2026 Amir Sufi: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	58	887	797	556	488	156	27007

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Economics and Finance

887

797

556

488

156

27007

Research.com Recognitions

2017 - Fischer Black Prize, American Finance Association (AFA)
2011 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Amir Sufi is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States and works primarily in the field of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance. Their research spans multiple subfields including Finance, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Accounting, and Political Science and International Relations.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
Economic Theory and Policy
Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
Global Financial Crisis and Policies
Banking stability, regulation, efficiency
Fiscal Policies and Political Economy

Their recent publications include:

Partisan Bias, Economic Expectations, and Household Spending (2021), published in The Review of Economics and Statistics
Indebted Demand (2021), published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics
What Explains the Decline in r*? Rising Income Inequality Versus Demographic Shifts (2021), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
Financial Crises: A Survey (2021), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
A Goldilocks Theory of Fiscal Deficits (2022), published in SSRN Electronic Journal

Amir Sufi frequently collaborates with other researchers, notably:

Atif Mian
Ludwig Straub
Alan M. Taylor
Gabriel Garber
Jacopo Ponticelli

The main publication venues for this researcher are:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Harvard Dataverse
The Review of Economics and Statistics
The Quarterly Journal of Economics
Journal of Financial Economics

Among the awards received, Amir Sufi was honored with the Fischer Black Prize from the American Finance Association in 2017 and was named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2011.

Best Publications

The Consequences of Mortgage Credit Expansion: Evidence from the U.S. Mortgage Default Crisis

Atif Mian;Amir Sufi

1960
Citations
Information Asymmetry and Financing Arrangements: Evidence from Syndicated Loans

Amir Sufi

1812
Citations
Household Balance Sheets, Consumption, and the Economic Slump*

Atif Mian;Kamalesh Rao;Amir Sufi

1787
Citations
House Prices, Home Equity-Based Borrowing, and the U.S. Household Leverage Crisis

Atif R Mian;Amir Sufi

1628
Citations
Bank Lines of Credit in Corporate Finance: An Empirical Analysis

Amir Sufi

1222
Citations
Household Debt and Business Cycles Worldwide

Atif R Mian;Amir Sufi;Emil Verner

975
Citations
Capital Structure and Debt Structure

Joshua D. Rauh;Amir Sufi

970
Citations
Creditor control rights and firm investment policy

Greg Nini;David C. Smith;Amir Sufi

964
Citations
Creditor Control Rights, Corporate Governance, and Firm Value*

Greg Nini;David C. Smith;Amir Sufi

917
Citations
Renegotiation of financial contracts: Evidence from private credit agreements.

Michael R. Roberts;Amir Sufi

896
Citations
What explains the 2007-2009 drop in employment?

Atif Mian;Atif Mian;Amir Sufi;Amir Sufi

803
Citations
Control Rights and Capital Structure: An Empirical Investigation

Michael R. Roberts;Amir Sufi

801
Citations
The Consequences of Mortgage Credit Expansion: Evidence from the 2007 Mortgage Default Crisis

Atif Mian;Amir Sufi

741
Citations
Household Leverage and the Recession of 2007 to 2009

Atif R Mian;Amir Sufi

618
Citations
Foreclosures, House Prices, and the Real Economy

Atif Rehman Mian;Amir Sufi;Francesco Trebbi

601
Citations
The Consequences of Mortgage Credit Expansion: Evidence from the 2007 Mortgage Default Crisis

Atif R. Mian;Amir Sufi;Amir Sufi

526
Citations
The Political Economy of the US Mortgage Default Crisis

Atif Rehman Mian;Amir Sufi;Francesco Trebbi;Francesco Trebbi

509
Citations
The Effects of Fiscal Stimulus: Evidence from the 2009 ‘Cash for Clunkers’ Program

Atif Rehman Mian;Amir Sufi

487
Citations
The Real Effects of Debt Certification: Evidence from the Introduction of Bank Loan Ratings

Amir Sufi

455
Citations
Creditor Control Rights and Firm Investment Policy

Greg Nini;Amir Sufi;Amir Sufi;David C. Smith

277
Citations
Creditor Control Rights, Corporate Governance, and Firm Value

Greg Nini;Amir Sufi;Amir Sufi;David C. Smith

207
Citations
House Prices, Home Equity-Based Borrowing, and the U.S. Household Leverage Crisis

Atif R. Mian;Amir Sufi;Amir Sufi

163
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Atif R. Mian Princeton University

Francesco Trebbi University of California, Berkeley

Frederic S. Mishkin Columbia University

Amy Finkelstein MIT

Kathleen McGarry Stony Brook University

Sandra E. Black Columbia University

Joshua D. Rauh Stanford University

Philip E. Strahan Boston College

S. Viswanathan Duke University

External Links

Personal website of Amir Sufi Google Scholar page

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