We provide a global ranking of accounting research and examine the elite degree and elite affiliation effect. Based on 24 accounting journals during the period 1991-2005, the top 5 most productive countries in accounting research are in the following order: the USA, the UK, Australia, Canada and...

We examine the extent to which security analysts are homogeneous in their effect on firm valuation as measured by Tobin's "Q". Earlier research documents a significant and positive relation between analyst coverage and firm valuation. We identify three classes of equity analysts and examine...

We examine pedigree and placement effects of research productivity in finance and find a notable placement effect: authors who are currently affiliated with "elite" institutions tend to be more productive, especially among the top three finance journals. The placement effect, however, weakens in...