2026 Edwin J. Elton: 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	64	635	571	408	360	198	22300

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Economics and Finance

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Research.com Recognitions

2000 - Fellow of the American Finance Association (AFA)

Overview

Edwin J. Elton is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields within economics, econometrics, and finance, with substantial work in business, management, and accounting. The scientist's subfields of study include finance, accounting, and economics and econometrics.

Their research covers a range of topics, with notable emphasis on:

Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
Corporate Finance and Governance
Housing Market and Economics
Stochastic processes and financial applications
Credit Risk and Financial Regulations
Private Equity and Venture Capital

Edwin J. Elton has contributed to multiple scholarly publications. Significant papers include:

"A Review of the Performance Measurement of Long-Term Mutual Funds," 2020, Financial Analysts Journal
"Expected return, realized return and asset pricing tests," 2024, Annals of Operations Research
"Are enhanced index funds enhanced?" 2021, European Financial Management
"Are enhanced index funds enhanced?" 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
"I never took a class from Harry Markowitz," 2024, Annals of Operations Research

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

Annals of Operations Research
Financial Analysts Journal
European Financial Management
SSRN Electronic Journal

The scientist has collaborated regularly with others in their field. Frequent coauthors include:

Martin J. Gruber
André de Souza

Edwin J. Elton was recognized as a Fellow of the American Finance Association (AFA) in 2000.

Best Publications

Modern portfolio theory and investment analysis

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3094
Citations
Efficiency with Costly Information: A Reinterpretation of Evidence from Managed Portfolios

Edwin J. Elton;Martin J. Gruber;Sanjiv Das;Matthew Hlavka

1318
Citations
Marginal Stockholder Tax Rates and the Clientele Effect

Edwin J. Elton;Martin J. Gruber

1243
Citations
The persistence of Risk-adjusted Mutual Fund Performance

Edwin J. Elton;Martin J. Gruber;Christopher R. Blake

1094
Citations
Economic News and Bond Prices: Evidence from the U.S. Treasury Market

Pierluigi Balduzzi;Edwin J. Elton;T. Clifton Green

1082
Citations
Presidential Address: Expected Return, Realized Return, and Asset Pricing Tests

Edwin J. Elton

948
Citations
Survivor Bias and Mutual Fund Performance

Edwin J. Elton;Martin J. Gruber;Christopher R. Blake

707
Citations
Incentive Fees and Mutual Funds

Edwin J. Elton;Martin J. Gruber;Christopher R. Blake

626
Citations
The Performance of Bond Mutual Funds

Christopher R. Blake;Edwin J. Elton;Martin J. Gruber

625
Citations
Expected return, realized return, and asset pricing tests

Edwin J. Elton

595
Citations
A First Look at the Accuracy of the CRSP Mutual Fund Database and a Comparison of the CRSP and Morningstar Mutual Fund Databases

Edwin J. Elton;Martin J. Gruber;Christopher R. Blake

551
Citations
Fundamental Economic Variables, Expected Returns, and Bond Fund Performance

Edwin J. Elton;Martin J. Gruber;Christopher R. Blake

497
Citations
Are Investors Rational? Choices among Index Funds

Edwin J. Elton;Martin J. Gruber;Jeffrey A. Busse

415
Citations
Modern portfolio theory, 1950 to date

Edwin J Elton;Martin J Gruber

413
Citations
SIMPLE CRITERIA FOR OPTIMAL PORTFOLIO SELECTION

Edwin J. Elton;Martin J. Gruber;Manfred W. Padberg

407
Citations
Modern Portfolio Theory, 1950 to Date

Edwin J. Elton;Martin J. Gruber

403
Citations
Professional Expectations: Accurary and Diagonosis of Errors

Edwin J. Elton;Martin J. Gruber;Mustafa N. Gultekin

379
Citations
ESTIMATING THE DEPENDENCE STRUCTURE OF SHARE PRICES —IMPLICATIONS FOR PORTFOLIO SELECTION

Edwin J. Elton;Martin J. Gruber

363
Citations
Risk Reduction and Portfolio Size: An Analytical Solution

Edwin J. Elton;Martin J. Gruber

349
Citations
Tax and Liquidity Effects in Pricing Government Bonds

Edwin J. Elton;T. Clifton Green

336
Citations
Expectations and Share Prices

Edwin J. Elton;Martin J. Gruber;Mustafa Gultekin

316
Citations
Explaining the Rate Spread on Corporate Bonds

Edwin J. Elton;Martin J. Gruber;Deepak Agrawal;Christopher Mann;Christopher Mann

306
Citations
Survivorship Bias and Mutual Fund Performance

Edwin J. Elton;Martin J. Gruber;Christopher R. Blake

189
Citations
Are Investors Rational? Choices Among Index Funds

Edwin J. Elton;Jeffrey A. Busse;Martin J. Gruber

123
Citations
Modern Portfolio theory and invesment ana lysis.

Edwin.J. . Elton;Martin. J . Gruber

0
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Frequent Co-Authors

Martin J. Gruber New York University

Manfred Padberg New York University

Harry M. Markowitz University of California, San Diego

Roni Michaely University of Hong Kong

Sanjiv Ranjan Das Santa Clara University

Franco Modigliani MIT

External Links

Personal website of Edwin J. Elton

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