Benjamin J. Keys

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
57 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Benjamin J. Keys is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Accounting and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin J. Keys has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 34 papers in Accounting and 31 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Benjamin J. Keys's work include Housing Market and Economics (41 papers), Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis (30 papers) and Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (17 papers). Benjamin J. Keys is often cited by papers focused on Housing Market and Economics (41 papers), Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis (30 papers) and Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (17 papers). Benjamin J. Keys collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Benjamin J. Keys's co-authors include Amit Seru, Vikrant Vig, Neil Bhutta, Brian C. Cadena, Jaren C. Pope, Devin G. Pope, Vincent Yao, Tomasz Piskorski, Amir Kermani and Rodney Ramcharan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Financial Economics, American Economic Review and The Quarterly Journal of Economics.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin J. Keys

55 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Did Securitization Lead to Lax Screening? Evidence from S... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2017 250 500 750
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. Did Securitization Lead to Lax Screening? Evidence from Subprime Loans*
    2010 821 citations Benjamin J. Keys, Amit Seru et al. profile →
  2. Interest Rate Pass-Through: Mortgage Rates, Household Consumption, and Voluntary Deleveraging
    2017 274 citations Marco Di Maggio, Amir Kermani et al. American Economic 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
Benjamin J. Keys United States 21 2.1k 1.8k 1.3k 180 153 57 2.7k
Kristopher Gerardi United States 23 1.9k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 324 1.8× 50 0.3× 57 2.5k
Jesse Bricker United States 18 1.0k 0.5× 573 0.3× 939 0.7× 124 0.7× 80 0.5× 61 1.6k
Michael Haliassos Germany 23 1.8k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 2.0k 1.5× 247 1.4× 17 0.1× 65 2.6k
Monica Paiella Italy 14 1.3k 0.7× 574 0.3× 661 0.5× 384 2.1× 16 0.1× 20 1.9k
Anna L. Paulson United States 16 793 0.4× 318 0.2× 659 0.5× 60 0.3× 26 0.2× 54 1.2k
John Sabelhaus United States 19 1.1k 0.5× 471 0.3× 1.1k 0.9× 175 1.0× 38 0.2× 60 1.7k
Lucy F. Ackert United States 23 865 0.4× 1.3k 0.7× 844 0.6× 151 0.8× 10 0.1× 108 1.9k
Brian J. Surette United States 10 643 0.3× 421 0.2× 779 0.6× 30 0.2× 48 0.3× 14 1.2k
Mario Padula Italy 15 1.2k 0.6× 503 0.3× 1.4k 1.0× 181 1.0× 12 0.1× 54 1.8k
HE Kempson United Kingdom 15 587 0.3× 440 0.2× 555 0.4× 18 0.1× 37 0.2× 49 1.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Keys, Benjamin J., et al.. (2024). Property Insurance and Disaster Risk: New Evidence from Mortgage Escrow Data. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Collinson, Robert, et al.. (2024). The Effects of Emergency Rental Assistance During the Pandemic: Evidence from Four Cities. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Jacob, Brian, Damon Jones, & Benjamin J. Keys. (2023). The Value of Student Debt Relief and the Role of Administrative Barriers: Evidence from the Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Jacob, Brian, Damon Jones, & Benjamin J. Keys. (2023). The Value of Student Debt Relief and the Role of Administrative Barriers: Evidence from the Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Collier, Benjamin, et al.. (2022). The Cost of Consumer Collateral: Evidence from Bunching. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Keys, Benjamin J., et al.. (2020). Neglected No More: Housing Markets, Mortgage Lending, and Sea Level Rise. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17 indexed citations
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Gorback, Caitlin & Benjamin J. Keys. (2020). Global Capital and Local Assets: House Prices, Quantities, and Elasticities. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Dobbie, Will, Benjamin J. Keys, & Neale Mahoney. (2017). Credit Market Consequences of Credit Flag Removals. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Han, Song, Benjamin J. Keys, & Geng Li. (2017). Unsecured Credit Supply, Credit Cycles, and Regulation. Review of Financial Studies. 31(3). 1184–1217. 27 indexed citations
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Keys, Benjamin J.. (2017). The Credit Market Consequences of Job Displacement. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 100(3). 405–415. 31 indexed citations
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Bhutta, Neil & Benjamin J. Keys. (2016). Interest Rates and Equity Extraction During the Housing Boom. American Economic Review. 106(7). 1742–1774. 152 indexed citations
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Amromin, Gene, et al.. (2016). Mortgage Refinancing during the Great Recession: The Role of Credit Scores. Chicago Fed Letter. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Maggio, Marco Di, Amir Kermani, Benjamin J. Keys, et al.. (2016). Monetary Policy Pass-Through: Mortgage Rates, Household Consumption and Voluntary Deleveraging. 7 indexed citations
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Cadena, Brian C. & Benjamin J. Keys. (2015). Human Capital and the Lifetime Costs of Impatience. American Economic Journal Economic Policy. 7(3). 126–153. 85 indexed citations
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Wang, Jialan & Benjamin J. Keys. (2014). Perverse Nudges: Minimum Payments and Debt Paydown in Consumer Credit Cards. ScholarlyCommons (University of Pennsylvania). 2(4). 8 indexed citations
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Keys, Benjamin J.. (2010). The Credit Market Consequences of Job Displacement. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10 indexed citations
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Keys, Benjamin J., et al.. (2009). Financial Regulation and Securitization: Evidence from Subprime Mortgage Loans. Journal of Monetary Economics. 56. 17 indexed citations
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Keys, Benjamin J., et al.. (2008). Did Securitization Lead to Lax Screening? Evidence from Subprime Loans. SSRN Electronic Journal. 82 indexed citations
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Dee, Thomas S. & Benjamin J. Keys. (2005). Dollars and Sense: What a Tennessee Experiment tells us about Merit Pay. Education next. 5(1). 60. 2 indexed citations
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Keys, Benjamin J. & Thomas S. Dee. (2005). Dollars and Sense.. Education next. 5(1). 60–67. 4 indexed citations

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