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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Finance Association (AFA)
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1989 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Robert W. Vishny is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research activities and contributions position them within academic circles focused on finance and economics.

The scientist has been recognized with several notable awards during their career. These include being named a Fellow of the American Finance Association (AFA) in 2018, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2002, and a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1989.

The awards indicate ongoing engagement with the academic and professional communities in finance and related fields, reflecting a trajectory of acknowledgment by respected organizations over multiple decades.

Best Publications

  • A Survey of Corporate Governance

    Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

  • Law and Finance

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

  • Large Shareholders and Corporate Control

    Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

  • Legal Determinants of External Finance

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

  • Management Ownership and Market Valuation: An Empirical Analysis

    Randall Morck;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

  • Large Shareholders and Corporate Control

    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

  • A model of investor sentiment

    Nicholas Barberis;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

  • Contrarian Investment, Extrapolation, and Risk

    Josef Lakonishok;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

  • The Limits of Arbitrage

    Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

  • Investor Protection and Corporate Valuation

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

  • Politicians and Firms

    Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

  • The impact of institutional trading on stock prices

    Josef Lakonishok;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

  • Trust in Large Organizations

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

  • Liquidation Values and Debt Capacity: A Market Equilibrium Approach

    Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

  • The Allocation of Talent: Implications for Growth

    Kevin M. Murphy;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

  • Management entrenchment: The case of manager-specific investments

    Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

  • Stock market driven acquisitions

    Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

  • A model of investor sentiment1We are grateful to the NSF for financial support, and to Oliver Blanchard, Alon Brav, John Campbell (a referee), John Cochrane, Edward Glaeser, J.B. Heaton, Danny Kahneman, David Laibson, Owen Lamont, Drazen Prelec, Jay Ritter (a referee), Ken Singleton, Dick Thaler, an anonymous referee, and the editor, Bill Schwert, for comments.1

    Nicholas Barberis;Andrei Shleifer;Robert Vishny

  • Do Managerial Objectives Drive Bad Acquisitions

    Randall Morck;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

  • The Proper Scope of Government: Theory and an Application to Prisons

    Oliver Hart;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

  • The impact of institutional trading on stock prices

    Josef Lakonishok;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

  • 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

  • Corruption

    Unknown

  • 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
Rafael La Porta
Rafael La Porta Brown University
Kevin M. Murphy
Kevin M. Murphy University of Chicago
Randall Morck
Randall Morck University of Alberta
Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes
Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes SKEMA Business School
Josef Lakonishok
Josef Lakonishok LSV Asset Management
Nicola Gennaioli
Nicola Gennaioli Bocconi University
Richard H. Thaler
Richard H. Thaler University of Chicago
Nicholas Barberis
Nicholas Barberis Yale University
Oliver Hart
Oliver Hart Harvard University

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