Richard Leftwich

6.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
20 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Richard Leftwich is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Leftwich has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Accounting, 9 papers in Finance and 5 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Richard Leftwich's work include Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (13 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (10 papers) and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (7 papers). Richard Leftwich is often cited by papers focused on Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (13 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (10 papers) and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (7 papers). Richard Leftwich collaborates with scholars based in United States. Richard Leftwich's co-authors include Robert W. Holthausen, Ross L. Watts, John R. M. Hand, Mark E. Zmijewski, Jerold L. Zimmerman, Jennifer R. Jones, Andrew W. Alford, Nicholas Dopuch, David Mayers and Peter Dodd and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and Journal of Accounting and Economics.

In The Last Decade

Richard Leftwich

20 papers receiving 4.3k citations

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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.

The Effect of Bond Rating Agency Announcements on Bond and Stock Prices

1992 717 citations John R. M. Hand, Robert W. Holthausen et al. The Journal of Finance profile →
The economic consequences of accounting choice implications of costly contracting and monitoring

1983 586 citations Robert W. Holthausen, Richard Leftwich Journal of Accounting and Economics profile →
The Relative Informativeness of Accounting Disclosures in Different Countries

1993 540 citations Andrew W. Alford, Jennifer R. Jones et al. Journal of Accounting Research profile →
The effect of bond rating changes on common stock prices

1986 537 citations Robert W. Holthausen, Richard Leftwich Journal of Financial Economics profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard Leftwich United States	17	3.9k	2.6k	1.7k	741	303	20	4.9k
Dan Givoly United States	24	4.9k 1.3×	2.6k 1.0×	2.3k 1.3×	559 0.8×	272 0.9×	44	5.3k
Victor L. Bernard United States	21	3.9k 1.0×	3.2k 1.2×	1.8k 1.1×	836 1.1×	149 0.5×	44	4.7k
John D. Lyon United States	12	4.9k 1.2×	3.4k 1.3×	1.8k 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	205 0.7×	16	5.8k
Peter F. Pope United Kingdom	38	5.1k 1.3×	2.0k 0.8×	2.6k 1.5×	971 1.3×	376 1.2×	132	6.0k
Ashiq Ali United States	27	4.6k 1.2×	2.2k 0.8×	2.0k 1.2×	778 1.0×	199 0.7×	69	5.1k
Joshua Livnat United States	31	3.4k 0.9×	2.3k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	787 1.1×	187 0.6×	117	4.3k
Richard S. Ruback United States	24	5.1k 1.3×	2.7k 1.0×	2.5k 1.4×	1.5k 2.0×	85 0.3×	52	5.9k
Jacob K. Thomas United States	27	4.5k 1.1×	3.5k 1.3×	2.4k 1.4×	955 1.3×	130 0.4×	65	5.4k
David Aboody United States	26	4.6k 1.2×	2.3k 0.9×	2.5k 1.5×	818 1.1×	249 0.8×	39	5.2k
Peter D. Easton United States	31	5.8k 1.5×	3.6k 1.4×	3.7k 2.2×	628 0.8×	259 0.9×	76	6.5k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Leftwich, Richard. (2004). Discussion of: “Investor protection under unregulated financial reporting” (by Jan Barton and Gregory Waymire). Journal of Accounting and Economics. 38. 117–128. 9 indexed citations

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Leftwich, Richard & Mark E. Zmijewski. (1994). Contemporaneous Announcements of Dividends and Earnings. Journal of Accounting Auditing & Finance. 9(4). 725–762. 47 indexed citations

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Alford, Andrew W., Jennifer R. Jones, Richard Leftwich, & Mark E. Zmijewski. (1993). The Relative Informativeness of Accounting Disclosures in Different Countries. Journal of Accounting Research. 31. 183–183. 540 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hand, John R. M., Robert W. Holthausen, & Richard Leftwich. (1992). The Effect of Bond Rating Agency Announcements on Bond and Stock Prices. The Journal of Finance. 47(2). 733–733. 131 indexed citations

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Hand, John R. M., Robert W. Holthausen, & Richard Leftwich. (1992). The Effect of Bond Rating Agency Announcements on Bond and Stock Prices. The Journal of Finance. 47(2). 733–752. 717 indexed citations breakdown →

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Leftwich, Richard. (1990). Aggregation of test statistics. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 12(1-3). 37–44. 14 indexed citations

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Holthausen, Robert W., Richard Leftwich, & David Mayers. (1987). The effect of large block transactions on security prices: A cross-sectional analysis. Journal of Financial Economics. 19(2). 237–267. 341 indexed citations

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Dopuch, Nicholas, Robert W. Holthausen, & Richard Leftwich. (1986). Abnormal stock returns associated with media disclosures of ‘subject to’ qualified audit opinions. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 8(2). 93–117. 232 indexed citations

9.

Holthausen, Robert W. & Richard Leftwich. (1986). The effect of bond rating changes on common stock prices. Journal of Financial Economics. 17(1). 57–89. 537 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dodd, Peter, Nicholas Dopuch, Robert W. Holthausen, & Richard Leftwich. (1984). Qualified audit opinions and stock prices. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 6(1). 3–38. 209 indexed citations

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Leftwich, Richard. (1983). Accounting Information in Private Markets: Evidence from Private Lending Agreements.. The Accounting Review. 58(1). 23–42. 282 indexed citations

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Holthausen, Robert W. & Richard Leftwich. (1983). The economic consequences of accounting choice implications of costly contracting and monitoring. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 5. 77–117. 586 indexed citations breakdown →

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Leftwich, Richard, Ross L. Watts, & Jerold L. Zimmerman. (1981). Voluntary Corporate Disclosure: The Case of Interim Reporting. Journal of Accounting Research. 19. 50–50. 458 indexed citations

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Leftwich, Richard. (1981). Evidence of the impact of mandatory changes in accounting principles on corporate loan agreements. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 3(1). 3–36. 208 indexed citations

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Leftwich, Richard. (1980). Private determination of accounting methods in corporate bond indentures. University Microfilms International eBooks. 7 indexed citations

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Dodd, Peter & Richard Leftwich. (1980). The Market for Corporate Charters: "Unhealthy Competition" Versus Federal Regulation. The Journal of Business. 53(3). 259–259. 72 indexed citations

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Leftwich, Richard. (1980). Market failure fallacies and accounting information. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 2(3). 193–211. 119 indexed citations

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Leftwich, Richard, et al.. (1977). Portfolio strategies and performance. Journal of Financial Economics. 5(2). 201–218. 79 indexed citations

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Watts, Ross L. & Richard Leftwich. (1977). The Time Series of Annual Accounting Earnings. Journal of Accounting Research. 15(2). 253–253. 268 indexed citations

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Anderson, David & Richard Leftwich. (1974). Securities and Obscurities: A Case for Reform of the Law of Company Accounts. Journal of Accounting Research. 12(2). 330–330. 38 indexed citations

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