Alma Cohen

9.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
49 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Alma Cohen is a scholar working on Accounting, Economics and Econometrics and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Alma Cohen has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Accounting, 18 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 12 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Alma Cohen's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (23 papers), Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (12 papers) and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (12 papers). Alma Cohen is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (23 papers), Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (12 papers) and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (12 papers). Alma Cohen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and United Kingdom. Alma Cohen's co-authors include Lucian A. Bebchuk, Allen Ferrell, Liran Einav, Charles C. Y. Wang, Peter Siegelman, Rajeev Dehejia, Scott Hirst, Holger Spamann, Dmitri Romanov and Jacob T. Cohen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Financial Economics, American Economic Review and Review of Financial Studies.

In The Last Decade

Alma Cohen

45 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

What Matters in Corporate Governance?

2008 2.4k citations Lucian A. Bebchuk, Alma Cohen et al. profile →
The costs of entrenched boards

2005 759 citations Lucian A. Bebchuk, Alma Cohen Journal of Financial Economics profile →
Estimating Risk Preferences from Deductible Choice

2007 410 citations Alma Cohen, Liran Einav American Economic Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alma Cohen United States	25	4.5k	1.8k	1.8k	1.7k	287	49	6.4k
Alessandra Guariglia United Kingdom	30	2.4k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	2.0k 1.1×	844 0.5×	241 0.8×	92	4.1k
John C. Driscoll United States	18	1.5k 0.3×	497 0.3×	3.8k 2.1×	1.8k 1.0×	452 1.6×	51	5.8k
Charles C. Y. Wang United States	17	1.9k 0.4×	861 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	962 0.6×	243 0.8×	52	3.1k
Alan J. Auerbach United States	41	4.1k 0.9×	564 0.3×	6.7k 3.7×	1.1k 0.6×	452 1.6×	220	8.8k
Nuno Fernandes Spain	17	1.5k 0.3×	555 0.3×	1.0k 0.6×	955 0.5×	249 0.9×	33	2.9k
Barry Bosworth United States	30	1.2k 0.3×	573 0.3×	3.3k 1.8×	2.1k 1.2×	402 1.4×	132	5.7k
José Mata Portugal	21	1.2k 0.3×	703 0.4×	2.8k 1.5×	166 0.1×	424 1.5×	37	3.6k
Mark Aguiar United States	23	1.1k 0.2×	392 0.2×	2.8k 1.5×	1.8k 1.0×	776 2.7×	53	4.9k
Daniel Hoechle Switzerland	10	912 0.2×	488 0.3×	1.5k 0.8×	541 0.3×	285 1.0×	19	2.7k
Steven Stillman New Zealand	29	909 0.2×	533 0.3×	2.6k 1.4×	474 0.3×	1.8k 6.3×	140	5.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Alma Cohen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alma Cohen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alma Cohen

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Cohen, Alma. (2023). The Pervasive Influence of Ideology at the Federal Circuit Courts. SSRN Electronic Journal.

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Cohen, Alma. (2023). The Pervasive Influence of Ideology at the Federal Circuit Courts. SSRN Electronic Journal.

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Cohen, Jacob T., et al.. (2021). The role of voice rest after micro-laryngeal surgery for benign vocal fold lesions. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 279(2). 835–842. 3 indexed citations

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Cohen, Alma, Moshe Hazan, Roberto Tallarita, & David Weiss. (2019). The Politics of CEOs. 11. 1–45. 30 indexed citations

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Cohen, Alma & Crystal Yang. (2019). Judicial Politics and Sentencing Decisions. American Economic Journal Economic Policy. 11(1). 160–191. 53 indexed citations

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Cohen, Alma, et al.. (2018). Termination Risk and Agency Problems: Evidence from the NBA. The Journal of Law Economics and Organization. 1 indexed citations

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Bebchuk, Lucian A., Alma Cohen, & Scott Hirst. (2017). The Agency Problems of Institutional Investors. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17 indexed citations

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Bebchuk, Lucian A. & Alma Cohen. (2017). Recent Board Declassifications: A Response to Cremers and Sepe. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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Cohen, Alma & Charles C. Y. Wang. (2013). How do staggered boards affect shareholder value? Evidence from a natural experiment. Journal of Financial Economics. 110(3). 627–641. 95 indexed citations

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Bebchuk, Lucian A., Alma Cohen, & Charles C. Y. Wang. (2011). Learning and the Disappearing Association between Governance and Returns. SSRN Electronic Journal. 69 indexed citations

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Bebchuk, Lucian A., Alma Cohen, & Holger Spamann. (2009). The Wages of Failure: Executive Compensation at Bear Stearns and Lehman 2000-2008. Yale journal on regulation. 27(2). 3. 203 indexed citations

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Cohen, Alma & Peter Siegelman. (2009). Testing for Adverse Selection in Insurance Markets. Journal of Risk & Insurance. 77(1). 39–84. 267 indexed citations

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Manor, Yael, Nir Giladi, Alma Cohen, Dan M. Fliss, & Jacob T. Cohen. (2007). Validation of a swallowing disturbance questionnaire for detecting dysphagia in patients with Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders. 22(13). 1917–1921. 149 indexed citations

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Cohen, Alma & Liran Einav. (2007). Estimating Risk Preferences from Deductible Choice. American Economic Review. 97(3). 745–788. 410 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cohen, Alma. (2006). The Disadvantages of Aggregate Deductibles. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 6(1). 2 indexed citations

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Bebchuk, Lucian A. & Alma Cohen. (2005). The costs of entrenched boards. Journal of Financial Economics. 78(2). 409–433. 759 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cohen, Alma & Rajeev Dehejia. (2004). The Effect of Automobile Insurance and Accident Liability Laws on Traffic Fatalities. The Journal of Law and Economics. 47(2). 357–393. 78 indexed citations

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Bebchuk, Lucian A. & Alma Cohen. (2003). Firms’ Decisions Where to Incorporate. The Journal of Law and Economics. 46(2). 383–425. 217 indexed citations

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Bebchuk, Lucian A., Alma Cohen, & Allen Ferrell. (2002). Does the Evidence Favor State Competition in Corporate Law?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17 indexed citations

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Cohen, Alma. (2001). The Disadvantages of Aggregate Deductibles. SSRN Electronic Journal.

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