2026 Randall Morck: 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	80	268	241	2	2	358	52260

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Canada Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Canada Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Canada Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Canada Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Randall Morck is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. Their research spans the fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, as well as Business, Management and Accounting. Their subfields of study include Economics and Econometrics, Finance, Accounting, Strategy and Management, and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance.

Their work focuses on a variety of topics such as Corporate Finance and Governance, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Economic theories and models, Market Dynamics and Volatility, Economic Growth and Productivity, and Corporate Insolvency and Governance.

Among their recent publications are:

"Business groups and the study of international business: A Coasean synthesis and extension" (2021) in Journal of International Business Studies
"Bank of Japan Equity Purchases: The (Non-)Effects of Extreme Quantitative Easing" (2020) in European Finance Review
"Business groups and the incorporation of firm-specific shocks into stock prices" (2020) in Journal of Financial Economics
"What do we learn from stock price reactions to China's first announcement of anti-corruption reforms?" (2023) in The Journal of Finance and Data Science
"Kindleberger Cycles: Method in the Madness of Crowds?" (2022) in Annual Review of Financial Economics

Randall Morck's frequent co-authors include:

Bernard Yeung (8 collaborations)
Asli M. Colpan (4 collaborations)
M. Deniz Yavuz (3 collaborations)
Lu Y. Zhang (3 collaborations)
Luis Alfonso Dau (2 collaborations)

The primary venues where Randall Morck's research has been published include:

SSRN Electronic Journal (12 publications)
The School of Public Policy Publications (2 publications)
Journal of International Business Studies
European Finance Review
Journal of Financial Economics

Randall Morck has also contributed to academic books, notably publishing with Emerald Publishing Limited. One such title is "International Business in Times of Crisis: Tribute Volume to Geoffrey Jones" (2022), which has been cited multiple times.

Best Publications

Management Ownership and Market Valuation: An Empirical Analysis

Randall Morck;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

13289
Citations
The information content of stock markets: why do emerging markets have synchronous stock price movements?

Randall Morck;Bernard Yeung;Wayne Yu

4029
Citations
Do Managerial Objectives Drive Bad Acquisitions

Randall Morck;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

3202
Citations
Corporate Governance, Economic Entrenchment, and Growth

Randall Morck;Daniel Wolfenzon;Bernard Yeung

2651
Citations
Inherited Wealth, Corporate Control, and Economic Growth The Canadian Disease?

Randall Morck;David A. Stangeland;Bernard Yeung

2452
Citations
Corporate Governance, Economic Entrenchment and Growth

Bernard Yeung;Randall Morck;Daniel Wolfenzon

2202
Citations
Agency Problems in Large Family Business Groups

Randall Morck;Bernard Yeung

1715
Citations
Why Investors Value Multinationality

Randall Morck;Bernard Yeung

1579
Citations
Does Greater Firm-Specific Return Variation Mean More or Less Informed Stock Pricing?

Artyom Durnev;Randall Morck;Bernard Yeung;Paul Zarowin

1416
Citations
Alternative Mechanisms for Corporate Control

Randall Morck;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

1376
Citations
Value-Enhancing Capital Budgeting and Firm-specific Stock Return Variation

Art Durnev;Randall Morck;Bernard Yeung

1325
Citations
Inherited Wealth, Corporate Control and Economic Growth: The Canadian Disease

Randall K Morck;David A Stangeland;Bernard Yeung

1214
Citations
Banks and Corporate Control in Japan

Randall Morck;Masao Nakamura

1184
Citations
Perspectives on China's outward foreign direct investment

Randall Morck;Bernard Yeung;Bernard Yeung;Minyuan Zhao

1061
Citations
The Stock Market Investments: Is the Market a Sideshow?

Randall Morck;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W Vishny

1054
Citations
Management Ownership and Market Valuation: An Empirical Analysis

Randall Morck;Andrei Shleifer;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny;Robert W. Vishny

921
Citations
Family Control and the Rent-Seeking Society

Randall K. Morck;Bernard Yeung

916
Citations
When Labor Has a Voice in Corporate Governance

Olubunmi Faleye;Vikas Mehrotra;Randall Morck

909
Citations
Internalization : An event study test

Randall K. Morck;Bernard Yeung

776
Citations
The Internationalization of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A Policy Perspective

Zoltan J. Acs;Randall K. Morck;J. Myles Shaver;Bernard Yeung

757
Citations
Banks, Ownership Structure, and Firm Value in Japan

Randall Morck;Masao Nakamura;Anil Shivdasani

658
Citations
Demand Curves for Stocks Do Slope Down: New Evidence from an Index Weights Adjustment

Aditya Kaul;Vikas Mehrotra;Randall Morck

643
Citations
The Information Content of Stock Markets: Why Do Emerging Markets Have Synchronous Stock Price Movements?

Randall Morck;Bernard Yin Yeung;Wayne Yu

560
Citations
Concentrated Corporate Ownership

Randall K Morck

482
Citations
Concentrated Corporate Ownership: Inherited Wealth, Corporate Control, and Economic Growth The Canadian Disease?

Randall Morck;David Stangeland;Bernard Yeung

154
Citations
Corporate Governance, Economic Entrenchment

Randall Morck;Daniel Wolfenzon;Bernard Yeung

24
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard Yeung National University of Singapore

Andrei Shleifer Harvard University

Robert W. Vishny University of Chicago

Joseph P. H. Fan Chinese University of Hong Kong

Yongheng Deng University of Wisconsin–Madison

Yishay Yafeh Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Lixin Colin Xu World Bank

Martin Feldstein Harvard University

Zvi Bodie Boston University

Zoltan J. Acs George Mason University

External Links

Personal website of Randall Morck Google Scholar page

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