Rajnish Mehra

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Rajnish Mehra is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Finance and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Rajnish Mehra has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 25 papers in Finance and 16 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Recurrent topics in Rajnish Mehra's work include Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (22 papers), Economic theories and models (21 papers) and Monetary Policy and Economic Impact (12 papers). Rajnish Mehra is often cited by papers focused on Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (22 papers), Economic theories and models (21 papers) and Monetary Policy and Economic Impact (12 papers). Rajnish Mehra collaborates with scholars based in United States, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Rajnish Mehra's co-authors include Edward C. Prescott, John B. Donaldson, George M. Constantinides, Raaj Kumar Sah, Robert A. Feldman, Jean‐Pierre Danthine, Facundo Piguillem, Sunil Wahal, Peng Chen and William N. Goetzmann and has published in prestigious journals such as The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Econometrica and The Review of Economic Studies.

In The Last Decade

Rajnish Mehra

41 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

The equity premium: A puzzle 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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 equity premium: A puzzle
    1985 3.5k citations Rajnish Mehra, Edward C. Prescott Journal of Monetary Economics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rajnish Mehra United States 18 3.4k 3.2k 1.5k 1.3k 395 46 4.7k
Narayana Kocherlakota United States 32 3.9k 1.1× 1.6k 0.5× 1.9k 1.2× 1.2k 0.9× 138 0.3× 84 4.6k
Annette Vissing‐Jørgensen United States 25 3.2k 0.9× 3.7k 1.1× 1.9k 1.2× 2.0k 1.6× 136 0.3× 41 5.5k
Ricardo Reis United States 26 4.0k 1.2× 1.9k 0.6× 3.7k 2.4× 557 0.4× 138 0.3× 70 5.2k
Jessica A. Wachter United States 27 2.5k 0.7× 3.7k 1.2× 1.3k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 66 0.2× 68 4.3k
Ralph S. J. Koijen United States 32 2.6k 0.8× 2.9k 0.9× 857 0.6× 1.4k 1.1× 51 0.1× 100 4.1k
Iván Werning United States 28 2.2k 0.6× 825 0.3× 917 0.6× 697 0.5× 97 0.2× 65 2.8k
Tarun Ramadorai United Kingdom 29 2.3k 0.7× 2.6k 0.8× 695 0.5× 1.6k 1.3× 36 0.1× 96 3.7k
Jonathan Berk United States 25 2.4k 0.7× 4.3k 1.3× 451 0.3× 3.3k 2.6× 134 0.3× 54 5.3k
Michael D. McKenzie Australia 26 1.6k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 957 0.6× 704 0.5× 98 0.2× 98 2.6k
Pierluigi Balduzzi United States 18 1.5k 0.4× 2.0k 0.6× 836 0.5× 787 0.6× 78 0.2× 51 2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rajnish Mehra

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Aragon, George O., Rajnish Mehra, & Sunil Wahal. (2020). Do Properly Anticipated Prices Fluctuate Randomly? Evidence from VIX Futures Markets. The Journal of Portfolio Management. 46(7). 144–159. 3 indexed citations
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Donaldson, John B., et al.. (2018). Demographics and FDI: Lessons from China's One-Child Policy. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Mehra, Rajnish, et al.. (2016). The Term Structure of Interest Rates in India. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Mehra, Rajnish. (2013). Asset Pricing Implications of Macroeconomic Interventions: An Application to Climate Policy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Mehra, Rajnish. (2011). Sources of Corporate Profits in India: Business Dynamism or Advantages of Entrenchment?. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Luxembourg). 7. 1 indexed citations
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Mehra, Rajnish. (2011). Norges Bank Investment Management. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Luxembourg). 5 indexed citations
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Mehra, Rajnish. (2011). Norwegian Ministry of Finance. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Luxembourg). 27 indexed citations
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Mehra, Rajnish, Facundo Piguillem, & Edward C. Prescott. (2011). Costly financial intermediation in neoclassical growth theory. Quantitative Economics. 2(1). 1–36. 19 indexed citations
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Mehra, Rajnish, P. Brett Hammond, Martin L. Leibowitz, & Laurence B. Siegel. (2011). The Equity Premium Puzzle Revisited. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Luxembourg). 1 indexed citations
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Mehra, Rajnish, Facundo Piguillem, & Edward C. Prescott. (2009). Intermediated Quantities and Returns. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
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Mehra, Rajnish, Facundo Piguillem, & Edward C. Prescott. (2008). Intermediated Quantities and Returns. 9 indexed citations
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Mehra, Rajnish. (2003). The Equity Premium: Why Is It a Puzzle? (corrected). Financial Analysts Journal. 59(1). 54–69. 88 indexed citations
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Mehra, Rajnish & Raaj Kumar Sah. (2002). Mood fluctuations, projection bias, and volatility of equity prices. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 26(5). 869–887. 102 indexed citations
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Mehra, Rajnish & Raaj Kumar Sah. (1999). Can Small Fluctuations in Investors' Subjective Preferences Induce Large Volatility in Equity Prices?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Feldman, Robert A. & Rajnish Mehra. (1993). Auctions: A Sampling of Techniques. Finance & development. 30(3). 5 indexed citations
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Feldman, Robert A. & Rajnish Mehra. (1993). Auctions: Theory and Applications. Staff Papers. 40(3). 485–485. 30 indexed citations
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Donaldson, John B., et al.. (1990). On the term structure of interest rates. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 14(3-4). 571–596. 51 indexed citations
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Mehra, Rajnish & Edward C. Prescott. (1988). The equity risk premium: A solution?. Journal of Monetary Economics. 22(1). 133–136. 88 indexed citations
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Donaldson, John B. & Rajnish Mehra. (1984). Comparative Dynamics of an Equilibrium Intertemporal Asset Pricing Model. The Review of Economic Studies. 51(3). 491–491. 41 indexed citations
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Donaldson, John B. & Rajnish Mehra. (1983). Stochastic growth with correlated production shocks. Journal of Economic Theory. 29(2). 282–312. 47 indexed citations

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