2026 Sergio L. Schmukler: 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	72	421	376	285	250	364	21944

Overview

Sergio L. Schmukler is affiliated with the World Bank in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of economics, econometrics, finance, business, and management. Their research focuses primarily on finance, accounting, and economics and econometrics, with additional work addressing strategy and management.

Their main topics of study include:

Banking stability, regulation, efficiency
Global Financial Crisis and Policies
Corporate Finance and Governance
Insurance and Financial Risk Management
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
Islamic Finance and Banking Studies

Frequent co-authors of Sergio L. Schmukler include:

Tatiana Didier
Juan J. Cortina
Mauricio Larraín
Federico Huneeus
Facundo Abraham

Sergio L. Schmukler has published in a range of academic venues, with multiple papers featured in:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of International Economics
Journal of Financial Stability
Journal of International Money and Finance
Journal of Banking & Finance

Noteworthy recent papers include:

"Financing firms in hibernation during the COVID-19 pandemic" (2021, Journal of Financial Stability)
"Growth of Global Corporate Debt: Main Facts and Policy Challenges" (2021, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance)
"Capital market financing and firm growth" (2021, Journal of International Money and Finance)
"Financing Firms in Hibernation during the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2020, SSRN Electronic Journal)
"The rise of domestic capital markets for corporate financing: Lessons from East Asia" (2020, Journal of Banking & Finance)

In addition to journal articles, Sergio L. Schmukler has authored numerous books and book chapters, mainly published by World Bank eBooks and associated publishers. Some titles include:

"Financing Firms in Hibernation During the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2020)
"Growth of Global Corporate Debt: Main Facts and Policy Challenges" (2020)
"Toward Successful Development Policies: Insights from Research in Development Economics" (2020)
"The Internationalization of China's Equity Markets" (2023)
"Inelastic Demand Meets Optimal Supply of Risky Sovereign Bonds" (2024)

Their scholarly work spans several years and includes research on topics related to financial stability, corporate borrowing, and the economic implications of crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Best Publications

Emerging markets instability: do sovereign ratings affect country risk and stock returns?

Graciela Kaminsky;Sergio L. Schmukler

1631
Citations
Bank involvement with SMEs : beyond relationship lending

Augusto de la Torre;María Soledad Martínez Pería;Sergio L. Schmukler

1291
Citations
Do Depositors Punish Banks for "Bad" Behavior?: Market Discipline, Deposit Insurance, and Banking Crises

Maria Soledad Martinez Peria;Sergio L. Schmukler

1158
Citations
Gross capital flows: Dynamics and crises

Fernando Broner;Tatiana Didier;Aitor Erce;Sergio L. Schmukler

1061
Citations
What triggers market jitters: a chronicle of the Asian crisis

Graciela L. Kaminsky;Sergio L. Schmukler

933
Citations
Bank involvement with SMEs: beyond relationship lending

Augusto de la Torre;Maria Soledad Martinez Peria;Sergio L. Schmukler

706
Citations
Short-Run Pain, Long-Run Gain The Effects of Financial Liberalization

Graciela Laura Kaminsky;Graciela Laura Kaminsky;Sergio L. Schmukler

672
Citations
Global Transmission of Interest Rates: Monetary Independence and Currency Regime

Jeffrey A. Frankel;Sergio L. Schmukler;Luis Serven

580
Citations
Managers, investors, and crises: mutual fund strategies in emerging markets

Graciela Kaminsky;Richard K. Lyons;Sergio L. Schmukler

480
Citations
On the international transmission of shocks : micro-evidence from mutual fund portfolios

Claudio Raddatz;Claudio Raddatz;Sergio L. Schmukler

421
Citations
Short-run pain, long-run gain: the effects of financial liberalization

Graciela Laura Kaminsky;Graciela Laura Kaminsky;Sergio L. Schmukler

412
Citations
Why Do Emerging Economies Borrow Short Term

Fernando A. Broner;Guido Lorenzoni;Sergio L. Schmukler

380
Citations
Short-Run Pain, Long-Run Gain: Financial Liberalization and Stock Market Cycles

Graciela Laura Kaminsky;Sergio L. Schmukler

301
Citations
Financial Globalization: Gain and Pain for Developing Countries

Sergio L. Schmukler

284
Citations
Stock market development under globalization : whither the gains from reforms ?

Augusto de la Torre;Juan Carlos Gozzi;Sergio L. Schmukler

283
Citations
Internationalization and Stock Market Liquidity

Ross Levine;Sergio L. Schmukler

269
Citations
Innovative Experiences in Access to Finance: Market-Friendly Roles for the Visible Hand?

Augusto de la Torre;Augusto de la Torre;Juan Carlos Gozzi;Sergio L. Schmukler

267
Citations
Internationalization and the Evolution of Corporate Valuation

Juan Carlos Gozzi;Ross Levine;Sergio L. Schmukler

266
Citations
Internationalization and the evolution of corporate valuation.

Juan Carlos Gozzi;Ross Levine;Sergio L. Schmukler

256
Citations
What triggers market jitters?: A chronicle of the Asian crisis

Graciela L. Kaminsky;Sergio L. Schmukler

206
Citations
Financial crises, credit ratings, and bank failures : emerging market instability - do sovereign ratings affect country risk and stock returns?

Graciela Kaminsky;Sergio L Schmukler

204
Citations
Bank Involvement with SMEs: Beyond Relationship Lending

Augusto de la Torre;Augusto de la Torre;Maria Soledad Martinez Peria;Sergio L. Schmukler

187
Citations
Financing firms in hibernation during the COVID-19 pandemic

Tatiana Didier;Federico Huneeus;Mauricio Larrain;Sergio L. Schmukler

94
Citations
Short-Run Pain, Long-Run Gain

Sergio Schmukler;Graciela Kaminsky

12
Citations
Financial Globalization: Unequal Blessings

Augusto de la Torre;Augusto de la Torre;Eduardo Levy Levy-Yeyati;Sergio L. Schmukler

4
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Graciela Kaminsky George Washington University

Ross Levine Hoover Institution

Jeffrey A. Frankel Harvard University

Maria Soledad Martinez Peria International Monetary Fund

Stijn Claessens Yale University

Charles W. Calomiris Columbia University

Luis Servén Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros

Eduardo Levy Yeyati Torcuato di Tella University

Richard K. Lyons University of California, Berkeley

Daniela Klingebiel World Bank

External Links

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