Mark T. Leary

6.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
30 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Mark T. Leary is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark T. Leary has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Accounting, 21 papers in Finance and 6 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Mark T. Leary's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (27 papers), Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (13 papers) and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (11 papers). Mark T. Leary is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (27 papers), Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (13 papers) and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (11 papers). Mark T. Leary collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and Belgium. Mark T. Leary's co-authors include Michael R. Roberts, John R. Graham, Roni Michaely, Hyunseob Kim, Charles Ham, Yelena Larkin, John R. Graham, Armando Gomes and Radhakrishnan Gopalan and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and Management Science.

In The Last Decade

Mark T. Leary

29 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Do Firms Rebalance Their Capital Structures? 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2013 2014 250 500 750 1000
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. Do Firms Rebalance Their Capital Structures?
    2005 1.0k citations Mark T. Leary, Michael R. Roberts profile →
  2. Do Peer Firms Affect Corporate Financial Policy?
    2013 695 citations Mark T. Leary, Michael R. Roberts profile →
  3. A century of capital structure: The leveraging of corporate America
    2014 291 citations John R. Graham, Mark T. Leary et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mark T. Leary United States 17 3.4k 2.0k 1.2k 1.2k 145 30 4.0k
Michael W. Faulkender United States 19 3.7k 1.1× 1.9k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 109 0.8× 25 4.2k
Kathleen M. Kahle United States 23 4.1k 1.2× 2.4k 1.2× 1.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.2× 239 1.6× 53 5.0k
Bernadette A. Minton United States 25 3.9k 1.2× 1.9k 1.0× 818 0.7× 1.5k 1.3× 143 1.0× 42 4.6k
Charles J. Hadlock United States 25 2.8k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 937 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 97 0.7× 52 3.4k
Matthew T. Billett United States 26 2.9k 0.9× 2.2k 1.1× 882 0.7× 829 0.7× 66 0.5× 69 3.6k
Craig Doidge Canada 19 4.6k 1.3× 2.2k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 1.0k 0.9× 161 1.1× 34 5.1k
Frederik P. Schlingemann United States 16 3.3k 1.0× 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 894 0.8× 71 0.5× 31 3.6k
Amiyatosh Purnanandam United States 25 2.7k 0.8× 2.7k 1.4× 647 0.5× 1.4k 1.2× 148 1.0× 66 3.8k
Darius P. Miller United States 27 4.6k 1.3× 2.4k 1.2× 1.4k 1.1× 742 0.6× 139 1.0× 56 5.0k
Rüdiger Fahlenbrach Switzerland 26 2.8k 0.8× 2.1k 1.1× 674 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 85 0.6× 51 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Mark T. Leary

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mark T. Leary

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark T. Leary

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Leary, Mark T., et al.. (2023). Corporate Dividend Policy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
2.
Gomes, Armando, et al.. (2023). Analyst Coverage Networks and Corporate Financial Policies. Management Science. 70(8). 5016–5039. 8 indexed citations
3.
Graham, John R. & Mark T. Leary. (2018). The Evolution of Corporate Cash. Journal of applied corporate finance. 30(4). 36–60. 3 indexed citations
4.
Ham, Charles, et al.. (2018). Do Dividends Convey Information About Future Earnings?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
5.
Graham, John R. & Mark T. Leary. (2018). The Evolution of Corporate Cash. Review of Financial Studies. 31(11). 4288–4344. 105 indexed citations
6.
Graham, John R., Hyunseob Kim, & Mark T. Leary. (2017). CEO Power and Board Dynamics. SSRN Electronic Journal. 11 indexed citations
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Graham, John R., Mark T. Leary, & Michael R. Roberts. (2016). The Leveraging of Corporate America: A Long‐Run Perspective on Changes in Capital Structure. Journal of applied corporate finance. 28(4). 29–37. 3 indexed citations
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Gomes, Armando, et al.. (2015). Analyst Coverage Network and Corporate Financial Policies. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Graham, John R., Mark T. Leary, & Michael R. Roberts. (2014). How Does Government Borrowing Affect Corporate Financing and Investment?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 11 indexed citations
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Graham, John R., Mark T. Leary, & Michael R. Roberts. (2013). Financial Crowding Out. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Graham, John R., Mark T. Leary, & Michael R. Roberts. (2013). A Century of Capital Structure: The Leveraging of Corporate America. SSRN Electronic Journal. 66 indexed citations
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Larkin, Yelena, Mark T. Leary, & Roni Michaely. (2012). Do Investors Value Dividend Smoothing Stocks Differently?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 12 indexed citations
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Larkin, Yelena, Mark T. Leary, & Roni Michaely. (2012). Do Investors Value Dividend Smoothing Stocks Differently?. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Graham, John R. & Mark T. Leary. (2011). A Review of Empirical Capital Structure Research and Directions for the Future. SSRN Electronic Journal. 94 indexed citations
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Leary, Mark T. & Roni Michaely. (2011). Determinants of Dividend Smoothing: Empirical Evidence. SSRN Electronic Journal. 55 indexed citations
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Leary, Mark T. & Roni Michaely. (2011). Determinants of Dividend Smoothing: Empirical Evidence. Review of Financial Studies. 24(10). 3197–3249. 272 indexed citations
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Leary, Mark T. & Michael R. Roberts. (2010). Do Peer Firms Affect Corporate Financial Policy?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 56 indexed citations
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Leary, Mark T. & Michael R. Roberts. (2008). The Pecking Order, Debt Capacity, and Information Asymmetry. SSRN Electronic Journal. 96 indexed citations
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Leary, Mark T.. (2008). Bank Loan Supply, Lender Choice, and Corporate Capital Structure. SSRN Electronic Journal. 90 indexed citations
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Leary, Mark T. & Roni Michaely. (2008). Why Firms Smooth Dividends: Empirical Evidence. SSRN Electronic Journal. 15 indexed citations

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