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D-Index
39
Citations
13263
World Ranking
2352
National Ranking
1333

Peter L. Rousseau publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter L. Rousseau sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 187 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Peter L. Rousseau D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter L. Rousseau sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Overview

Peter L. Rousseau is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States. Their research spans across multiple fields related to economics, finance, and economic history. The work focuses on topics including banking stability, regulation, and efficiency; private equity and venture capital; economic growth and productivity; economic, financial, and policy analysis; global financial crisis and policies; crime, illicit activities, and governance; and complex systems and time series analysis.

They have published frequently in the following venues:

  • AEA Papers and Proceedings
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Banking & Finance
  • Energy Economics
  • Journal of Economic Growth

Their recent papers cover a range of subjects and publication years, including:

  • "Panic and propagation in 1873: A network analytic approach," 2023, Journal of Banking & Finance
  • "Electrification, telecommunications, and the finance-growth nexus: Evidence from firm-level data," 2020, Energy Economics
  • "Private Equity and Growth," 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Jackson, the Bank War, and the Legacy of the Second Bank of the United States," 2021, AEA Papers and Proceedings
  • "Private equity and growth," 2022, Journal of Economic Growth

Coauthor collaborations are notable with several researchers, including:

  • Boyan Jovanovic
  • Christopher Cotter
  • Daniel Ladley
  • Nam T. Vu
  • Sai Ma

Their work intersects key subfields such as finance, economics and econometrics, general economics, econometrics and finance, accounting, and the history and philosophy of science.

This broad engagement with topics such as banking stability, private equity, economic growth, policy analysis, crises, governance, and complex systems reflects an interdisciplinary approach to understanding economic and financial systems.

Best Publications

  • The Q-Theory of Mergers

    Boyan Jovanovic;Peter Rousseau

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

    P.L. Rousseau;P. Wachtel

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

    Peter L. Rousseau;Paul Wachtel

  • General Purpose Technologies

    Boyan Jovanovic;Peter L. Rousseau

  • general purpose technologies

    Boyan Jovanovic;Peter L. Rousseau

  • The Q-theory of Mergers

    Boyan Jovanovic;Peter L. Rousseau

  • Inflation Thresholds and the Finance-Growth Nexus

    Peter L Rousseau;Paul Wachtel

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

    Peter L. Rousseau;Paul Wachtel

  • Financial Systems, Economic Growth, and Globalization

    Peter L Rousseau;Richard Sylla

  • Why Wait? A Century of Life Before IPO

    Boyan Jovanovic;Peter Rousseau

  • Post-independence India: a case of finance-led industrialization?

    Clive Bell;Peter L Rousseau;Peter L Rousseau

  • Why Wait? A Century of Life before IPO

    Boyan Jovanovic;Peter L. Rousseau

  • Mergers as Reallocation

    Boyan Jovanovic;Peter L. Rousseau

  • Emerging financial markets and early US growth

    Peter L. Rousseau;Richard Sylla

  • Finance, investment, and growth: Time series evidence from 10 Asian economies

    Peter L. Rousseau;Dadanee Vuthipadadorn

  • Historical Perspectives on Financial Development and Economic Growth

    Peter L. Rousseau

  • JACKSONIAN MONETARY POLICY, SPECIE FLOWS, AND THE PANIC OF 1837

    Peter L. Rousseau

  • The price of wine

    Elroy Dimson;Elroy Dimson;Peter L. Rousseau;Christophe Spaenjers

  • Law and Economics

    Directors W. Kip Viscusi;Jeremy Atack;Margaret Blair;Thomas Carr

  • Legal-Political Factors and the Historical Evolution of the Finance-Growth Link

    Michael D. Bordo;Peter L. Rousseau

  • Moore's Law and Learning-By-Doing

    Boyan Jovanovic;Peter Rousseau

  • Economic Growth and Financial Depth : Is the Relationship Extinct Already?

    Peter L. Rousseau;Paul Wachtel

  • Inflation, financial development, and growth: A trilateral analysis

    Peter L. Rousseau;Peter L. Rousseau;Hakan Yilmazkuday

Frequent Co-Authors

Boyan Jovanovic
Boyan Jovanovic New York University
Paul Wachtel
Paul Wachtel New York University
Michael D. Bordo
Michael D. Bordo Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Panicos O. Demetriades
Panicos O. Demetriades University of Leicester
Elroy Dimson
Elroy Dimson University of Cambridge
Jennifer F. Reinganum
Jennifer F. Reinganum Vanderbilt University
Randall S. Thomas
Randall S. Thomas Vanderbilt University
John J. Siegfried
John J. Siegfried Vanderbilt University
Margaret M. Blair
Margaret M. Blair Vanderbilt University
Mark A. Cohen
Mark A. Cohen Vanderbilt University

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