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81
Citations
67257
World Ranking
256
National Ranking
190

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
  • Fellow of the Financial Management Association
  • Fellow of the Financial Management Association
  • Fellow of the Financial Management Association

Overview

John R. Graham is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Business, Management and Accounting as well as Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Within these broad areas, their subfields of expertise include Accounting, Finance, Strategy and Management, Economics and Econometrics, and Sociology and Political Science.

The core topics of John R. Graham's work involve Corporate Finance and Governance, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Financial Reporting and Valuation Research, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Firm Innovation and Growth, Credit Risk and Financial Regulations, and Corruption and Economic Development.

John R. Graham has published extensively in various academic venues. Some of the most frequent publication outlets for their work are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Financial Economics
  • Journal of Applied Corporate Finance
  • The Journal of Finance
  • Journal of Accounting Research

Their recent papers include:

  • "Corporate culture: Evidence from the field" (2022), Journal of Financial Economics
  • "Presidential Address: Corporate Finance and Reality" (2022), The Journal of Finance
  • "CEO-board dynamics" (2020), Journal of Financial Economics
  • "Corporate flexibility in a time of crisis" (2022), Journal of Financial Economics (authored by John W. Barry)
  • "Presidential Address: Corporate Finance and Reality" (2021), SSRN Electronic Journal

John R. Graham has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, notably:

  • Campbell R. Harvey
  • Jillian Grennan
  • Shivaram Rajgopal
  • Hyunseob Kim
  • Oliver Binz

In recognition of their contributions to the field, John R. Graham has been awarded the title of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2000 and is also a Fellow of the Financial Management Association.

Best Publications

  • THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTING

    John R. Graham;Campbell R. Harvey;Campbell R. Harvey;Shiva Rajgopal

  • The theory and practice of corporate finance: Evidence from the field

    John R Graham;Campbell R Harvey;Campbell R Harvey

  • Payout Policy in the 21st Century

    Alon Brav;John R. Graham;Campbell R. Harvey;Campbell R. Harvey;Roni Michaely

  • The real effects of financial constraints: Evidence from a financial crisis

    Murillo Campello;John R. Graham;Campbell R. Harvey

  • Managerial attitudes and corporate actions

    John R. Graham;John R. Graham;Campbell R. Harvey;Campbell R. Harvey;Manju Puri;Manju Puri

  • How Big Are the Tax Benefits of Debt

    John R. Graham

  • Debt and the marginal tax rate

    John R. Graham

  • The Economic Implications of Corporate Financial Reporting

    John R. Graham;John R. Graham;Campbell R. Harvey;Campbell R. Harvey;Shivaram Rajgopal

  • Corporate Misreporting and Bank Loan Contracting

    John R. Graham;Si Li;Jiaping Qiu

  • Earnings quality: Evidence from the field

    Ilia D. Dichev;John R. Graham;John R. Graham;Campbell R. Harvey;Campbell R. Harvey;Shiva Rajgopal

  • Liquidity Management and Corporate Investment During a Financial Crisis

    Murillo Campello;Erasmo Giambona;John R. Graham;Campbell R. Harvey

  • TAX SHELTERS AND CORPORATE DEBT POLICY

    John R. Graham;Alan L. Tucker

  • Incentives for Tax Planning and Avoidance: Evidence from the Field

    John R. Graham;Michelle Hanlon;Terry Shevlin;Nemit Shroff

  • Herding among Investment Newsletters: Theory and Evidence

    John R. Graham

  • Do Firms Hedge in Response to Tax Incentives

    John R. Graham;Daniel A. Rogers

  • Taxes and Corporate Finance: A Review

    John R. Graham

  • Proxies for the corporate marginal tax rate

    John R. Graham

  • Does Corporate Diversification Destroy Value

    John R. Graham;Michael L. Lemmon;Jack G. Wolf

  • Investor Competence, Trading Frequency, and Home Bias

    John R. Graham;Campbell R. Harvey;Hai Huang

  • The Theory and Practice of Corporate Finance: Evidence from the Field

    John R. Graham;John R. Graham;Campbell R. Harvey

  • Payout Policy in the 21st Century

    Alon Brav;Alon Brav;Campbell R. Harvey;John R. Graham;John R. Graham;Roni Michaely

Frequent Co-Authors

Campbell R. Harvey
Campbell R. Harvey Duke University
Murillo Campello
Murillo Campello University of Florida
Shivaram Rajgopal
Shivaram Rajgopal Columbia University
Alon Brav
Alon Brav Duke University
Douglas A. Shackelford
Douglas A. Shackelford University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Manju Puri
Manju Puri Duke University
Roni Michaely
Roni Michaely University of Hong Kong
Terry J. Shevlin
Terry J. Shevlin University of California, Irvine
Itzhak Ben-David
Itzhak Ben-David The Ohio State University

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