John K. Wald

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

John K. Wald is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, John K. Wald has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Accounting, 40 papers in Finance and 21 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in John K. Wald's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (47 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (21 papers) and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (18 papers). John K. Wald is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (47 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (21 papers) and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (18 papers). John K. Wald collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Hong Kong. John K. Wald's co-authors include Oded Palmon, Ivan E. Brick, Yaxuan Qi, Lukas Roth, Dilip K. Patro, Michael S. Long, Sattar Mansi, Yiuman Tse, Yangru Wu and William F. Maxwell and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of International Business Studies and The Review of Economics and Statistics.

In The Last Decade

John K. Wald

67 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

HOW FIRM CHARACTERISTICS AFFECT CAPITAL STRUCTURE: AN INT... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 2005 200 400 600
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. HOW FIRM CHARACTERISTICS AFFECT CAPITAL STRUCTURE: AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
    1999 613 citations John K. Wald profile →
  2. CEO compensation, director compensation, and firm performance: Evidence of cronyism?
    2005 603 citations Ivan E. Brick, Oded Palmon et al. Journal of Corporate Finance profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John K. Wald United States 22 2.3k 1.0k 805 706 110 70 2.7k
Isil Erel United States 19 1.7k 0.8× 987 1.0× 614 0.8× 723 1.0× 75 0.7× 55 2.3k
Dirk Jenter United Kingdom 18 2.2k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 721 0.9× 590 0.8× 132 1.2× 30 2.5k
Claudio Loderer Switzerland 27 2.4k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 984 1.2× 649 0.9× 146 1.3× 66 2.8k
C. Edward Fee United States 19 2.5k 1.1× 862 0.8× 904 1.1× 923 1.3× 127 1.2× 39 3.0k
Erik Lie United States 23 2.3k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 969 1.2× 524 0.7× 63 0.6× 58 2.6k
Stefano Rossi Italy 19 2.0k 0.9× 1.4k 1.3× 863 1.1× 871 1.2× 132 1.2× 41 2.9k
Charles J. Hadlock United States 25 2.8k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 937 1.2× 1.1k 1.5× 140 1.3× 52 3.4k
Sara B. Moeller United States 11 2.6k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 931 1.2× 775 1.1× 119 1.1× 16 2.9k
Jesse M. Fried Belgium 22 2.6k 1.1× 977 0.9× 976 1.2× 592 0.8× 177 1.6× 79 3.0k
Sandy Klasa United States 18 2.4k 1.0× 1.0k 1.0× 811 1.0× 807 1.1× 99 0.9× 33 2.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wald, John K., et al.. (2025). Not just the news: Higher moments of macroeconomic variables and sovereign bond returns. Global Finance Journal. 66. 101113–101113.
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Wald, John K., et al.. (2025). Renegotiation of international loans, capital regulation, and monetary policy. Journal of Banking & Finance. 176. 107443–107443.
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Schwartz, Andrew, et al.. (2024). Do Companies Care about Judicial Ideology? Evidence from Air Pollution. The Journal of Law and Economics. 67(1). 195–224. 1 indexed citations
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Wald, John K., et al.. (2023). Which governance mechanisms matter for firm pollution?. The British Accounting Review. 57(5). 101297–101297.
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Beyhaghi, Mehdi, et al.. (2017). Institutional Investors and Loan Dynamics: Evidence from Loan Renegotiations. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Tse, Yiuman, et al.. (2016). Time Series Momentum and Volatility Scaling. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Mansi, Sattar, John K. Wald, & J. Andrew Zhang. (2016). Severance agreements and the cost of debt. Journal of Corporate Finance. 41. 426–444. 10 indexed citations
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Tse, Yiuman & John K. Wald. (2013). Insured Uncovered Interest Parity. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Tse, Yiuman, et al.. (2013). Do Stock Markets Catch the Flu?. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 48(3). 979–1000. 69 indexed citations
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Mansi, Sattar, Yaxuan Qi, & John K. Wald. (2012). Debt Covenants and Bankruptcy Risk. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Mansi, Sattar & John K. Wald. (2011). Payout Policy with Legal Restrictions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Wald, John K., et al.. (2010). The causes and consequences of securities class action litigation. Journal of Corporate Finance. 17(3). 649–665. 76 indexed citations
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Mansi, Sattar, William F. Maxwell, & John K. Wald. (2009). Creditor Protection Laws and the Cost of Debt. The Journal of Law and Economics. 52(4). 701–717. 46 indexed citations
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Qi, Yaxuan, Lukas Roth, & John K. Wald. (2009). How Laws Affect Contracts: Evidence from Yankee Bond Covenants. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Qi, Yaxuan & John K. Wald. (2008). State Laws and Debt Covenants. The Journal of Law and Economics. 51(1). 179–207. 57 indexed citations
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Qi, Yaxuan & John K. Wald. (2006). State Laws and Debt Covenants. SSRN Electronic Journal. 11 indexed citations
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Patro, Dilip K., John K. Wald, & Yangru Wu. (2002). Explaining Exchange Rate Risk in World Stock Markets: A Panel Approach. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Brick, Ivan E., Oded Palmon, & John K. Wald. (2002). CEO Compensation, Director Compensation, and Firm Performance: Evidence of Cronyism. SSRN Electronic Journal. 99 indexed citations
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Wald, John K.. (1999). Capital Structure with Dividend Restrictions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Wald, John K.. (1998). How Firm Characteristics Affect Capital Structure: An International Comparison. SSRN Electronic Journal. 24 indexed citations

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