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Christopher M. James

Christopher M. James

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
45
Citations
15439
World Ranking
1720
National Ranking
1015

Christopher M. James publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher M. James sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 131 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Christopher M. James D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher M. James sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christopher M. James is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily centers on the field of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, with a particular focus on the subfields of Finance, Economics and Econometrics, and Accounting.

Their recent publications include:

  • Time is money: Real effects of relationship lending in a crisis, 2021, Journal of Banking & Finance
  • Contracting Costs and Reputational Contracts, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Crowded out from the beginning: Impact of government debt on corporate financing, 2023, Journal of Financial Intermediation
  • Why are commercial loan rates so sticky? The effect of private information on loan spreads, 2021, Journal of Financial Economics
  • Variable deposit betas and bank exposure to interest rate risk, 2025, Journal of Financial Intermediation

Christopher M. James frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Mustafa Emin
  • Jing Lu
  • Dominique C. Badoer
  • Nuri Ersahin
  • Yangfan Sun

Their work is often published in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Financial Intermediation
  • Journal of Banking & Finance
  • Journal of Financial Economics
  • Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Banking stability, regulation, efficiency
  • Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
  • Housing Market and Economics
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Islamic Finance and Banking Studies
  • Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
  • Credit Risk and Financial Regulations

Christopher M. James's research outputs are distributed across 34 publications in the field of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, with a substantial number focusing on finance-related topics.

Best Publications

  • Some evidence on the uniqueness of bank loans

    Christopher James

  • Bank Information Monopolies and the Mix of Private and Public Debt Claims

    Joel Houston;Christopher James

  • The Effect of Interest Rate Changes on the Common Stock Returns of Financial Institutions

    Mark J. Flannery;Christopher M. James

  • Where do merger gains come from? Bank mergers from the perspective of insiders and outsiders

    Joel F Houston;Christopher M James;Michael D Ryngaert

  • The Takeover Market, Corporate Board Composition, and Ownership Structure: The Case of Banking

    James A. Brickley;Christopher M. James

  • Do Banks Provide Financial Slack

    Charles J. Hadlock;Christopher M. James

  • The Information Content of Bank Loan Covenants

    Cem Demiroglu;Christopher M. James

  • Capital market frictions and the role of internal capital markets in banking

    Joel Houston;Christopher James;David Marcus

  • The Losses Realized in Bank Failures

    Christopher James

  • CEO compensation and bank risk Is compensation in banking structured to promote risk taking

    Joel F. Houston;Christopher James

  • Borrowing relationships, intermediation, and the cost of issuing public securities

    Christopher James;Peggy Wier

  • The role of private equity group reputation in LBO financing

    Cem Demiroglu;Christopher M. James

  • Relationship-Specific Assets and the Pricing of Underwriter Services

    Christopher James

  • Do Relationships Have Limits? Banking Relationships, Financial Constraints, and Investment*

    Joel F. Houston;Christopher M. James

  • The use of loan sales and standby letters of credit by commercial banks

    Christopher James

  • Returns to Acquirers and Competition in the Acquisition Market: The Case of Banking

    Christopher M. James;Peggy Wier

  • Asset sales by financially distressed firms

    David T. Brown;Christopher M. James;Robert M. Mooradian

  • Market Evidence on the Effective Maturity of Bank Assets and Liabilities

    Mark J. Flannery;Christopher M. James

  • When Do Banks Take Equity in Debt Restructurings

    Christopher James

  • RAROC AT BANK OF AMERICA: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE

    Edward Zaik;John S. Walter;Gabriela Retting;Christopher M. James

  • Do bank internal capital markets promote lending

    Joel F. Houston;Christopher James

  • Are Banks Still Special? New Evidence on Their Role in the Corporate Capital‐Raising Process

    Christopher James;David C. Smith

  • Bank Information Monopolies and the Mix of Private and Public Debt Claims

    Joel F. Houston;Christopher M. James

Frequent Co-Authors

Joel F. Houston
Joel F. Houston University of Florida
James A. Brickley
James A. Brickley University of Rochester
Mark J. Flannery
Mark J. Flannery University of Florida
David M. Reeb
David M. Reeb National University of Singapore

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