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134
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15

René M. Stulz 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 René M. Stulz sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 398 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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René M. Stulz 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 René M. Stulz sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 134 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Finance Association (AFA)
  • Fellow of the Financial Institutions Center (FIC)
  • Fellow of the Financial Management Association
  • Fellow of the Financial Institutions Center (FIC)
  • Fellow of the Financial Management Association
  • Fellow of the Financial Institutions Center (FIC)
  • Fellow of the Financial Management Association
  • Fellow of the Financial Institutions Center (FIC)
  • Fellow of the Financial Management Association
  • Fellow of the Financial Institutions Center (FIC)
  • Fellow of the Financial Management Association

Overview

René M. Stulz is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Business, Management and Accounting, with significant contributions in Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Their subfields of study include Accounting, Finance, Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management, and Management Information Systems.

The main topics of René M. Stulz's research encompass Corporate Finance and Governance, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Banking stability, regulation, and efficiency, Auditing, Earnings Management, and Governance, Risk Management in Financial Firms, Private Equity and Venture Capital, and Corporate Taxation and Avoidance.

René M. Stulz has numerous publications in various academic venues, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of applied corporate finance
  • Journal of Financial Economics
  • Review of Financial Studies
  • European Finance Review

Frequent collaborators include Sinan Gokkaya, Rüdiger Fahlenbrach, Zexi Wang, Benjamin Bennett, and Justin Birru.

Some of the more recent academic papers by René M. Stulz and close collaborators include:

  • How Valuable Is Financial Flexibility when Revenue Stops? Evidence from the COVID-19 Crisis, 2020, Review of Financial Studies
  • Risk management, firm reputation, and the impact of successful cyberattacks on target firms, 2020, Journal of Financial Economics
  • How Valuable is Financial Flexibility When Revenue Stops? Evidence from the Covid-19 Crisis, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Globalization, Corporate Finance, and the Cost of Capital, 2022, Journal of applied corporate finance
  • Why are corporate payouts so high in the 2000s?, 2021, Journal of Financial Economics

René M. Stulz has been recognized by the academic community as a Fellow of the American Finance Association since 2005. Additionally, they hold fellowships in the Financial Management Association and the Financial Institutions Center.

Best Publications

  • The determinants and implications of corporate cash holdings

    Tim Opler;Lee Pinkowitz;Rene Stulz;Rohan Williamson

  • Managerial discretion and optimal financing policies

    RenéM. Stulz

  • Tobin's Q, Corporate Diversification and Firm Performance

    Larry H. P. Lang;René M. Stulz

  • The Determinants of Firms' Hedging Policies

    Clifford W. Smith;Rene M. Stulz

  • Managerial control of voting rights: Financing policies and the market for corporate control

    Rene M. Stulz

  • Firm size and the gains from acquisitions

    Sara B Moeller;Frederik P Schlingemann;René M Stulz

  • Why Do U.S. Firms Hold So Much More Cash than They Used To

    Thomas W. Bates;Kathleen M. Kahle;René M. Stulz

  • Wealth Destruction on a Massive Scale? A Study of Acquiring‐Firm Returns in the Recent Merger Wave

    Sara B. Moeller;Frederik P. Schlingemann;René M. Stulz

  • Culture, openness, and finance

    René M. Stulz;Rohan Williamson

  • Why is there a home bias? An analysis of foreign portfolio equity ownership in Japan

    Jun-Koo Kang;Rene´M. Stulz

  • Leverage, investment, and firm growth

    Larry H. P. Lang;Eli. Ofek;René M. Stulz;René M. Stulz

  • Dividend policy and the earned/contributed capital mix: a test of the life-cycle theory

    Harry DeAngelo;Linda DeAngelo;René M. Stulz;René M. Stulz

  • Why are Foreign Firms Listed in the U.S. Worth More

    Craig Doidge;G.Andrew Karolyi;René M Stulz

  • RETHINKING RISK MANAGEMENT

    Rene M. Stulz

  • The credit crisis around the globe: Why did some banks perform better?.

    Andrea Beltratti;René M. Stulz;René M. Stulz

  • Does the Contribution of Corporate Cash Holdings and Dividends to Firm Value Depend on Governance? A Cross‐country Analysis

    Lee Pinkowitz;René Stulz;Rohan Williamson

  • Managerial performance, Tobin's Q, and the gains from successful tender offers☆

    Larry H.P. Lang;RenéM. Stulz;Ralph A. Walkling

  • Do Foreign Investors Destabilize Stock Markets? The Korean Experience in 1997

    Hyuk Choe;Bong-Chan Kho;Rene M Stulz;Rene M Stulz

  • GOLBALIZATION, CORPORATE FINANCE, AND THE COST OF CAPITAL

    René M. Stulz

  • Culture, Openness, and Finance

    Rohan Williamson;René M. Stulz;René M. Stulz

  • Handbook of the Economics of Finance

    George Constantinides;Milton Harris;René Stulz

Frequent Co-Authors

Rohan Williamson
Rohan Williamson Georgetown University
Anil K. Kashyap
Anil K. Kashyap University of Chicago
Jun-Koo Kang
Jun-Koo Kang Nanyang Technological University
Harry DeAngelo
Harry DeAngelo University of Southern California
John H. Cochrane
John H. Cochrane Hoover Institution
Söhnke M. Bartram
Söhnke M. Bartram University of Warwick
Robert J. Shiller
Robert J. Shiller Yale University
Kenneth R. French
Kenneth R. French Dartmouth College
David S. Scharfstein
David S. Scharfstein Harvard University
Frederic S. Mishkin
Frederic S. Mishkin Columbia University

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