2026 Mihir A. Desai: 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	60	812	731	507	446	183	20923

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Economics and Finance

812

731

507

446

183

20923

Overview

Mihir A. Desai is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields of study primarily focusing on aspects of economics, accounting, and finance.

Their main fields of study include:

Business, Management and Accounting
Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Within these fields, Mihir A. Desai has specialized in the following subfields:

Accounting
Economics and Econometrics

The primary topics covered in their research relate to:

Corporate Taxation and Avoidance
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth

Mihir A. Desai's publication record includes at least one recent paper:

"The Myths and Mysteries of the Corporate Income Tax," published in 2021 in the SSRN Electronic Journal

The frequent venue for Mihir A. Desai's publications is the SSRN Electronic Journal.

There are no recorded frequent co-authors associated with Mihir A. Desai according to the available data.

Best Publications

Corporate Tax Avoidance and High Powered Incentives

Mihir A. Desai;Mihir A. Desai;Dhammika Dharmapala

2954
Citations
Corporate Tax Avoidance and Firm Value

Mihir A Desai;Dhammika Dharmapala

1747
Citations
A Multinational Perspective on Capital Structure Choice and Internal Capital Markets

Mihir A. Desai;C. Fritz Foley;James R. Hines

1308
Citations
Theft and Taxes

Mihir A. Desai;I.J. Alexander Dyck;Luigi Zingales

1184
Citations
The demand for tax haven operations

Mihir A. Desai;C. Fritz Foley;James R. Hines

794
Citations
Institutions, Capital Constraints and Entrepreneurial Firm Dynamics: Evidence from Europe

Mihir Desai;Paul Gompers;Josh Lerner

658
Citations
Financial Constraints and Growth: Multinational and Local Firm Responses to Currency Depreciations

Mihir A. Desai;C. Fritz Foley;Kristin J. Forbes

529
Citations
Foreign Direct Investment and the Domestic Capital Stock

Mihir A. Desai;C. Fritz Foley;James R. Hines Jr.

493
Citations
The Degradation of Reported Corporate Profits

Mihir A. Desai

476
Citations
Earnings Management, Corporate Tax Shelters, and Book-Tax Alignment

Mihir A. Desai;Dhammika Dharmapala

462
Citations
Foreign direct investment in a world of multiple taxes

Mihir A. Desai;C.Fritz Foley;James R. Hines

457
Citations
The Divergence between Book Income and Tax Income

Mihir A. Desai

446
Citations
Multinational Firms, FDI Flows and Imperfect Capital Markets

Pol Antràs;Mihir A. Desai;C. Fritz Foley

420
Citations
Expectations and Expatriations: Tracing the Causes and Consequences of Corporate Inversions

Mihir A. Desai;James Hines

409
Citations
Earnings Manipulation, Pension Assumptions, and Managerial Investment Decisions

Daniel B. Bergstresser;Mihir A. Desai;Joshua Rauh

404
Citations
Domestic Effects of the Foreign Activities of US Multinationals

Mihir A. Desai;C. Fritz Foley;James R. Hines

375
Citations
Evaluating International Tax Reform

Mihir A. Desai;James R. Hines

338
Citations
The costs of shared ownership: Evidence from international joint ventures

Mihir A Desai;C.Fritz Foley;James R Hines

323
Citations
Corporate Tax Avoidance and High Powered Incentives

Mihir A. Desai;Dhammika Dharmapala

262
Citations
A Multinational Perspective on Capital Structure Choice and Internal Capital Markets

Mihir A. Desai;Mihir A. Desai;C. Fritz Foley;C. Fritz Foley;James R. Hines Jr.;James R. Hines Jr.

168
Citations
Earnings Manipulation, Pension Assumptions and Managerial Investment Decisions

Daniel Bergstresser;Joshua D. Rauh;Joshua D. Rauh;Joshua D. Rauh;Mihir A. Desai;Mihir A. Desai

154
Citations
Multinational Firms, FDI Flows and Imperfect Capital Markets

Mihir Desai;Pol Antras;C. Fritz Foley

24
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

James R. Hines University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

C. Fritz Foley Harvard University

Dhammika Dharmapala University of California, Berkeley

Joshua D. Rauh Stanford University

Kristin J. Forbes MIT

Pol Antràs Harvard University

Luigi Zingales University of Chicago

Josh Lerner Harvard University

Paul A. Gompers Harvard University

Michael E. Porter Harvard University

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