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Working Papers

2010

1. Asset Fire Sales and Credit Easing
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2010)
2. Financial Innovation and Financial Fragility
   Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei View citations (27)
3. Neglected Risks, Financial Innovation, and Financial Fragility
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2009

4. Unstable Banking
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Financial Economics (2010)

2001

5. Investor Protection and Corporate Governance
   Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Financial Economics (2000)
6. Stock Market Driven Acquisitions
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Financial Economics (2003)

1999

7. Investor Protection and Corporate Valuation
   Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (25)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (43)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (2002)
8. Investor Protection: Origins, Consequences, Reform
   Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (24)
9. Investor Protection: Origins, Consequences, and Reform
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)

1998

10. Agency Problems and Dividend Policies Around the World
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (11)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (2000)
11. The Quality of Goverment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1998) View citations (107)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Law, Economics and Organization (1999)

1997

12. A Model of Investor Sentiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (50)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Financial Economics (1998)
13. Legal Determinants of External Finance
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (1254)
    Also in CRSP working papers, Center for Research in Security Prices, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago View citations (38)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (1262)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (1997)

1996

14. A Survey of Corporate Governance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1995) View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (1997)
15. Law and Finance
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (40)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) View citations (181)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1998)
16. The Proper Scope of Government: Theory and an Application to Prisons
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1996) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1997)
17. Trust in Large Organizations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (58)

1995

18. Good News for Value Stocks: Further Evidence on Market Efficiency
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
19. Privatization in the United States
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1995) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in RAND Journal of Economics (1997)
20. The Limits of Arbitrage
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1995) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (1997)

1993

21. Contrarian Investment, Extrapolation, and Risk
    University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) View citations (62)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (1994)
22. Corruption
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1993)
23. Voucher Privatization
    University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Financial Economics (1994)

1991

24. Asset Sales and Debt Capacity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
25. Do Institutional Investors Destabilize Stock Prices? Evidence on Herding and Feedback Trading
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
26. Pervasive Shortages Under Socialism
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in RAND Journal of Economics (1992)
27. Window Dressing by Pension Fund Managers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (65)

1990

28. The Allocation of Talent: Implications for Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    Also in University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State (1990) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1991)

1989

29. Building Blocks of Market Clearing Business Cycle Models
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (58)
    See also Chapter (1989)
30. Characteristics of Hostile and Friendly Takeover Targets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
31. Do Managerial Objectives Drive Bad Acquisitions?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (1990)
32. Increasing Returns, Durables and Economic Fluctuations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

1988

33. Alternative Mechanisms for Corporate Control
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    Also in University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State (1988) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1989)
34. Income Distribution, Market Size, and Industrialization
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1989)
35. Industrialization and the Big Push
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1989)

1987

36. The Efficiency of Investment in the Presence of Aggregate Demand Spillovers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1988)

1986

37. Management Ownership and Corporate Performance: An Empirical Analysis
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)

Undated

38. A Model of Investment Sentiment
    CRSP working papers, Center for Research in Security Prices, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago

Journal Articles

2010

1. Asset Fire Sales and Credit Easing
   American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 46-50 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
2. Unstable banking
   Journal of Financial Economics, 2010, 97, (3), 306-318 View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2004

3. La protección del inversionista y la administración corporativa
   El Trimestre Económico, 2004, LXXI (3), (283), 497-532

2003

4. Stock market driven acquisitions
   Journal of Financial Economics, 2003, 70, (3), 295-311 View citations (138)
   See also Working Paper (2001)

2002

5. Investor Protection and Corporate Valuation
   Journal of Finance, 2002, 57, (3), 1147-1170 View citations (365)
   See also Working Paper (1999)

2000

6. Agency Problems and Dividend Policies around the World
   Journal of Finance, 2000, 55, (1), 1-33 View citations (212)
   See also Working Paper (1998)
7. Investor protection and corporate governance
   Journal of Financial Economics, 2000, 58, (1-2), 3-27 View citations (533)
   See also Working Paper (2001)

1999

8. The Quality of Government
   Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 1999, 15, (1), 222-79 View citations (831)
   See also Working Paper (1998)

1998

9. A model of investor sentiment
   Journal of Financial Economics, 1998, 49, (3), 307-343 View citations (349)
   See also Working Paper (1997)
10. Law and Finance
    Journal of Political Economy, 1998, 106, (6), 1113-1155 View citations (2037)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1997

