Anand M. Goel

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Anand M. Goel is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Anand M. Goel has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Accounting, 22 papers in Finance and 16 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Anand M. Goel's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (19 papers), Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (15 papers) and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (6 papers). Anand M. Goel is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (19 papers), Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (15 papers) and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (6 papers). Anand M. Goel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and India. Anand M. Goel's co-authors include Anjan V. Thakor, Sanjay Deshmukh, Keith M. Howe, Dionysios Logothetis, K. G. Ramakrishnan, Vikram K. Nanda, M. P. Narayanan, Fenghua Song, Howard Beales and Sumon C. Mazumdar and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies.

In The Last Decade

Anand M. Goel

30 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Overconfidence, CEO Selec... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400 500
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. Overconfidence, CEO Selection, and Corporate Governance
    2008 558 citations Anand M. Goel, Anjan V. Thakor 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
Anand M. Goel United States 17 1.3k 764 426 408 100 33 1.7k
Jamie Pratt United States 14 1.2k 0.9× 208 0.3× 383 0.9× 208 0.5× 61 0.6× 33 1.3k
Jonathan H. Grenier United States 16 925 0.7× 127 0.2× 600 1.4× 264 0.6× 151 1.5× 37 1.4k
Tao Shu United States 15 872 0.7× 797 1.0× 220 0.5× 438 1.1× 15 0.1× 40 1.3k
Chris E. Hogan United States 20 2.9k 2.3× 770 1.0× 1.1k 2.6× 344 0.8× 50 0.5× 32 3.2k
Kathleen M. Hagerty United States 14 963 0.8× 876 1.1× 230 0.5× 430 1.1× 83 0.8× 22 1.5k
Itzhak Venezia Israel 15 702 0.6× 959 1.3× 131 0.3× 723 1.8× 66 0.7× 60 1.4k
Gur Huberman United States 14 668 0.5× 559 0.7× 98 0.2× 933 2.3× 86 0.9× 18 1.4k
Robert Pinsker United States 20 799 0.6× 104 0.1× 315 0.7× 85 0.2× 23 0.2× 51 1.4k
Dongwoo Lee United States 5 942 0.7× 336 0.4× 388 0.9× 241 0.6× 19 0.2× 14 1.2k
Ulrich Heimeshoff Germany 13 295 0.2× 400 0.5× 232 0.5× 446 1.1× 40 0.4× 38 974

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Fields of papers citing papers by Anand M. Goel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anand M. Goel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Deshmukh, Sanjay & Anand M. Goel. (2025). When Do Optimistic CEOs Enhance Firm Value?. European Financial Management. 31(4). 1271–1296.
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Goel, Anand M. & Anjan V. Thakor. (2014). Information Reliability and Welfare: A Theory of Coarse Credit Ratings. SSRN Electronic Journal. 23 indexed citations
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Goel, Anand M., Fenghua Song, & Anjan V. Thakor. (2014). Correlated leverage and its ramifications. Journal of Financial Intermediation. 23(4). 471–503. 13 indexed citations
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Bajaj, Mukesh, et al.. (2014). Economic Consequences: The Real Costs of U.S. Securities Class Action Litigation. 1 indexed citations
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Goel, Anand M. & Anjan V. Thakor. (2013). Why Are Credit Ratings Coarse?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Deshmukh, Sanjay, Anand M. Goel, & Keith M. Howe. (2009). CEO Overconfidence and Dividend Policy: Theory and Evidence. SSRN Electronic Journal. 18 indexed citations
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Goel, Anand M. & Anjan V. Thakor. (2009). Do Envious CEOs Cause Merger Waves?. Review of Financial Studies. 23(2). 487–517. 91 indexed citations
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Thakor, Anjan V. & Anand M. Goel. (2008). Do Envious CEOs Cause Merger Waves. SSRN Electronic Journal. 23 indexed citations
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Goel, Anand M. & Anjan V. Thakor. (2008). Overconfidence, CEO Selection, and Corporate Governance. The Journal of Finance. 63(6). 2737–2784. 558 indexed citations breakdown →
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Goel, Anand M. & Anjan V. Thakor. (2005). Green with Envy: Implications for Corporate Investment Distortions*. The Journal of Business. 78(6). 2255–2288. 34 indexed citations
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Goel, Anand M. & Anjan V. Thakor. (2004). Why Do Firms Smooth Earnings. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 4 indexed citations
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Goel, Anand M. & Anjan V. Thakor. (2003). Green with Envy: Implications for Corporate Investment Distortions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 11 indexed citations
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Goel, Anand M. & Anjan V. Thakor. (2003). Why Do Firms Smooth Earnings?*. The Journal of Business. 76(1). 151–192. 202 indexed citations
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Goel, Anand M., Vikram K. Nanda, & M. P. Narayanan. (2003). Career Concerns and Resource Allocation in Conglomerates. Review of Financial Studies. 17(1). 99–128. 27 indexed citations
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Goel, Anand M., Vikram K. Nanda, & M. P. Narayanan. (2002). Career Concerns and Resource Allocation in Conglomerates. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Goel, Anand M., et al.. (2002). Efficient computation of delay-sensitive routes from one source to all destinations. 2. 854–858. 71 indexed citations
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Goel, Anand M. & Anjan V. Thakor. (2000). Why Do Firms Smooth Earnings?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 29 indexed citations
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Goel, Anand M., et al.. (2000). Easy weighted majority games. Mathematical Social Sciences. 40(2). 227–235. 4 indexed citations
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Goel, Anand M., Vikram K. Nanda, & M. P. Narayanan. (2000). Resource Allocation in Conglomerates under Moral Hazard. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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