2026 Joseph Weber: 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	33	3168	2877	1722	1515	80	11720

Overview

Joseph Weber is affiliated with MIT in the United States and operates primarily within the domain of Business, Management and Accounting. Their research spans several subfields, including Accounting, Strategy and Management, Finance, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their work addresses multiple topics, such as Auditing, Earnings Management, and Governance; Financial Reporting and Valuation Research; Corporate Finance and Governance; Financial Markets and Investment Strategies; Accounting Education and Careers; and Fiscal Policies and Political Economy.

Joseph Weber has contributed to publications mainly appearing in these venues:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of Accounting Research
Review of Accounting Studies
Management Science

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Joseph Weber include:

"IPO price formation and analyst coverage," 2023, Review of Accounting Studies
"Audit Partners' Role in Material Misstatement Resolution: Survey and Interview Evidence," 2023, Journal of Accounting Research
"Audit Partners' Role in Material Misstatement Resolution: Survey and Interview Evidence," 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal
"Evidence on the Importance of the Financial Reporting Function in Municipal Governments," 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
"Disclosure, Materiality Thresholds, and the Cost of Capital: Evidence from Federal Open Market Committee Announcements," 2024, Management Science

Collaborative work is a notable aspect of their career. Frequent co-authors include Eldar Maksymov, Mark E. Peecher, Andrew Sutherland, Michael Willenborg, and Biyu Wu.

Best Publications

The role of information and financial reporting in corporate governance and debt contracting

Christopher S. Armstrong;Wayne R. Guay;Joseph P. Weber

2302
Citations
Determinants of the Informativeness of Analyst Research

Richard Frankel;S. P. Kothari;Joseph P. Weber

1093
Citations
Conservatism and Debt

Anne Beatty;Joseph Weber;Jeff Jiewei Yu

883
Citations
Accounting Discretion in Fair Value Estimates: An Examination of SFAS 142 Goodwill Impairments

Anne Beatty;Joseph Weber

828
Citations
Performance pricing in bank debt contracts

Paul Asquith;Anne Beatty;Joseph Weber

709
Citations
Litigation Risk, Audit Quality, and Audit Fees: Evidence from Initial Public Offerings

Ramgopal Venkataraman;Joseph P. Weber;Michael Willenborg

623
Citations
Does Auditor Reputation Matter? The Case of KPMG Germany and ComROAD AG

Joseph Weber;Michael Willenborg;Jieying Zhang

523
Citations
The importance of accounting changes in debt contracts: the cost of flexibility in covenant calculations☆

Anne Beatty;K. Ramesh;Joseph Weber

429
Citations
The Effects of Debt Contracting on Voluntary Accounting Method Changes

Anne Beatty;Joseph Weber

401
Citations
The Role of Information and Financial Reporting in Corporate Governance and Debt Contracting

Christopher S. Armstrong;Wayne R. Guay;Joseph P. Weber

396
Citations
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366
Citations
Do Expert Informational Intermediaries Add Value? Evidence from Auditors in Microcap Initial Public Offerings

Joseph Weber;Michael Willenborg

347
Citations
Financial Reporting Quality, Private Information, Monitoring, and the Lease-versus-Buy Decision

Anne Beatty;Scott Liao;Joseph Weber

311
Citations
The Effects of Accelerated Revenue Recognition on Earnings Management and Earnings Informativeness: Evidence from SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101

Jennifer Altamuro;Anne L. Beatty;Joseph Weber

256
Citations
The Effect of Private Information and Monitoring on the Role of Accounting Quality in Investment Decisions

Anne Beatty;W. Scott Liao;Joseph P. Weber

197
Citations
Determinants of the Informativeness of Analyst Research

Richard M. Frankel;S.P. Kothari;Joseph Weber

190
Citations
Conservatism and Debt

Anne Beatty;Joseph Weber;Jeff Jiewei Yu

150
Citations
Performance Pricing in Bank Debt Contracts

Paul Asquith;Paul Asquith;Anne Beatty;Joseph Weber

114
Citations
Direct Evidence on the Informational Properties of Earnings in Loan Contracts

Scott D. Dyreng;Rahul Vashishtha;Joseph Weber

103
Citations
Evidence on the determinants and economic consequences of delegated monitoring

Anne Beatty;Scott Liao;Joseph P. Weber

97
Citations
Do Strict Regulators Increase the Transparency of Banks

Anna M. Costello;João Granja;Joseph Weber

92
Citations
Voluntary and mandatory disclosures: Do managers view them as substitutes?

Suzie Noh;Eric C. So;Joseph P. Weber

90
Citations
The Influence of Elections on the Accounting Choices of Governmental Entities: elections and governmental accounting choices

Nolan Kido;Reining Petacchi;Joseph Weber

84
Citations
Discussion of the effects of corporate governance on firms’ credit ratings

Joseph Weber

80
Citations
The Influence of Elections on the Accounting Choices of Governmental Entities

Reining Petacchi;Nolan Kido;Joseph Weber

12
Citations
Does Auditor Reputation Matter? The Case of KPMG Germany

Joseph Weber;Michael Willenborg;Jieying Zhang

4
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne Beatty The Ohio State University

Wayne R. Guay University of Pennsylvania

S.P. Kothari MIT

Douglas J. Skinner University of Chicago

Robert E. Verrecchia University of Pennsylvania

External Links

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