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John J. McConnell

Business, Management and Accounting · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1972Rising activity
Corporate Finance and GovernanceFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesFinancial Reporting and Valuation ResearchAuditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceHousing Market and Economics

Publications

226

Citations

24,046

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

54

Publishing since 1972

Research summary
AI-generated

John J. McConnell studies corporate finance topics such as how financial markets, media coverage, and short sellers influence company decisions like acquisitions and bankruptcy resolution, as well as corporate governance issues like board independence and CEO succession planning. His work also examines financial innovations (new types of securities) and how companies raise and structure capital. This research relies on empirical analysis of publicly traded firms and financial market data.

Corporate finance and capital structureCorporate governance and board oversightMedia influence on financial marketsShort selling and investor behaviorFinancial innovation and securities design

Publication output has been relatively steady over the past decade with year-to-year fluctuation, punctuated by a notable spike in 2023 followed by a return to more typical levels.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.8/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 15 publications15232024: 4 publications242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×20
  • Journal of applied corporate finance×12
  • Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis×3
  • Journal of Corporate Finance×2
  • Journal of Banking & Finance×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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