Alexander Edwards

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 956 citations indexed

About

Alexander Edwards is a scholar working on Accounting, Economics and Econometrics and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Edwards has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 956 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Accounting, 15 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 4 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Alexander Edwards's work include Corporate Taxation and Avoidance (24 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (15 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (14 papers). Alexander Edwards is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Taxation and Avoidance (24 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (15 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (14 papers). Alexander Edwards collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Alexander Edwards's co-authors include Terry Shevlin, Casey M. Schwab, Andrew Bird, Ryan J. Wilson, Todd D. Kravet, Thomas Ruchti, Sonja O. Rego, Gus De Franco, Scott Liao and Kenneth J. Klassen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Financial Economics, Management Science and Journal of Accounting and Economics.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Edwards

26 papers receiving 921 citations

Hit Papers

Financial Constraints and Cash Tax Savings 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300 400
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. Financial Constraints and Cash Tax Savings
    2015 436 citations Alexander Edwards, Casey M. Schwab et al. The Accounting Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander Edwards Canada 13 898 643 133 61 16 30 956
Casey M. Schwab United States 16 1.1k 1.2× 754 1.2× 198 1.5× 60 1.0× 26 1.6× 28 1.1k
Leslie A. Robinson United States 19 1.2k 1.3× 944 1.5× 118 0.9× 26 0.4× 28 1.8× 43 1.3k
Michael Mayberry United States 12 695 0.8× 431 0.7× 141 1.1× 87 1.4× 32 2.0× 31 761
José López‐Gracia Spain 10 678 0.8× 264 0.4× 130 1.0× 128 2.1× 19 1.2× 15 744
Stacie Kelley Laplante United States 16 1.2k 1.3× 747 1.2× 218 1.6× 76 1.2× 14 0.9× 29 1.3k
Connie D. Weaver United States 16 797 0.9× 313 0.5× 264 2.0× 192 3.1× 30 1.9× 35 839
George A. Plesko United States 13 1.2k 1.4× 791 1.2× 314 2.4× 134 2.2× 17 1.1× 37 1.3k
Lisa De Simone United States 17 1.1k 1.2× 894 1.4× 94 0.7× 28 0.5× 22 1.4× 48 1.1k
G. Brandon Lockhart United States 11 459 0.5× 231 0.4× 252 1.9× 102 1.7× 11 0.7× 26 560
Jung‐Chin Shen France 5 422 0.5× 160 0.2× 197 1.5× 102 1.7× 21 1.3× 7 509

Countries citing papers authored by Alexander Edwards

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander Edwards

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Edwards

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Edwards, Alexander, et al.. (2024). Third‐party reporting and cross‐border tax planning. Contemporary Accounting Research. 41(2). 1248–1283. 4 indexed citations
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Edwards, Alexander, et al.. (2024). Corporate Taxes and Initial Public Offerings: Evidence from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. National Tax Journal. 77(1). 75–109. 3 indexed citations
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Edwards, Alexander, et al.. (2021). Do Third-Party Cross-Border Tax Transparency Requirements Impact Firm Behavior?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Edwards, Alexander, et al.. (2020). Taxes and IPO Pricing: Evidence from U.S. Tax Reform. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Edwards, Alexander, et al.. (2020). Capital gains taxation and funding for start-ups. Journal of Financial Economics. 138(2). 549–571. 30 indexed citations
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Edwards, Alexander, et al.. (2020). The Decreasing Trend in U.S. Cash Effective Tax Rates: The Role of Growth in Pre-Tax Income. The Accounting Review. 96(5). 231–261. 33 indexed citations
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Franco, Gus De, Alexander Edwards, & Scott Liao. (2020). Product Market Peers in Lending. Management Science. 67(3). 1876–1894. 12 indexed citations
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Edwards, Alexander, et al.. (2018). Investor Response to Tax Related SEC Comment Letters. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Edwards, Alexander, et al.. (2018). Capital Gains Taxation and Funding for Start-Ups. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Edwards, Alexander. (2017). The Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance and Firm Creditworthiness. Journal of the American Taxation Association. 40(1). 57–80. 23 indexed citations
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Bird, Andrew, Alexander Edwards, & Terry Shevlin. (2017). Does U.S. foreign earnings lockout advantage foreign acquirers?. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 64(1). 150–166. 26 indexed citations
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Bird, Andrew, Alexander Edwards, & Thomas Ruchti. (2016). Taxes and Peer Effects. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Edwards, Alexander, Casey M. Schwab, & Terry Shevlin. (2015). Financial Constraints and Cash Tax Savings. The Accounting Review. 91(3). 859–881. 436 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blaylock, Bradley S., et al.. (2015). The Role of Government in the Labor–Creditor Relationship: Evidence from the Chrysler Bankruptcy. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 50(3). 325–348. 7 indexed citations
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Edwards, Alexander, Todd D. Kravet, & Ryan J. Wilson. (2015). Trapped Cash and the Profitability of Foreign Acquisitions. Contemporary Accounting Research. 33(1). 44–77. 92 indexed citations
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Edwards, Alexander, Casey M. Schwab, & Terry Shevlin. (2013). Financial Constraints and the Incentive for Tax Planning. SSRN Electronic Journal. 31 indexed citations
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Edwards, Alexander, Todd D. Kravet, & Ryan J. Wilson. (2012). Agency Costs of Permanently Reinvested Earnings. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Edwards, Alexander, Todd D. Kravet, & Ryan J. Wilson. (2012). Permanently Reinvested Earnings and the Profitability of Foreign Cash Acquisitions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 20 indexed citations
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Edwards, Alexander, et al.. (2012). Permanently Reinvested Earnings and the Profitability of Foreign Cash Acquisitions. 4 indexed citations
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Edwards, Alexander. (2011). Does the deferred tax asset valuation allowance signal firm creditworthiness. UMI eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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