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Signaling Safety
In this paper we revisit a classic idea in finance and economics, namely the hypothesis that dividend changes convey information about fi
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Disclosure Regulation and Corporate Acquisitions
While disclosure regulation is often viewed as critical in promoting capital formation and the well-functioning of capital markets, tight
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ESG Rating Disagreement and Stock Returns
A variety of professional data vendors nowadays provide firm-level Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings (or scores).
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It's Not So Bad: Director Bankruptcy Experience and Corporate Risk Taking
In our paper ‘It’s Not So Bad: Director Bankruptcy Experience and Corporate Risk Taking,” we evaluate the extent to which a director’s co
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The Global Sustainability Footprint of Sovereign Wealth Funds
Over the last 15 years and especially since the global financial crisis, investors around the world have been increasingly paying attenti
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Call for Papers: Sustainable Finance (Stockholm) 2020
INVITATION AND CALL FOR PAPERS
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Shareholder Illiquidity and Firm Behavior: Financial and Real Effects of the Personal Wealth Tax in Private Firms
The interaction between household finance and corporate finance may be particularly strong in private firms.
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How Much Should We Trust Empirical Estimates of State Corporate Law Effects?
A large empirical literature studies the effects of U.S.
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Deadlock on the Board
The board of directors is the highest decision-making authority in a corporation. But sometimes boards struggle to make decisions.