11. A Survey of Corporate Governance
    Journal of Finance, 1997, 52, (2), 737-83 View citations (1063)
    See also Working Paper (1996)
12. Legal Determinants of External Finance
    Journal of Finance, 1997, 52, (3), 1131-50 View citations (1243)
    See also Working Paper (1997)
13. Privatization in the United States
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1997, 28, (3), 447-471 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper (1995)
14. The Limits of Arbitrage
    Journal of Finance, 1997, 52, (1), 35-55 View citations (380)
    See also Working Paper (1995)
15. The Proper Scope of Government: Theory and an Application to Prisons
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112, (4), 1127-61 View citations (243)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1996

16. A Theory of Privatisation
    Economic Journal, 1996, 106, (435), 309-19 View citations (138)
17. Second-best economic policy for a divided government
    European Economic Review, 1996, 40, (3-5), 767-774 View citations (3)
18. Toward a theory of legal reform
    European Economic Review, 1996, 40, (3-5), 559-567 View citations (4)

1994

19. Contrarian Investment, Extrapolation, and Risk
    Journal of Finance, 1994, 49, (5), 1541-78 View citations (255)
    See also Working Paper (1993)
20. Politicians and Firms
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1994, 109, (4), 995-1025 View citations (354)
21. The Politics of Market Socialism
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1994, 8, (2), 165-176 View citations (10)
22. Voucher privatization
    Journal of Financial Economics, 1994, 35, (2), 249-266 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper (1993)

1993

23. Corruption
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1993, 108, (3), 599-617
    See also Working Paper (1993)
24. Privatizing Russia
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1993, 24, (2), 139-192 View citations (102)
25. Why Is Rent-Seeking So Costly to Growth?
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 409-14 View citations (120)

1992

26. Liquidation Values and Debt Capacity: A Market Equilibrium Approach
    Journal of Finance, 1992, 47, (4), 1343-66 View citations (273)
27. Pervasive Shortages under Socialism
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1992, 23, (2), 237-246 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper (1991)
28. The Transition to a Market Economy: Pitfalls of Partial Reform
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (3), 889-906 View citations (47)
29. The impact of institutional trading on stock prices
    Journal of Financial Economics, 1992, 32, (1), 23-43 View citations (172)

1991

30. Reversing the Soviet Economic Collapse
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1991, 22, (2), 341-367 View citations (3)
31. THE TAKEOVER WAVE OF THE 1980s
    Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 1991, 4, (3), 49-56 View citations (3)
32. The Allocation of Talent: Implications for Growth
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1991, 106, (2), 503-30 View citations (356)
    See also Working Paper (1990)

1990

33. Do Managerial Objectives Drive Bad Acquisitions?
    Journal of Finance, 1990, 45, (1), 31-48 View citations (217)
    See also Working Paper (1989)
34. Equilibrium Short Horizons of Investors and Firms
    American Economic Review, 1990, 80, (2), 148-53 View citations (53)
35. The Stock Market and Investment: Is the Market a Sideshow?
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1990, 21, (2), 157-216 View citations (99)

1989

36. Alternative Mechanisms for Corporate Control
    American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (4), 842-52 View citations (111)
    See also Working Paper (1988)
37. Income Distribution, Market Size, and Industrialization
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1989, 104, (3), 537-64 View citations (104)
    See also Working Paper (1988)
38. Industrialization and the Big Push
    Journal of Political Economy, 1989, 97, (5), 1003-26 View citations (464)
    See also Working Paper (1988)
39. Management entrenchment: The case of manager-specific investments
    Journal of Financial Economics, 1989, 25, (1), 123-139 View citations (142)

1988

40. Management ownership and market valuation: An empirical analysis
    Journal of Financial Economics, 1988, 20, (1-2), 293-315 View citations (691)
41. The Efficiency of Investment in the Presence of Aggregate Demand Spillovers
    Journal of Political Economy, 1988, 96, (6), 1221-31 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (1987)
42. Value Maximization and the Acquisition Process
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1988, 2, (1), 7-20 View citations (64)

1986

43. Greenmail, White Knights, and Shareholders' Interest
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1986, 17, (3), 293-309 View citations (5)
44. Large Shareholders and Corporate Control
    Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 94, (3), 461-88 View citations (686)

Chapters

1994

1. Privatization in Russia: First Steps
   A chapter in The Transition in Eastern Europe, Volume 2: Restructuring, 1994, pp 137-164

1989

2. Building Blocks of Market Clearing Business Cycle Models
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 1989, Volume 4, 1989, pp 247-302 View citations (52)
   See also Working Paper (1989)

1988

3. Characteristics of Targets of Hostile and Friendly Takeovers
   A chapter in Corporate Takeovers: Causes and Consequences, 1988, pp 101-136 View citations (52)

1987

4. Management Buyouts as a Response to Market Pressure
   A chapter in Mergers and Acquisitions, 1987, pp 87-102 View citations (1)