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Business and Management
USA
2026

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Business and Management

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83
Citations
228517
World Ranking
134
National Ranking
69

Economics and Finance

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83
Citations
232159
World Ranking
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National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • Fellow of the Financial Institutions Center (FIC)
  • Fellow of the Financial Institutions Center (FIC)
  • Fellow of the Financial Institutions Center (FIC)
  • Fellow of the Financial Institutions Center (FIC)
  • Fellow of the Financial Institutions Center (FIC)
  • Fellow of the Financial Institutions Center (FIC)

Overview

David F. Larcker is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Business, Management, and Accounting, with a substantial body of work in various subfields including Accounting, Strategy and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Gender Studies, and Marketing.

Their main research topics cover a wide range of areas related to Corporate Finance and Governance, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Advanced Causal Inference Techniques, Healthcare Policy and Management, Accounting and Organizational Management, Gender Diversity and Inequality, and Securities Regulation and Market Practices.

David F. Larcker has contributed extensively to several academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Accounting and Economics
  • Journal of Accounting Research
  • Journal of Financial Economics
  • The Journal of Finance

Their recent papers include:

  • How much should we trust staggered difference-in-differences estimates? (2022, Journal of Financial Economics)
  • How Much Should We Trust Staggered Difference-In-Differences Estimates? (2021, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • Where's the greenium? (2020, Journal of Accounting and Economics)
  • Political Connections and the Informativeness of Insider Trades (2020, The Journal of Finance)
  • Non-Answers During Conference Calls (2021, Journal of Accounting Research)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David F. Larcker are Brian Tayan, Edward M. Watts, Ian D. Gow, Anastasia A. Zakolyukina, and John D. Kepler. These collaborations highlight a consistent engagement with scholars active in related disciplines.

David F. Larcker has been recognized as a Fellow of the Financial Institutions Center (FIC), an affiliation that underlines their involvement in financial institutions research.

Best Publications

  • Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error

    Claes Fornell;David F. Larcker

  • Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error

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  • Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error: Algebra and Statistics

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  • Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error: Algebra and Statistics:

    Claes Fornell;David F. Larcker

  • Corporate governance, chief executive officer compensation, and firm performance

    John E. Core;Robert W. Holthausen;David F. Larcker

  • On the use of instrumental variables in accounting research

    David F. Larcker;Tjomme O. Rusticus

  • Are nonfinancial measures leading indicators of financial performance? An analysis of customer satisfaction

    Christopher D. Ittner;David F. Larcker

  • How much should we trust staggered difference-in-differences estimates?

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  • Innovations in Performance Measurement: Trends and Research Implications

    Christopher D. Ittner;David F. Larcker

  • Performance implications of strategic performance measurement in financial services firms

    Christopher D Ittner;David F Larcker;Taylor Randall

  • Corporate Governance, Accounting Outcomes, and Organizational Performance

    David F. Larcker;Scott A. Richardson;I˙rem Tuna

  • Annual bonus schemes and the manipulation of earnings

    Robert W. Holthausen;David F. Larcker;Richard G. Sloan

  • Assessing empirical research in managerial accounting: a value-based management perspective

    Christopher D Ittner;David F Larcker

  • Coming up short on nonfinancial performance measurement.

    Christopher D Ittner;David F Larcker

  • An Analysis of the Use of Accounting and Market Measures of Performance in Executive Compensation Contracts

    Richard A. Lambert;David F. Larcker

  • Executive Equity Compensation and Incentives: A Survey

    John E. Core;Wayne R. Guay;David F. Larcker

  • Subjectivity and the Weighting of Performance Measures: Evidence from a Balanced Scorecard

    Christopher D. Ittner;David F. Larcker;Marshall W. Meyer

  • Fees Paid to Audit Firms, Accrual Choices, and Corporate Governance

    David F. Larcker;Scott A. Richardson

  • The Incentives for Tax Planning

    Christopher S. Armstrong;Jennifer L. Blouin;David F. Larcker

  • The power of the pen and executive compensation.

    John E Core;Wayne R Guay;David F Larcker

  • Corporate governance, incentives, and tax avoidance☆

    Christopher S. Armstrong;Jennifer L. Blouin;Alan D. Jagolinzer;David F. Larcker

  • Chief Executive Officer Equity Incentives and Accounting Irregularities

    Christopher S. Armstrong;Alan D. Jagolinzer;David F. Larcker

  • STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS WITH UNOBSERVABLE VARIABLES AND MEASUREMENT ERROR

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  • Portfolio Considerations in Valuing Executive Compensation

    Richard A. Lamber;David F. Larcker;Robert E. Verrecchia

  • Corporate Governance, Accounting Outcomes, and Organizational Performance

    David F. Larcker;Scott A. Richardson;A. Irem Tuna

  • Empirical Research in Managerial Accounting: A Value-Based Management Perspective

    Christopher D. Ittner;David F. Larcker

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher D. Ittner
Christopher D. Ittner University of Pennsylvania
Scott A. Richardson
Scott A. Richardson London Business School
Claes Fornell
Claes Fornell University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Wayne R. Guay
Wayne R. Guay University of Pennsylvania
Steven N. Kaplan
Steven N. Kaplan University of Chicago
Lawrence A. Gordon
Lawrence A. Gordon University of Maryland, College Park
Richard G. Sloan
Richard G. Sloan University of Southern California
Thomas Z. Lys
Thomas Z. Lys Northwestern University
Richard P. Bagozzi
Richard P. Bagozzi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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