Bill B. Francis is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Economics and Econometrics.
According to data from OpenAlex, Bill B. Francis has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 154 papers in Accounting, 96 papers in Finance and 49 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Bill B. Francis's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (133 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (58 papers) and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (53 papers). Bill B. Francis is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (133 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (58 papers) and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (53 papers). Bill B. Francis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Finland and Australia. Bill B. Francis's co-authors include Iftekhar Hasan, Qiang Wu, Xian Sun, Jong Chool Park, Lori L. Leachman, Yun Zhu, Ninon Kohers, James C. Brau, Maya Waisman and Kose John and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Financial Economics and Strategic Management Journal.
In The Last Decade
Bill B. Francis
185 papers
receiving
4.8k citations
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topics.
Gender Differences in Financial Reporting Decision Making: Evidence from Accounting Conservatism
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Political uncertainty and bank loan contracting
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All Works
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Francis, Bill B., Iftekhar Hasan, Chunxia Jiang, Zenu Sharma, & Yun Zhu. (2025). Climate risks and debt structure. The British Accounting Review. 57(5). 101614–101614.3 indexed citations
Wu, Qiang, Bill B. Francis, & Iftekhar Hasan. (2012). Do Corporate Boards Matter During the Current Financial Crisis. SSRN Electronic Journal.11 indexed citations
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Brau, James C., Bill B. Francis, & Ninon Kohers. (2001). The Choice of IPO versus Takeover: Empirical Evidence. SSRN Electronic Journal.33 indexed citations
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Francis, Bill B., Iftekhar Hasan, & James R. Lothian. (2000). The Monetary Approach to Exchange Rates and the Behavior of the Canadian Dollar over the Long Run. SSRN Electronic Journal.2 indexed citations
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Leachman, Lori L. & Bill B. Francis. (1999). Multicointegration Analysis of the Sustainability of Foreign Debt. SSRN Electronic Journal.2 indexed citations
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Francis, Bill B. & Iftekhar Hasan. (1998). Macroeconomic Factors and The Asymmetric Predictability of Conditional Variances. SSRN Electronic Journal.1 indexed citations
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Francis, Bill B., et al.. (1997). Testing for Deliberate Underpricing in the IPO Premarket: A Stochastic Frontier Approach. SSRN Electronic Journal.6 indexed citations
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