Milton Harris

17.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
55 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

Milton Harris is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Finance and Accounting. According to data from OpenAlex, Milton Harris has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 24 papers in Finance and 20 papers in Accounting. Recurrent topics in Milton Harris's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (18 papers), Economic theories and models (17 papers) and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (16 papers). Milton Harris is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (18 papers), Economic theories and models (17 papers) and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (16 papers). Milton Harris collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Sweden. Milton Harris's co-authors include Artur Raviv, Bengt Holmström, Robert M. Townsend, Charles H. Kriebel, Marcus M. Opp, Christian C. Opp, Yoram Weiss, René M. Stulz, George M. Constantinides and Suman Basuroy and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and American Economic Review.

In The Last Decade

Milton Harris

50 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Theory of Capital Structure 1979 2026 1994 2010 1991 1993 1990 2006 1979 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. The Theory of Capital Structure
    1991 2.7k citations Milton Harris, Artur Raviv The Journal of Finance profile →
  2. Differences of Opinion Make a Horse Race
    1993 1.2k citations Milton Harris, Artur Raviv Review of Financial Studies profile →
  3. Capital Structure and the Informational Role of Debt
    1990 921 citations Milton Harris, Artur Raviv The Journal of Finance profile →
  4. A Theory of Board Control and Size
    2006 849 citations Milton Harris, Artur Raviv Review of Financial Studies profile →
  5. Optimal incentive contracts with imperfect information
    1979 600 citations Milton Harris, Artur Raviv profile →
  6. A Theory of Wage Dynamics
    1982 579 citations Milton Harris, Bengt Holmström profile →
  7. Corporate control contests and capital structure
    1988 512 citations Milton Harris, Artur Raviv Journal of Financial Economics profile →

Peers

Milton Harris
Artur Raviv United States
Siew Hong Teoh United States
David Scharfstein United States
Iftekhar Hasan United States
Steven N. Kaplan United States
Michael L. Lemmon United States
Lucian A. Bebchuk United States
Tim Loughran United States
Maureen F. McNichols United States
Roni Michaely United States
Artur Raviv United States
Milton Harris
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Countries citing papers authored by Milton Harris

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Fields of papers citing papers by Milton Harris

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Milton Harris

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Harris, Milton, Christian C. Opp, & Marcus M. Opp. (2024). Intermediary Capital and the Credit Market. Management Science. 1 indexed citations
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Harris, Milton & Artur Raviv. (2017). Why Do Firms Sit on Cash? An Asymmetric Information Approach. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 6(2). 141–173. 17 indexed citations
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Harris, Milton & Bengt Holmström. (2016). Microeconomic Developments and Macroeconomics. American Economic Review. 73(2). 223–227.
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Harris, Milton, Christian C. Opp, & Marcus M. Opp. (2015). Macroprudential Bank Capital Regulation. 2 indexed citations
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Constantinides, George M., Milton Harris, & René M. Stulz. (2013). Handbook of the Economics of Finance Volume 2A : Corporate Finance. Elsevier eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Constantinides, George M., Milton Harris, & René M. Stulz. (2013). Handbook of the Economics of Finance : Asset Pricing. Elsevier eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Harris, Milton, et al.. (2013). Handbook of the Economics of Finance Volume 2B : Financial Markets and Asset Pricing. Elsevier eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Harris, Milton, Christian C. Opp, & Marcus M. Opp. (2012). Bank Regulation with Private-Party Risk Assessments. SSRN Electronic Journal. 11 indexed citations
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Harris, Milton, S. Abraham Ravid, & Suman Basuroy. (2012). Intellectual Property Contracts: Theory and Evidence from Screenplay Sales. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Opp, Christian C., Marcus M. Opp, & Milton Harris. (2012). Rating agencies in the face of regulation. Journal of Financial Economics. 108(1). 46–61. 276 indexed citations
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Harris, Milton & Artur Raviv. (2010). Control of Corporate Decisions: Shareholders vs. Management. SSRN Electronic Journal. 24 indexed citations
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Constantinides, George M., Milton Harris, & René M. Stulz. (2003). Financial markets and asset pricing. Elsevier eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Harris, Milton & Artur Raviv. (2002). Allocation of Decision-Making Authority. SSRN Electronic Journal. 31 indexed citations
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Harris, Milton & Artur Raviv. (1995). The Role of Games in Security Design. Review of Financial Studies. 8(2). 327–367. 53 indexed citations
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Harris, Milton & Artur Raviv. (1991). The Theory of Capital Structure. The Journal of Finance. 46(1). 297–355. 2699 indexed citations breakdown →
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Harris, Milton & Artur Raviv. (1985). A Sequential Signalling Model of Convertible Debt Call Policy. The Journal of Finance. 40(5). 1263–1281. 145 indexed citations
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Harris, Milton, Charles H. Kriebel, & Artur Raviv. (1982). Asymmetric Information, Incentives and Intrafirm Resource Allocation. Management Science. 28(6). 604–620. 362 indexed citations
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Harris, Milton & Artur Raviv. (1981). A Theory of Monopoly Pricing Schemes with Demand Uncertainty. American Economic Review. 71(3). 347–365. 157 indexed citations
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Harris, Milton & William A. Strohl. (1980). The Induction of Cellular DNA Synthesis in G1-arrested BHK21 Cells Infected with Adenovirus Type 2. Journal of General Virology. 46(2). 455–466. 3 indexed citations

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