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D-Index
72
Citations
152078
World Ranking
402
National Ranking
272

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Rafael La Porta is affiliated with Brown University in the United States and specializes in research within the broad field of Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Their published work spans multiple subfields including Finance, Economics and Econometrics, Accounting, and Strategy and Management.

The scientist's research primarily covers topics such as Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Market Dynamics and Volatility, Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling, Stochastic Processes and Financial Applications, and Corporate Finance and Governance.

Recent papers by Rafael La Porta include:

  • Belief Overreaction and Stock Market Puzzles (2023, Journal of Political Economy)
  • Long-Term Expectations and Aggregate Fluctuations (2024, NBER Macroeconomics Annual)
  • Expectations of Fundamentals and Stock Market Puzzles (2020, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • Replication Data for: Belief Overreaction and Stock Market Puzzles (2023, Harvard Dataverse)
  • Trust and Insurance Contracts (2021, Review of Financial Studies)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, notably Nicola Gennaioli, Andrei Shleifer, Pedro Bordalo, M. Frank O'Brien, and Florencio López-de-Silanes.

Publications by Rafael La Porta appear in venues such as the Journal of Political Economy, NBER Macroeconomics Annual, SSRN Electronic Journal, Harvard Dataverse, and the Review of Financial Studies.

In 2001, Rafael La Porta was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Best Publications

  • Law and Finance

    Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

  • Corporate Ownership Around the World

    Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-De-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer

  • Legal Determinants of External Finance

    Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-De-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

  • Investor Protection and Corporate Governance

    Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

  • The quality of government

    Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

  • The Regulation of Entry

    Simeon Djankov;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer

  • Investor Protection and Corporate Valuation

    Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-deSilanes;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W Vishny

  • Law and Finance

    Rafael La Porta;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny;Robert W. Vishny

  • Agency Problems and Dividend Policies Around the World

    Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

  • The Law and Economics of Self-Dealing

    Simeon Djankov;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer

  • The Economic Consequences of Legal Origins

    Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer

  • Do Institutions Cause Growth

    Edward Ludwig Glaeser;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer

  • Trust in Large Organizations

    Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silane;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W Vishny

  • Government Ownership of Banks

    Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-De-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer

  • The Regulation of Labor

    J. C. Botero;Simeon Djankov;R. L. Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes

  • The Regulation of Labor

    Juan C. Botero;Simeon Djankov;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes

  • What Works in Securities Laws

    Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer

  • Corporate Ownership Around the World

    Rafael La Porta;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Andrei Shleifer

  • Legal Determinants of External Finance

    Rafael La Porta;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny;Robert W. Vishny

  • Tunneling

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  • Informality and Development

    Rafael La Porta;Andrei Shleifer

  • Good News for Value Stocks: Further Evidence on Market Efficiency

    Rafael La Porta;Josef Lakonishok;Andrei Shleifer;Robert Vishny

  • The Unofficial Economy and Economic Development

    Rafael La Porta;Andrei Shleifer

  • Investor Protection and Corporate Governance

    Rafael La Porta;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny;Robert W. Vishny

  • Investor Protection and Corporate Valuation

    Rafael La Porta;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny;Robert W. Vishny

  • Legal Determinants of External Finance

    Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez de-Silane;Andrei Shleifer;Robert Vishny

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrei Shleifer
Andrei Shleifer Harvard University
Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes
Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes SKEMA Business School
Robert W. Vishny
Robert W. Vishny University of Chicago
Simeon Djankov
Simeon Djankov London School of Economics and Political Science
Edward L. Glaeser
Edward L. Glaeser Harvard University
Nicola Gennaioli
Nicola Gennaioli Bocconi University
Josef Lakonishok
Josef Lakonishok LSV Asset Management
Alberto Chong
Alberto Chong Georgia State University
Oliver Hart
Oliver Hart Harvard University
Katharina Pistor
Katharina Pistor Columbia University

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