberger The Journal of Finance profile →
  5. A State-Preference Model of Optimal Financial Leverage
    1973 478 citations Alan Kraus, Robert H. Litzenberger The Journal of Finance profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan Kraus Canada 19 3.9k 3.3k 2.7k 1.7k 491 44 6.2k
Owen Lamont United States 27 4.9k 1.3× 4.5k 1.4× 3.2k 1.2× 1.3k 0.8× 934 1.9× 38 7.0k
Elroy Dimson United Kingdom 28 4.1k 1.1× 3.3k 1.0× 2.4k 0.9× 1.7k 1.0× 592 1.2× 98 6.1k
Wilbur G. Lewellen United States 34 2.6k 0.7× 3.9k 1.2× 1.9k 0.7× 1.7k 1.0× 183 0.4× 98 5.2k
Joshua D. Coval United States 24 4.4k 1.1× 2.8k 0.9× 2.6k 1.0× 596 0.3× 567 1.2× 35 5.7k
K.C. John Wei Hong Kong 36 4.4k 1.1× 4.3k 1.3× 2.3k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 508 1.0× 160 6.4k
Bradford Cornell United States 37 3.1k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 2.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 946 1.9× 171 5.3k
Philip Brown Australia 34 4.4k 1.1× 6.9k 2.1× 1.4k 0.5× 3.2k 1.9× 332 0.7× 97 8.3k
Kenneth A. Kim United States 31 2.1k 0.6× 2.9k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 864 0.5× 227 0.5× 64 4.3k
Marcin Kacperczyk United Kingdom 32 4.5k 1.2× 3.8k 1.2× 2.9k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 332 0.7× 77 6.7k
Paul Schultz United States 37 4.8k 1.3× 3.6k 1.1× 2.4k 0.9× 714 0.4× 412 0.8× 80 5.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Kraus

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hunter, Mitchell C., et al.. (2025). Intermediate wheatgrass as a dual use crop for grain and grazing. Frontiers in Agronomy. 7.
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Hollifield, Burton & Alan Kraus. (2009). Defining Bad News: Changes in Return Distributions That Decrease Risky Asset Demand. Management Science. 55(7). 1227–1236. 3 indexed citations
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Rubin, Amir & Alan Kraus. (2006). Managerial Stock Options when Shareholders are Diversified. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Barnea, Amir, Robert Heinkel, & Alan Kraus. (2004). Green investors and corporate investment. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. 16(3). 332–346. 5 indexed citations
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Kraus, Alan & Amir Rubin. (2003). The Effect of Short Sale Constraint Removal on Volatility in the Presence of Heterogeneous Beliefs*. International Review of Finance. 4(3-4). 171–188. 10 indexed citations
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Kraus, Alan, et al.. (1998). Endogenous sunspots, pseudo-bubbles, and beliefs about beliefs. Journal of Financial Markets. 1(2). 151–174. 6 indexed citations
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Kraus, Alan, et al.. (1996). Heterogeneous Beliefs and the Effect of Replicatable Options on Asset Prices. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Heinkel, Robert & Alan Kraus. (1988). Measuring Event Impacts in Thinly Traded Stocks. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 23(1). 71–71. 32 indexed citations
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Kraus, Alan & Gordon Sick. (1980). Distinguishing Beliefs and Preferences in Equilibrium Prices. The Journal of Finance. 35(2). 335–335. 1 indexed citations
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Kraus, Alan & Gordon Sick. (1979). Communication of Aggregate Preferences Through Market Prices. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 14(4). 695–695. 2 indexed citations
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Brennan, Michael J. & Alan Kraus. (1978). Necessary Conditions for Aggregation in Securities Markets. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 13(3). 407–407. 46 indexed citations
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Kraus, Alan & Robert H. Litzenberger. (1976). SKEWNESS PREFERENCE AND THE VALUATION OF RISK ASSETS*. The Journal of Finance. 31(4). 1085–1100. 1115 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kraus, Alan & Robert H. Litzenberger. (1975). MARKET EQUILIBRIUM IN A MULTIPERIOD STATE PREFERENCE MODEL WITH LOGARITHMIC UTILITY†. The Journal of Finance. 30(5). 1213–1227. 51 indexed citations
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Kraus, Alan & Robert H. Litzenberger. (1975). Market Equilibrium in a Multiperiod State Preference Model with Logarithmic Utility. The Journal of Finance. 30(5). 1213–1213. 17 indexed citations
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Kraus, Alan & Robert H. Litzenberger. (1973). A STATE‐PREFERENCE MODEL OF OPTIMAL FINANCIAL LEVERAGE. The Journal of Finance. 28(4). 911–922. 1447 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kraus, Alan & Robert H. Litzenberger. (1973). A State-Preference Model of Optimal Financial Leverage. The Journal of Finance. 28(4). 911–911. 478 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kraus, Alan & Ronald J. Huefner. (1972). Cash-Flow Patterns and the Choice of a Depreciation Method. 3(1). 316–316. 7 indexed citations
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Kraus, Alan & Hans R. Stoll. (1972). Price Impacts of Block Trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Journal of Finance. 27(3). 569–569. 94 indexed citations
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Kraus, Alan & Hans R. Stoll. (1972). Parallel Trading by Institutional Investors. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 7(5). 2107–2107. 69 indexed citations

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