David Scharfstein

30.6k total citations · 8 hit papers
77 papers, 17.8k citations indexed

About

David Scharfstein is a scholar working on Finance, Economics and Econometrics and Accounting. According to data from OpenAlex, David Scharfstein has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 17.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Finance, 35 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 33 papers in Accounting. Recurrent topics in David Scharfstein's work include Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (33 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (26 papers) and Private Equity and Venture Capital (11 papers). David Scharfstein is often cited by papers focused on Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (33 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (26 papers) and Private Equity and Venture Capital (11 papers). David Scharfstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Switzerland. David Scharfstein's co-authors include Jeremy C. Stein, Kenneth Froot, Victoria Ivashina, Patrick Bolton, Anil Kashyap, Robert Gertner, Takeo Hoshi, Paul A. Gompers, Josh Lerner and Anna Kovner and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and American Economic Review.

In The Last Decade

David Scharfstein

73 papers receiving 16.0k citations

Hit Papers

Risk Management: Coordinating Corporate Investment and Fi... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1993 1988 2009 1991 2000 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Scharfstein United States 38 12.3k 9.6k 7.8k 2.6k 1.3k 77 17.8k
Iftekhar Hasan United States 64 10.5k 0.9× 8.2k 0.9× 6.1k 0.8× 3.4k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 552 16.2k
Vojislav Maksimovic United States 49 12.5k 1.0× 6.3k 0.7× 7.6k 1.0× 3.1k 1.2× 1.3k 1.0× 118 17.1k
Ivo Welch United States 40 12.2k 1.0× 10.9k 1.1× 6.6k 0.8× 4.3k 1.7× 1.5k 1.2× 110 19.7k
Anjan V. Thakor United States 64 11.7k 1.0× 12.4k 1.3× 6.7k 0.9× 2.5k 1.0× 895 0.7× 288 17.7k
Laura T. Starks United States 62 15.2k 1.2× 11.4k 1.2× 6.7k 0.9× 6.4k 2.5× 712 0.6× 140 21.6k
Mitchell A. Petersen South Africa 23 18.3k 1.5× 14.5k 1.5× 8.5k 1.1× 4.3k 1.7× 1.1k 0.9× 63 23.7k
Harold Demsetz United States 28 10.0k 0.8× 4.1k 0.4× 5.4k 0.7× 4.6k 1.8× 879 0.7× 81 16.1k
Jay R. Ritter United States 56 24.5k 2.0× 17.9k 1.9× 7.1k 0.9× 6.8k 2.7× 751 0.6× 112 28.1k
Franklin Allen United States 65 9.3k 0.8× 13.9k 1.4× 10.0k 1.3× 1.9k 0.7× 2.4k 1.9× 267 20.2k
Stijn Claessens United States 57 14.4k 1.2× 10.5k 1.1× 6.4k 0.8× 3.7k 1.4× 2.9k 2.3× 199 21.4k

Countries citing papers authored by David Scharfstein

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Scharfstein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Scharfstein

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Falato, Antonio & David Scharfstein. (2025). The Stock Market and Bank Risk‐Taking. The Journal of Finance. 80(6). 3223–3261.
2.
Chernenko, Sergey & David Scharfstein. (2024). Racial disparities in the Paycheck Protection Program. Journal of Financial Economics. 160. 103911–103911. 4 indexed citations
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Chernenko, Sergey, et al.. (2023). Applications or Approvals: What Drives Racial Disparities in the Paycheck Protection Program?. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Chernenko, Sergey, et al.. (2023). Applications or Approvals: What Drives Racial Disparities in the Paycheck Protection Program?. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Chernenko, Sergey & David Scharfstein. (2021). Racial Disparities in the Paycheck Protection Program. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10 indexed citations
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Falato, Antonio & David Scharfstein. (2016). The Stock Market and Bank Risk-Taking. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations
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Gertner, Robert & David Scharfstein. (2012). Internal Capital Markets. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations
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Greenwood, Robin & David Scharfstein. (2012). How to Make Finance Work. 7 indexed citations
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Ivashina, Victoria, David Scharfstein, & Jeremy C. Stein. (2012). Dollar Funding and the Lending Behavior of Global Banks. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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French, Kenneth R., Martin Neil Baily, John Y. Campbell, et al.. (2010). The Squam Lake Report: Fixing the Financial System. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Coates, John & David Scharfstein. (2009). Lowering the Cost of Bank Recapitalization. Yale journal on regulation. 26(2). 6. 13 indexed citations
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Ozbas, Oguzhan & David Scharfstein. (2009). Evidence on the Dark Side of Internal Capital Markets. SSRN Electronic Journal. 33 indexed citations
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Gompers, Paul A., Anna Kovner, Josh Lerner, & David Scharfstein. (2005). Venture Capital Investment Cycles: The Role of Experience and Specialization. 18 indexed citations
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Bolton, Patrick & David Scharfstein. (1996). Optimal Debt Structure and the Number of Creditors. Journal of Political Economy. 104(1). 1–25. 922 indexed citations breakdown →
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Scharfstein, David & Judith A. Chevalier. (1995). Liquidity Constraints and the Cyclical Behavior of Markups. American Economic Review. 85(2). 390–396. 65 indexed citations
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Bolton, Patrick & David Scharfstein. (1993). Optimal Debt Structure with Multiple Creditors. Journal of Political Economy. 104. 1–26. 5 indexed citations
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Hoshi, Takeo, Anil Kashyap, & David Scharfstein. (1990). The role of banks in reducing financial distress in Japan. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17 indexed citations
18.
Bolton, Patrick & David Scharfstein. (1990). A Theory of Predation Based on Agency Problems in Financial Contracting. American Economic Review. 80(1). 93–106. 472 indexed citations
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Scharfstein, David & Jeremy C. Stein. (1988). Herd Behavior and Investment. American Economic Review. 80(3). 465–479. 1911 indexed citations breakdown →
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Scharfstein, David. (1986). Market competition and incentives. 2 indexed citations

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