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Economics and Finance
UK
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Economics and Finance D-index 60 Citations 17,146 257 World Ranking 504 National Ranking 62

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Finance
  • Law
  • World War II

His scientific interests lie mostly in Finance, Accounting, Control, Investment and Corporate governance. The Financial regulation research he does as part of his general Finance study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Association, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science. Colin Mayer has researched Accounting in several fields, including Market economy, Inflation accounting, Restructuring and Shareholder.

Colin Mayer focuses mostly in the field of Restructuring, narrowing it down to matters related to Discipline and, in some cases, Equity and Investor protection. His work on Closed-end fund as part of general Investment research is often related to Oecd countries, thus linking different fields of science. His Corporate governance research incorporates themes from Stakeholder and Indirect finance.

His most cited work include:

  • New Issues in Corporate Finance (600 citations)
  • Ownership and Control of German Corporations (447 citations)
  • Finance, Investment and Growth (393 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Colin Mayer mainly focuses on Finance, Accounting, Corporate governance, Financial system and Market economy. His Finance research includes themes of Insider and Investment. His work in Accounting covers topics such as Restructuring which are related to areas like Function.

His work carried out in the field of Corporate governance brings together such families of science as Competition, Stakeholder and Remuneration. In his study, Investment opportunities is inextricably linked to Financial market, which falls within the broad field of Financial system. He studied Shareholder and Equity that intersect with Monetary economics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Finance (28.24%)
  • Accounting (27.35%)
  • Corporate governance (26.76%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Financial system (21.76%)
  • Finance (28.24%)
  • Corporate governance (26.76%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Financial system, Finance, Corporate governance, Corporation and Law and economics. Colin Mayer works mostly in the field of Financial system, limiting it down to topics relating to Asset and, in certain cases, Cost of equity and Bank credit, as a part of the same area of interest. Many of his studies on Finance apply to Investment as well.

His Corporate governance research integrates issues from Valuation and Prosperity. His biological study deals with issues like Government, which deal with fields such as Institutional structure and Restructuring. His Shareholder research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Politics and Public administration.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Regulatory Sanctions and Reputational Damage in Financial Markets (37 citations)
  • Principles of Financial Regulation (35 citations)
  • Prosperity: Better Business Makes the Greater Good (25 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Finance
  • Law
  • World War II

His main research concerns Corporation, Corporate governance, Financial system, Finance and Financial regulation. In the field of Corporate governance, his study on Shareholder overlaps with subjects such as Information infrastructure. The study incorporates disciplines such as Institutional structure and Restructuring in addition to Financial system.

His work focuses on many connections between Finance and other disciplines, such as Financial crisis, that overlap with his field of interest in Accounting. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Financial institution and Financial intermediary. His Financial regulation study incorporates themes from Financial market, Share price and Reputation.

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Best Publications

New Issues in Corporate Finance

Colin Mayer.
European Economic Review (1988)

1438 Citations

Ownership and Control of German Corporations

Julian Franks;Colin Mayer.
Review of Financial Studies (2001)

1106 Citations

Finance, Investment and Growth

Wendy Carlin;Colin Mayer.
Journal of Financial Economics (2003)

1002 Citations

Financial Systems, Corporate Finance, and Economic Development

Colin Mayer.
Research Papers in Economics (1990)

885 Citations

Returns to shareholder activism: evidence from a clinical study of the Hermes UK Focus Fund

Marco Becht;Julian R. Franks;Colin Mayer;Stefano Rossi.
Review of Financial Studies (2009)

813 Citations

Hostile takeovers and the correction of managerial failure

Julian Franks;Colin Mayer.
Journal of Financial Economics (1996)

731 Citations

Who Disciplines Management in Poorly Performing Companies

Julian R Franks;Colin Mayer;Luc Renneboog.
Journal of Financial Intermediation (2001)

556 Citations

Sources of Funds and Investment Activities of Venture Capital Funds: Evidence from Germany, Israel, Japan and the UK.

Colin Mayer;Koen Schoors;Yishay Yafeh.
Journal of Corporate Finance (2005)

442 Citations

Ownership: Evolution and Regulation

Julian Franks;Colin Mayer;Stefano Rossi.
Review of Financial Studies (2009)

436 Citations

Returns to Shareholder Activism: Evidence from a Clinical Study of the Hermes U.K. Focus Fund

Marco Becht;Marco Becht;Julian R. Franks;Julian R. Franks;Colin Mayer;Colin Mayer;Stefano Rossi;Stefano Rossi.
Social Science Research Network (2008)

416 Citations

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