2026 Michael Koetter: 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	38	2559	2316	86	81	132	5598

Overview

Michael Koetter is affiliated with the Halle Institute for Economic Research in Germany. Their research spans several interconnected disciplines, primarily centered around economics, econometrics, finance, business, management, and accounting.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

Banking stability, regulation, efficiency
Corporate Finance and Governance
Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
Credit Risk and Financial Regulations
Housing Market and Economics
FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
Private Equity and Venture Capital

Michael Koetter has contributed to several research papers published in notable academic venues. Among the recent publications are:

Political Cycles in Bank Lending to the Government, 2020, Review of Financial Studies
Completing the European Banking Union: Capital cost consequences for credit providers and corporate borrowers, 2022, European Economic Review
Equity Crowdfunding: High-Quality or Low-Quality Entrepreneurs?, 2020, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Compensation regulation in banking: Executive director behavior and bank performance after the EU bonus cap, 2023, Journal of Accounting and Economics
Real Estate Transaction Taxes and Credit Supply, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael Koetter include:

Stefano Colonnello
Konstantin Wagner
Lena Tonzer
Antonios Mavropoulos
Alex Sclip

Their publications have appeared predominantly in the following venues:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Review of Financial Studies
Journal of Accounting and Economics
European Economic Review

Michael Koetter's research often intersects the fields of finance, accounting, economics and econometrics, as well as strategy and management. This multidisciplinary approach is reflected in both the diversity of research topics and the range of publication outlets.

Best Publications

Bank Bailouts and Moral Hazard : Evidence from Germany

Lammertjan Dam;Michael Koetter

512
Citations
ENJOYING THE QUIET LIFE UNDER DEREGULATION? EVIDENCE FROM ADJUSTED LERNER INDICES FOR U.S. BANKS

Michael Koetter;James W. Kolari;Laura Spierdijk

447
Citations
Regional growth and finance in Europe: is there a quality effect of bank efficiency?

Iftekhar Hasan;Michael Koetter;Michael Wedow

303
Citations
Do banks benefit from internationalization? Revisiting the market power-risk nexus

Claudia M. Buch;Cathérine Tahmee Koch;Michael Koetter

230
Citations
Real estate prices and bank stability

Michael Koetter;Tigran Poghosyan

200
Citations
The cost efficiency of German banks: a comparison of SFA and DEA

Elisabetta Fiorentino;Alexander Karmann;Michael Koetter

193
Citations
Accounting for distress in bank mergers

M. Koetter;J. W. B. Bos;F. Heid;J. W. Kolari

177
Citations
Handling losses in translog profit models

Jaap W.B. Bos;Michael Koetter

168
Citations
Monetary policy and financial (in)stability: An integrated micro-macro approach

F. De Graeve;T. Kick;M. Koetter;F. DeGraeve

144
Citations
Finance and growth in a bank-based economy: Is it quantity or quality that matters?

Michael Koetter;Michael Wedow

142
Citations
Effects of heterogeneity on bank efficiency scores

J. W. B. Bos;Michael Koetter;Michael Koetter;J. W. Kolari;C. J. M. Kool

134
Citations
Do we want these two to tango? On zombie firms and stressed banks in Europe

Manuela Storz;Michael Koetter;Ralph Setzer;Andreas Westphal

125
Citations
Borrowers under water! Rare disasters, regional banks, and recovery lending

Michael Koetter;Michael Koetter;Michael Koetter;Felix Noth;Felix Noth;Oliver Rehbein

125
Citations
Banks and sovereign risk: A granular view

Claudia M. Buch;Michael Koetter;Michael Koetter;Michael Koetter;Jana Ohls

120
Citations
The identification of technology regimes in banking: Implications for the market power-fragility nexus

Michael Koetter;Tigran Poghosyan

110
Citations
Do all countries grow alike

J. W. B. Bos;C. Economidou;M. Koetter;J. W. Kolari

109
Citations
Size, productivity, and international banking

Claudia M. Buch;Cathérine T. Koch;Michael Koetter;Michael Koetter

107
Citations
Corporate boards and bank loan contracting

Bill Francis;Iftekhar Hasan;Michael Koetter;Qiang Wu

105
Citations
The Quiet Life Hypothesis in Banking - Evidence from German Savings Banks

Unknown

95
Citations
Measurement Matters—Alternative Input Price Proxies for Bank Efficiency Analyses

Michael Koetter

88
Citations
Real estate markets and bank distress

Michael Koetter;Tigran Poghosyan

84
Citations
Equity Crowdfunding: High-Quality or Low-Quality Entrepreneurs?:

Daniel Blaseg;Douglas Cumming;Douglas Cumming;Michael Koetter

75
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Iftekhar Hasan Fordham University

James W. Kolari Texas A&M University

Robert Inklaar University of Groningen

Allen N. Berger University of South Carolina

Bill B. Francis Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Giancarlo Spagnolo University of Rome Tor Vergata

Qiang Wu Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Claudia M. Buch European Central Bank

Douglas J. Cumming Stevens Institute of Technology

Robert Lensink University of Groningen

External Links

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