Paul Malatesta

7.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
33 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Paul Malatesta is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Malatesta has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Accounting, 21 papers in Finance and 8 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Paul Malatesta's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (30 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (14 papers) and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (11 papers). Paul Malatesta is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (30 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (14 papers) and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (11 papers). Paul Malatesta collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and Canada. Paul Malatesta's co-authors include Kathryn L. Dewenter, Chen-Ta Lin, Yuhai Xuan, Yue Ma, Robert Parrino, Mark R. Huson, Larry L. DuCharme, Stephan E. Sefcik, Jonathan M. Karpoff and Ralph A. Walkling and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and American Economic Review.

In The Last Decade

Paul Malatesta

33 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

State-Owned and Privately Owned Firms: An Empirical Analysis of Profitability, Leverage, and Labor Intensity

2001 855 citations Kathryn L. Dewenter, Paul Malatesta American Economic Review profile →
Managerial succession and firm performance

2004 567 citations Mark R. Huson, Paul Malatesta et al. Journal of Financial Economics profile →
Ownership structure and the cost of corporate borrowing

2010 434 citations Chen-Ta Lin, Yue Ma et al. Journal of Financial Economics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul Malatesta United States	24	4.5k	1.9k	1.8k	1.2k	258	33	5.2k
Philip G. Berger United States	21	5.1k 1.1×	2.1k 1.1×	2.1k 1.2×	1.5k 1.3×	242 0.9×	36	5.8k
Darius Palia United States	24	4.2k 0.9×	2.2k 1.2×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	346 1.3×	61	4.9k
Jeffry M. Netter United States	31	6.4k 1.4×	2.6k 1.4×	2.2k 1.2×	1.7k 1.4×	393 1.5×	70	7.3k
Julian Franks United Kingdom	34	5.5k 1.2×	3.0k 1.6×	1.7k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	446 1.7×	104	6.3k
Richard S. Ruback United States	24	5.1k 1.1×	2.7k 1.4×	2.5k 1.4×	1.5k 1.2×	186 0.7×	52	5.9k
Vidhan K. Goyal Hong Kong	23	6.3k 1.4×	2.9k 1.5×	2.1k 1.2×	1.8k 1.5×	257 1.0×	48	7.0k
Annette B. Poulsen United States	30	4.8k 1.1×	2.1k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	225 0.9×	55	5.2k
William F. Maxwell United States	29	5.3k 1.2×	3.8k 2.0×	1.7k 1.0×	1.6k 1.4×	167 0.6×	49	6.8k
Bill B. Francis United States	37	3.9k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	197 0.8×	191	5.0k
Paulo Renato Soares Terra Brazil	13	4.3k 1.0×	2.2k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	1.8k 1.5×	156 0.6×	41	5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Paul Malatesta

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Malatesta

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Firth, Michael, Paul Malatesta, Qingquan Xin, & Liping Xu. (2012). Corporate investment, government control, and financing channels: Evidence from China's Listed Companies. Journal of Corporate Finance. 18(3). 433–450. 132 indexed citations

Lin, Chen-Ta, Yue Ma, Paul Malatesta, & Yuhai Xuan. (2012). Corporate Ownership Structure and the Choice Between Bank Debt and Public Debt. SSRN Electronic Journal. 42 indexed citations

Lin, Chen-Ta, Yue Ma, Paul Malatesta, & Yuhai Xuan. (2010). Ownership structure and the cost of corporate borrowing. Journal of Financial Economics. 100(1). 1–23. 434 indexed citations breakdown →

Lin, Chen-Ta, Yue Ma, Paul Malatesta, & Yuhai Xuan. (2010). Ownership Structure and the Cost of Corporate Borrowing. SSRN Electronic Journal. 63 indexed citations

Dewenter, Kathryn L., Han Xi, & Paul Malatesta. (2009). Firm Values and Sovereign Wealth Fund Investments. SSRN Electronic Journal. 44 indexed citations

Huson, Mark R., Paul Malatesta, & Robert Parrino. (2009). Capital Market Conditions and the Pricing of Private Equity Sales by Public Firms. 8 indexed citations

Huson, Mark R., Paul Malatesta, & Robert Parrino. (2009). The Decline in the Cost of Private Placements. SSRN Electronic Journal. 21 indexed citations

Liu, Yang & Paul Malatesta. (2005). Credit Rating and Underpricing of Seasoned Equity Offerings. SSRN Electronic Journal. 16 indexed citations

Malatesta, Paul, et al.. (2005). Credit Ratings and the Pricing of Seasoned Equity Offerings. 23 indexed citations

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DuCharme, Larry L., et al.. (2004). Earnings Management and Earnings Surprises: Stock Price Reactions to Earnings Components *. 5 indexed citations

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Huson, Mark R., Paul Malatesta, & Robert Parrino. (2003). Managerial Succession and Firm Performance. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 61 indexed citations

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DuCharme, Larry L., Paul Malatesta, & Stephan E. Sefcik. (2001). Earnings Management: IPO Valuation and Subsequent Performance. Journal of Accounting Auditing & Finance. 16(4). 369–396. 220 indexed citations

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Dewenter, Kathryn L. & Paul Malatesta. (2001). State-Owned and Privately Owned Firms: An Empirical Analysis of Profitability, Leverage, and Labor Intensity. American Economic Review. 91(1). 320–334. 855 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dewenter, Kathryn L. & Paul Malatesta. (1998). State-Owned and Privately-Owned Firms: An Empirical Analysis of Profitability, Leverage, and Labor Intensity. SSRN Electronic Journal. 35 indexed citations

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Dewenter, Kathryn L. & Paul Malatesta. (1997). Public Offerings of State‐Owned And Privately‐Owned Enterprises: An International Comparison. The Journal of Finance. 52(4). 1659–1679. 247 indexed citations

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Dewenter, Kathryn L. & Paul Malatesta. (1997). Public Offerings of State-Owned and Privately-Owned Enterprises: An International Comparison. The Journal of Finance. 52(4). 1659–1659. 60 indexed citations

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Karpoff, Jonathan M., Paul Malatesta, & Ralph A. Walkling. (1996). Corporate governance and shareholder initiatives: Empirical evidence. Journal of Financial Economics. 42(3). 365–395. 98 indexed citations

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Karpoff, Jonathan M. & Paul Malatesta. (1995). State takeover legislation and share values: The wealth effects of Pennsylvania's Act 36. Journal of Corporate Finance. 1(3-4). 367–382. 53 indexed citations

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Karpoff, Jonathan M. & Paul Malatesta. (1994). State Takeover Legislation and Share Values: The Wealth Effects of Pennsylvania's Act 36. SSRN Electronic Journal. 12 indexed citations

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Malatesta, Paul & Ralph A. Walkling. (1988). Poison pill securities. Journal of Financial Economics. 20. 347–376. 282 indexed citations

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