2026 B. Espen Eckbo: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	40	2228	2012	1272	1118	106	13424

Discipline name

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Economics and Finance

2228

2012

1272

1118

106

13424

Economics and Finance

D-Index

Citations

13424

World Ranking

2228

National Ranking

1272

Overview

B. Espen Eckbo is affiliated with Dartmouth College in the United States. Their research spans key areas within Business, Management and Accounting as well as Economics, Econometrics and Finance, contributing to the understanding of corporate financial and governance structures.

The scientist's work is concentrated in several specialized subfields, including:

Accounting
Finance
Economics and Econometrics
Management Science and Operations Research
Gender Studies

Main topics addressed in the research comprise:

Corporate Finance and Governance
Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance
Auction Theory and Applications
Gender Diversity and Inequality
Financial Reporting and Valuation Research
Merger and Competition Analysis

The scholar has published multiple papers with emphasis on various aspects of finance and governance. Notable recent papers include:

"Valuation Effects of Norway's Board Gender-Quota Law Revisited," 2021, Management Science
"Strategic Decisions in Takeover Auctions: Recent Developments," 2020, Annual Review of Financial Economics
"The Leverage-Profitability Puzzle Resurrected," 2020, European Finance Review
"Merger-Driven Listing Dynamics," 2023, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
"Tradeoff Theory and Leverage Dynamics of High-Frequency Debt Issuers," 2020, European Finance Review

Frequent co-authors in this body of work include:

Karin S. Thorburn
Knut Nygaard
Andrey Malenko
Michael Kisser
Markus Lithell

Publication venues featuring multiple works by this researcher include:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Management Science
European Finance Review
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Annual Review of Financial Economics

Best Publications

Horizontal mergers, collusion, and stockholder wealth

B.Espen Eckbo

1778
Citations
Seasoned public offerings: Resolution of the "new issues puzzle"

B.Espen Eckbo;Ronald W. Masulis;Øyvind Norli

940
Citations
Valuation effects of corporate debt offerings

B.Espen Eckbo

931
Citations
Adverse selection and the rights offer paradox

B.Espen Eckbo;Ronald W. Masulis

725
Citations
Asymmetric Information and the Medium of Exchange in Takeovers: Theory and Tests

B. Espen Eckbo;Ronald M. Giammarino;Robert L. Heinkel

712
Citations
Toeholds, Bid Jumps, and Expected Payoffs in Takeovers

Sandra Betton;B. Espen Eckbo

607
Citations
Gains to Bidder Firms Revisited: Domestic and Foreign Acquisitions in Canada

B. Espen Eckbo;Karin S. Thorburn

606
Citations
Is the IPO pricing process efficient

Michelle Lowry;G.William Schwert;G.William Schwert

483
Citations
Merger Negotiations and the Toehold Puzzle

Sandra Betton;B. Espen Eckbo;Karin S. Thorburn

453
Citations
Mergers and the Market Concentration Doctrine: Evidence from the Capital Market

B. Espen Eckbo

450
Citations
Bidding strategies and takeover premiums: A review ☆

B. Espen Eckbo

442
Citations
Antimerger Policy under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act: A Reexamination of the Market Power Hypothesis

B. Espen Eckbo;Peggy Wier

410
Citations
The Conditional Performance of Insider Trades

B. Espen Eckbo;David C. Smith

375
Citations
Managerial shareownership, voting power, and cash dividend policy

B. Espen Eckbo;Savita Verma

361
Citations
Liquidity risk, leverage and long-run IPO returns

B.Espen Eckbo;Øyvind Norli

344
Citations
Mergers and the Value of Antitrust Deterrence

B. Espen Eckbo

328
Citations
Consistent Estimation of Cross-Sectional Models in Event Studies

B. Espen Eckbo;Vojislav Maksimovic;Joseph Williams

299
Citations
Seasoned Equity Offerings: A Survey

B. Espen Eckbo;Ronald W. Masulis

220
Citations
Why underwrite rights offerings? Some new evidence

Øyvind Bøhren;B. Espen Eckbo;B. Espen Eckbo;Dag Michalsen

191
Citations
Information disclosure, method of payment, and takeover premiums

B.Espen Eckbo;Herwig Langohr

187
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald W. Masulis University of New South Wales

Vojislav Maksimovic University of Maryland, College Park

Kai Li Zhengzhou University

Martin T. Wells Cornell University

Theodore Eisenberg Cornell University

Richard Roll California Institute of Technology

External Links

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