2026 Paul Wachtel: 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	54	1112	986	683	590	156	15364

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

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Economics and Finance

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Overview

Paul Wachtel is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with additional work in Business, Management and Accounting. Within these broader disciplines, their subfields of focus include Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Accounting.

Their research covers a variety of economic topics. The main areas of study include:

Housing Market and Economics
Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Economic Theory and Policy
Islamic Finance and Banking Studies

Paul Wachtel has contributed to several recent papers, often collaborating with other researchers. Notably, their recent publications include:

"Monetary Policy and Racial Inequality" (2021) published in SSRN Electronic Journal
"Monetary Policy and Racial Inequality" (2022) published in Brookings Papers on Economic Activity
"Monetary Policy and Racial Inequality" (2021) published in SSRN Electronic Journal
"When to Lean against the Wind" (2020) published in Journal of Money Credit and Banking
"Monetary Policy and Racial Inequality" (2021) published in SSRN Electronic Journal

The frequent co-authors in Wachtel's collaborative work are:

Moritz Schularick
Alina K. Bartscher
Moritz Kuhn
Björn Richter

Wachtel's publications commonly appear in the following venues:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Brookings Papers on Economic Activity
Journal of Money Credit and Banking

Best Publications

Bank performance, efficiency and ownership in transition countries

John P. Bonin;Iftekhar Hasan;Paul Wachtel

1830
Citations
Equity markets and growth: Cross-country evidence on timing and outcomes, 1980–1995

P.L. Rousseau;P. Wachtel

1120
Citations
Financial Intermediation and Economic Performance: Historical Evidence from Five Industrialized Countries

Peter L. Rousseau;Paul Wachtel

1106
Citations
Inflation Thresholds and the Finance-Growth Nexus

Peter L Rousseau;Paul Wachtel

687
Citations
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL DEEPENING ON ECONOMIC GROWTH

Peter L. Rousseau;Paul Wachtel

682
Citations
Privatization matters: Bank efficiency in transition countries

John P. Bonin;Iftekhar Hasan;Iftekhar Hasan;Paul Wachtel

665
Citations
Institutional development, financial deepening and economic growth: Evidence from China

Iftekhar Hasan;Iftekhar Hasan;Paul Wachtel;Mingming Zhou

591
Citations
Commercial Paper, Corporate Finance, and the Business Cycle: A Microeconomic Perspective

Charles W. Calomiris;Charles P. Himmelberg;Paul Wachtel

534
Citations
Inflation regimes and the sources of inflation uncertainty

Martin Evans;Paul Wachtel

527
Citations
Bank Performance, Efficiency and Ownership in Transitition Countries

John Bonin;Paul Wachtel;Iftekhar Hasan

386
Citations
The Formation of Inflationary Expectations

Stephen Figlewski;Paul Wachtel

371
Citations
Banking in Transition Countries

John Bonin;Iftekhar Hasan;Iftekhar Hasan;Iftekhar Hasan;Paul Wachtel

370
Citations
Financial Sector Development in Transition Economies: Lessons from the First Decade

John Bonin;Paul Wachtel

368
Citations
Growth and Finance: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It?

Paul Wachtel

352
Citations
Differential Inflationary Expectations and the Variability of the Rate of Inflation: Theory and Evidence

Alex Cukierman;Paul Wachtel

316
Citations
Financial Sector Development in Transition Economies: Lessons from the First Decade

John Bonin;Paul Wachtel

286
Citations
Procyclical Capital Regulation and Lending

Markus Behn;Rainer Haselmann;Paul Wachtel

269
Citations
Capital Requirements and Shifts in Commercial Bank Portfolios

Joseph G. Haubrich;Paul Wachtel

266
Citations
Market Response to the Weekly Money Supply Announcements in the 1970s

Thomas Urich;Paul Wachtel

233
Citations
Banking in Transition Economies

John P. Bonin;Kálmán Mizsei;Istvan P Szekely;Paul Wachtel

199
Citations
Institutional Development, Financial Deepening and Economic Growth: Evidence from China

Paul Wachtel;Iftekhar Hasan;Iftekhar Hasan;Mingming Zhou

85
Citations
Privatization Matters: Bank Efficiency in Transition Countries

John Bonin;Paul Wachtel;Iftekhar Hasan;Iftekhar Hasan;Iftekhar Hasan

69
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Iftekhar Hasan Fordham University

Peter L. Rousseau Vanderbilt University

Moritz Schularick Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Martin D.D. Evans Georgetown University

Charles W. Calomiris Columbia University

Nouriel Roubini New York University

Alex Cukierman Tel Aviv University

Viral V. Acharya New York University

Amine Tarazi University of Limoges

Leonardo Becchetti University of Rome Tor Vergata

External Links

Personal website of Paul Wachtel Google Scholar page

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