George J. Benston

7.7k total citations
120 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

George J. Benston is a scholar working on Finance, Accounting and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, George J. Benston has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Finance, 53 papers in Accounting and 28 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in George J. Benston's work include Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (42 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (24 papers) and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (20 papers). George J. Benston is often cited by papers focused on Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (42 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (24 papers) and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (20 papers). George J. Benston collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. George J. Benston's co-authors include Robert L. Hagerman, Clifford W. Smith, George G. Kaufman, Al L. Hartgraves, Larry D. Wall, Alfred Wagenhofer, Michael Bromwich, Myron S. Scholes, David B. Humphrey and Gerald A. Hanweck and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and American Economic Review.

In The Last Decade

George J. Benston

112 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George J. Benston United States 35 3.1k 3.0k 1.7k 1.1k 430 120 5.0k
David H. Pyle United States 18 5.3k 1.7× 4.1k 1.4× 2.7k 1.6× 1.5k 1.3× 334 0.8× 30 7.1k
Timothy H. Hannan United States 31 2.7k 0.9× 3.8k 1.3× 2.8k 1.7× 869 0.8× 168 0.4× 79 5.4k
Wilbur G. Lewellen United States 34 3.9k 1.3× 2.6k 0.9× 1.9k 1.1× 1.7k 1.6× 135 0.3× 98 5.2k
Sudipto Bhattacharya United Kingdom 29 4.1k 1.3× 3.7k 1.3× 2.6k 1.5× 1.3k 1.2× 117 0.3× 66 6.5k
Brett Trueman United States 29 5.3k 1.7× 4.2k 1.4× 1.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.6× 213 0.5× 55 6.5k
William R. Kinney United States 34 5.7k 1.9× 2.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 2.1k 2.0× 976 2.3× 78 6.9k
Philip Brown Australia 34 6.9k 2.2× 4.4k 1.5× 1.4k 0.9× 3.2k 2.9× 674 1.6× 97 8.3k
John D. Lyon United States 12 4.9k 1.6× 3.4k 1.1× 1.2k 0.7× 1.8k 1.7× 205 0.5× 16 5.8k
Arnoud W. A. Boot Netherlands 30 5.0k 1.6× 5.7k 1.9× 2.8k 1.6× 702 0.6× 479 1.1× 119 7.2k
Hans Degryse Belgium 35 3.6k 1.2× 4.5k 1.5× 3.1k 1.8× 701 0.6× 345 0.8× 170 6.3k

Countries citing papers authored by George J. Benston

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Fields of papers citing papers by George J. Benston

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George J. Benston

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Benston, George J., et al.. (2016). Required Disclosure and the Stock Market: Rejoinder. American Economic Review. 65(3). 473–477. 1 indexed citations
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Benston, George J., et al.. (2006). The FASB's Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting: A Critical Analysis by the American Accounting Association's Financial Accounting Standards Committee. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Benston, George J. & Larry D. Wall. (2005). How should banks account for loan losses. Econometric Reviews. 90. 19–38. 3 indexed citations
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Benston, George J.. (2004). What's Special about Banks?. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Benston, George J.. (2003). ACCOUNTING DOESN'T NEED MUCH FIXING (JUST SOME REINTERPRETING). Journal of applied corporate finance. 15(3). 83–96. 5 indexed citations
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Wall, Larry D., Timothy W. Koch, Lucy F. Ackert, et al.. (2000). Bank Loan-Loss Accounting: A Review of Theoretical and Empirical Evidence. Econometric Reviews. 85. 1–20. 152 indexed citations
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Benston, George J. & George G. Kaufman. (1997). FDICIA AFTER FIVE YEARS: A REVIEW AND EVALUATION. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 9 indexed citations
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Benston, George J. & George G. Kaufman. (1995). Is the banking and payments system fragile?. Journal of Financial Services Research. 9(3-4). 209–240. 33 indexed citations
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Benston, George J.. (1993). Market discipline: the role of uninsured depositors and other market participants. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 37. 65–95. 3 indexed citations
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Benston, George J. & George G. Kaufman. (1986). Risks and failures in banking: overview, history, and evaluation. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 10 indexed citations
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Benston, George J.. (1984). Rejoinder to “accounting and corporate accountability: an extended comment”. Accounting Organizations and Society. 9(3-4). 417–419. 6 indexed citations
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Benston, George J.. (1983). The Validity of Profits-Structure Studies with Particular Reference to the FTC's Line of Business Data. American Economic Review. 75(1). 37–67. 117 indexed citations
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Benston, George J.. (1982). The Economics of Gender Discrimination in Employee Fringe Benefits: Manhart Revisited. The University of Chicago Law Review. 49(2). 489–489. 14 indexed citations
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Benston, George J.. (1980). Conglomerate mergers : causes, consequences, and remedies. Books. 14 indexed citations
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Benston, George J., Dan Horsky, & H. Martin Weingartner. (1978). An empirical study of mortgage redlining. 18 indexed citations
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Benston, George J.. (1978). Corporate financial disclosure in the UK and the USA. 24 indexed citations
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Benston, George J.. (1976). Public (U.S.) Compared to Private (U.K.) Regulation of Corporate Financial Disclosure.. The Accounting Review. 51(3). 483–498. 7 indexed citations
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Benston, George J.. (1975). Accounting Standards in the United States and the United Kingdom: Their Nature, Causes and Consequences. Vanderbilt law review. 28(1). 235. 4 indexed citations
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Benston, George J.. (1973). Required Disclosure and the Stock Market: An Evaluation of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. American Economic Review. 63(1). 132–155. 214 indexed citations
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Benston, George J.. (1965). BRANCH BANKING AND ECONOMIES OF SCALE. The Journal of Finance. 20(2). 312–331. 252 indexed citations

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