David C. Webb

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

David C. Webb is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Finance and Accounting. According to data from OpenAlex, David C. Webb has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 18 papers in Finance and 17 papers in Accounting. Recurrent topics in David C. Webb's work include Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (16 papers), Economic theories and models (14 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (11 papers). David C. Webb is often cited by papers focused on Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (16 papers), Economic theories and models (14 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (11 papers). David C. Webb collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Denmark and Canada. David C. Webb's co-authors include David de Meza, David Laidler, Terence W O’Neill, Christian Mallen, Robert Horne, Emma Clark, Andrea Cherrington, Clare Jinks, Sarah Bathers and Jane Fleming and has published in prestigious journals such as The Quarterly Journal of Economics, The Economic Journal and Journal of Public Economics.

In The Last Decade

David C. Webb

29 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

The Theory of Corporate Finance 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 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. The Theory of Corporate Finance
    2006 871 citations David C. Webb The Economic Journal profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David C. Webb United Kingdom 16 1.3k 1.2k 952 277 228 31 2.2k
David Sraer United States 19 1.1k 0.8× 1.4k 1.1× 1.3k 1.3× 187 0.7× 240 1.1× 42 2.2k
Lawrence G. Goldberg United States 25 2.2k 1.7× 1.3k 1.1× 2.4k 2.6× 501 1.8× 245 1.1× 74 3.3k
Javier Suárez Spain 25 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 1.4k 1.5× 183 0.7× 362 1.6× 78 2.4k
Thierry Tressel United States 28 1.4k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 2.0k 2.1× 345 1.2× 764 3.4× 81 3.2k
Jiaping Qiu Canada 22 2.7k 2.1× 1.1k 0.9× 1.3k 1.4× 868 3.1× 127 0.6× 63 3.4k
Alberto Zazzaro Italy 21 956 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 928 1.0× 197 0.7× 121 0.5× 90 2.0k
Gennaro Bernile United States 21 1.9k 1.4× 872 0.7× 954 1.0× 619 2.2× 108 0.5× 55 2.7k
Augusto de la Torre United States 24 831 0.6× 914 0.7× 961 1.0× 206 0.7× 538 2.4× 93 1.9k
Vikrant Vig United Kingdom 26 1.9k 1.5× 2.3k 1.9× 2.6k 2.7× 290 1.0× 152 0.7× 43 3.8k
Jess Cornaggia United States 19 1.2k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 1.0k 1.1× 330 1.2× 80 0.4× 44 2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David C. Webb

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All Works

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Webb, David C.. (2009). Asymmetric Information, Long‐Term Care Insurance, and Annuities: The Case for Bundled Contracts. Journal of Risk & Insurance. 76(1). 53–85. 29 indexed citations
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Meza, David de & David C. Webb. (2006). Incentive Design under Loss Aversion. 56 indexed citations
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Webb, David C.. (2006). Long-term care insurance, annuities and asymmetric information: the case for bundling contracts. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 1 indexed citations
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Webb, David C.. (2006). The Theory of Corporate Finance. The Economic Journal. 116(515). F499–F507. 871 indexed citations breakdown →
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Meza, David de & David C. Webb. (2006). Credit Rationing: Something's Gotta Give. Economica. 73(292). 563–578. 15 indexed citations
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Meza, David de & David C. Webb. (2001). Does Credit Rationing Imply Insufficient Lending. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Meza, David de & David C. Webb. (2001). Advantageous Selection in Insurance Markets. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 12 indexed citations
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Webb, David C.. (2000). The Impact of Liquidity Constraints on Bank Lending Policy. The Economic Journal. 110(460). 69–91. 9 indexed citations
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Meza, David de & David C. Webb. (1999). Wealth, Enterprise and Credit Policy. The Economic Journal. 109(455). 153–163. 61 indexed citations
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Webb, David C., et al.. (1992). Efficient credit rationing. European Economic Review. 36(6). 1277–1290. 38 indexed citations
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Webb, David C.. (1992). Two-Period Financial Contracts with Private Information and Costly State Verification. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 107(3). 1113–1123. 23 indexed citations
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Webb, David C.. (1991). AN ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF INSOLVENCY PROCEDURES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: DOES THE 1986 INSOLVENCY ACT SATISFY THE CREDITORS' BARGAIN?. Oxford Economic Papers. 43(1). 139–157. 29 indexed citations
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Meza, David de & David C. Webb. (1990). Risk, Adverse Selection and Capital Market Failure. The Economic Journal. 100(399). 206–206. 36 indexed citations
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Meza, David de & David C. Webb. (1988). Credit market efficiency and tax policy in the presence of screening costs. Journal of Public Economics. 36(1). 1–22. 24 indexed citations
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Webb, David C.. (1987). Conflict of Interest, Bond Rating and the Value Maximization Rule. Economica. 54(216). 455–455. 1 indexed citations
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Meza, David de & David C. Webb. (1987). Too Much Investment: A Problem of Asymmetric Information. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 102(2). 281–281. 482 indexed citations
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Webb, David C.. (1983). Contingent Claims, Personal Loans and the Irrelevance of Corporate Financial Structure. The Economic Journal. 93(372). 832–832. 2 indexed citations
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Webb, David C.. (1981). The Net Wealth Effect of Government Bonds when Credit Markets are Imperfect. The Economic Journal. 91(362). 405–405. 10 indexed citations

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