World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
44
Citations
20596
World Ranking
1789
National Ranking
1056

Overview

Alon Brav is currently affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Business, Management and Accounting, along with Economics, Econometrics and Finance, focusing on core subfields such as Accounting, Finance, Strategy and Management, Management Science and Operations Research, and Economics and Econometrics.

The scientist's work primarily addresses themes in Corporate Finance and Governance, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Political Influence and Corporate Strategies, Auction Theory and Applications, and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency.

Recent publications include:

  • "Dancing with activists" (2020) in Journal of Financial Economics
  • "Retail shareholder participation in the proxy process: Monitoring, engagement, and voting" (2021) in Journal of Financial Economics
  • "Wolf Pack Activism" (2021) in Management Science
  • "Shareholder Monitoring through Voting: New Evidence from Proxy Contests" (2023) in Review of Financial Studies
  • "Governance by Persuasion: Hedge Fund Activism and Market-Based Shareholder Influence" (2022) in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance

The primary publication venues where Alon Brav's work appears include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Financial Economics
  • Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance
  • Management Science
  • Review of Financial Studies

Frequent collaborators in their research are Wei Jiang, Andrey Malenko, Nadya Malenko, Dorothy S. Lund, and Tao Li.

Best Publications

  • Payout Policy in the 21st Century

    Alon Brav;John R. Graham;Campbell R. Harvey;Campbell R. Harvey;Roni Michaely

  • Myth or Reality? The Long‐Run Underperformance of Initial Public Offerings: Evidence from Venture and Nonventure Capital‐Backed Companies

    Alon Brav;Paul A. Gompers

  • Hedge Fund Activism, Corporate Governance, and Firm Performance

    Alon Brav;Wei Jiang;Frank Partnoy;Randall Thomas

  • Is the Abnormal Return Following Equity Issuances Anomalous

    Alon Brav;Christopher C Geczy;Paul A Gompers

  • The Long Term Effects of Hedge Fund Activism

    Lucian Arye Bebchuk;Alon Brav;Wei Jiang

  • The Role of Lockups in Initial Public Offerings

    Alon Brav;Paul A. Gompers

  • Competing Theories of Financial Anomalies

    Alon Brav;J.B. Heaton

  • Payout Policy in the 21st Century

    Alon Brav;Alon Brav;Campbell R. Harvey;John R. Graham;John R. Graham;Roni Michaely

  • The Idiosyncratic Volatility Puzzle: Time Trend or Speculative Episodes?

    Michael W. Brandt;Alon Brav;John R. Graham;Alok Kumar

  • An Empirical Analysis of Analysts' Target Prices: Short‐term Informativeness and Long‐term Dynamics

    Alon Brav;Reuven Lehavy

  • Asset Pricing with Heterogeneous Consumers and Limited Participation: Empirical Evidence

    Alon Brav;George M. Constantinides;Christopher C. Geczy

  • The Long-Term Effects of Hedge Fund Activism

    Lucian A. Bebchuk;Lucian A. Bebchuk;Alon Brav;Alon Brav;Wei Jiang;Wei Jiang

  • How Does Hedge Fund Activism Reshape Corporate Innovation

    Alon Brav;Alon Brav;Wei Jiang;Wei Jiang;Song Ma;Xuan Tian

  • The Real Effects of Hedge Fund Activism: Productivity, Asset Allocation, and Labor Outcomes

    Alon Brav;Wei Jiang;Hyunseob Kim

  • Hedge Fund Activism, Corporate Governance, and Firm Performance

    Alon Brav;Alon Brav;Wei Jiang;Wei Jiang;Randall S. Thomas;Frank Partnoy

  • Inference in Long‐Horizon Event Studies: A Bayesian Approach with Application to Initial Public Offerings

    Alon Brav

  • Hedge Fund Activism: A Review

    Alon Brav;Wei Jiang;Hyunseob Kim

  • Using Expectations to Test Asset Pricing Models

    Alon Brav;Reuven Lehavy;Roni Michaely

  • Activist arbitrage. A study of open-ending attempts of closed-end funds.

    Michael Bradley;Alon Brav;Itay Goldstein;Wei Jiang

  • Managerial Response to the May 2003 Dividend Tax Cut

    Alon Brav;John R. Graham;Campbell R. Harvey;Roni Michaely

  • Myth or Reality? The Long-Run Underperformance of Initial Public Offerings: Evidence from Venture and Nonventure Capital-Backed Companies

    Alon P. Brav;Alon P. Brav;Paul A. Gompers

  • The Idiosyncratic Volatility Puzzle: Time Trend or Speculative Episodes?

    Michael W. Brandt;Michael W. Brandt;Alon Brav;Alon Brav;John R. Graham;John R. Graham;Alok Kumar

  • The Limits of the Limits of Arbitrage

    Alon Brav;J.B. Heaton;Si Li

  • The Role of Lock-ups in Initial Public Offerings

    Alon Brav;Alon Brav;Paul A. Gompers

Frequent Co-Authors

Roni Michaely
Roni Michaely University of Hong Kong
John R. Graham
John R. Graham Duke University
Lucian Arye Bebchuk
Lucian Arye Bebchuk Harvard University
Campbell R. Harvey
Campbell R. Harvey Duke University
Paul A. Gompers
Paul A. Gompers Harvard University
George M. Constantinides
George M. Constantinides University of Chicago
Randall S. Thomas
Randall S. Thomas Vanderbilt University
Itay Goldstein
Itay Goldstein University of Pennsylvania
Xuan Tian
Xuan Tian Tsinghua University
Michael W. Brandt
Michael W. Brandt Duke University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

As you consider a future in Economics and Finance, exploring related online degrees can broaden your career opportunities. Many professionals enhance their skills with advanced programs that complement their primary area of study.

Specializations such as online business intelligence help students master data-driven decision-making, a crucial asset in finance roles. Those seeking managerial positions may benefit from flexible online MBA no GRE programs, which allow entry without standardized test requirements.

Cost is an important factor for many students, so evaluating online MBA under 30000 options can help make graduate education more affordable. For careers at the intersection of finance, business, and communication, an online marketing and social media degree can open doors to roles in digital strategy or brand management.

Exploring these online pathways can give your Economics and Finance education a practical edge while equipping you for a diverse range of career possibilities in today's digital landscape.

Best Scientists Citing Alon Brav

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles