Elena Simintzi

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 912 citations indexed

About

Elena Simintzi is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Accounting and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Elena Simintzi has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 912 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 16 papers in Accounting and 6 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Elena Simintzi's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (12 papers), Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (8 papers) and Firm Innovation and Growth (8 papers). Elena Simintzi is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (12 papers), Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (8 papers) and Firm Innovation and Growth (8 papers). Elena Simintzi collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Elena Simintzi's co-authors include Paige Ouimet, Vikrant Vig, Paolo F. Volpin, Holger M. Mueller, Jan Bena, Hernán Ortiz‐Molina, Anil Shivdasani, Margarita Tsoutsoura, Daniel Wolfenzon and Morten Bennedsen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and American Economic Review.

In The Last Decade

Elena Simintzi

27 papers receiving 882 citations

Hit Papers

Labor Protection and Leverage 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 50 100 150 200 250
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. Labor Protection and Leverage
    2014 258 citations Elena Simintzi, Vikrant Vig et al. Review of Financial Studies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elena Simintzi United States 13 539 489 168 134 127 27 912
Reyes Aterido United States 13 321 0.6× 584 1.2× 59 0.4× 75 0.6× 71 0.6× 23 839
Paige Ouimet United States 17 913 1.7× 638 1.3× 308 1.8× 52 0.4× 306 2.4× 47 1.3k
Taekjin Shin United States 13 227 0.4× 149 0.3× 143 0.9× 82 0.6× 160 1.3× 24 594
Richard Townsend United States 10 768 1.4× 349 0.7× 168 1.0× 57 0.4× 194 1.5× 27 992
Mireia Giné Spain 13 788 1.5× 250 0.5× 331 2.0× 119 0.9× 265 2.1× 33 1.0k
Elisabete Vieira Portugal 15 546 1.0× 232 0.5× 163 1.0× 75 0.6× 176 1.4× 90 795
Keith W. Chauvin United States 10 640 1.2× 420 0.9× 475 2.8× 53 0.4× 252 2.0× 13 1.1k
Chandan Sharma India 9 389 0.7× 287 0.6× 221 1.3× 49 0.4× 35 0.3× 24 732
Julian Atanassov United States 11 996 1.8× 706 1.4× 305 1.8× 34 0.3× 258 2.0× 19 1.4k
Antoine Rebérioux France 13 380 0.7× 129 0.3× 200 1.2× 42 0.3× 165 1.3× 46 697

Countries citing papers authored by Elena Simintzi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elena Simintzi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elena Simintzi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Elena Simintzi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Elena Simintzi based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Elena Simintzi. Elena Simintzi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ouimet, Paige, et al.. (2025). The Impact of the Opioid Crisis on Firm Value and Investment. Review of Financial Studies. 38(5). 1291–1332. 2 indexed citations
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Bennedsen, Morten, Elena Simintzi, Margarita Tsoutsoura, & Daniel Wolfenzon. (2022). Do Firms Respond to Gender Pay Gap Transparency?. The Journal of Finance. 77(4). 2051–2091. 77 indexed citations
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Marchica, Maria‐Teresa, et al.. (2022). Women in the Financial Sector. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
4.
Makridis, Christos, et al.. (2022). The Distribution of Nonwage Benefits: Maternity Benefits and Gender Diversity. Review of Financial Studies. 36(1). 194–234. 44 indexed citations
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Simintzi, Elena, et al.. (2022). The Effect of Childcare Access on Women's Careers and Firm Performance. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Bena, Jan, Hernán Ortiz‐Molina, & Elena Simintzi. (2021). Shielding firm value: Employment protection and process innovation. Journal of Financial Economics. 146(2). 637–664. 53 indexed citations
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Ouimet, Paige & Elena Simintzi. (2020). Wages and Firm Performance: Evidence from the 2008 Financial Crisis. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 10(2). 273–305. 7 indexed citations
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Bena, Jan & Elena Simintzi. (2019). Machines Could Not Compete with Chinese Labor: Evidence from U.S. Firms’ Innovation. 26 indexed citations
9.
Appel, Ian, Joan Farre-Mensa, & Elena Simintzi. (2019). Patent trolls and startup employment. Journal of Financial Economics. 133(3). 708–725. 50 indexed citations
10.
Bena, Jan, Hernán Ortiz‐Molina, & Elena Simintzi. (2018). Shielding Firm Value: Employment Protection and Process Innovation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 16 indexed citations
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Mueller, Holger M., Paige Ouimet, & Elena Simintzi. (2017). Within-Firm Pay Inequality. Review of Financial Studies. 30(10). 3605–3635. 130 indexed citations
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Mueller, Holger M., Paige Ouimet, & Elena Simintzi. (2017). Wage Inequality and Firm Growth. American Economic Review. 107(5). 379–383. 64 indexed citations
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Makridis, Christos, et al.. (2017). Is Cash Still King: Why Firms Offer Non-Wage Compensation and the Implications for Shareholder Value. SSRN Electronic Journal. 12 indexed citations
14.
Cornelli, Francesca, Elena Simintzi, & Vikrant Vig. (2016). Team Stability and Performance: Evidence from Private Equity. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
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Ouimet, Paige, et al.. (2016). Mergers and Acquisitions, Technological Change and Inequality. SSRN Electronic Journal. 20 indexed citations
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Simintzi, Elena. (2016). Restructuring Announcements and Rivals' Investment. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Appel, Ian, Joan Farre-Mensa, & Elena Simintzi. (2016). Patent Trolls and Small Business Employment. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Simintzi, Elena, Vikrant Vig, & Paolo F. Volpin. (2014). Labor Protection and Leverage. Review of Financial Studies. 28(2). 561–591. 258 indexed citations breakdown →
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Simintzi, Elena. (2012). Strategic Investments: Evidence from Restructuring Announcements. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Simintzi, Elena, Vikrant Vig, & Paolo F. Volpin. (2012). Labor Protection, Debt and Access to Finance. SSRN Electronic Journal. 18 indexed citations

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