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Working Papers

2023

1. Does Paying Passive Managers to Engage Improve ESG Performance?
   Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (1)

2021

2. Outsourcing Active Ownership in Japan
   Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (1)
3. The Benefits of Access: Evidence from Private Meetings with Portfolio Firms
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2018

4. Loyalty Shares with Tenure Voting - a Coasian bargain? Evidence from the Loi Florange Experiment
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
   Also in Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2018) View citations (3)

2015

5. Does Mandatory Shareholder Voting Prevent Bad Acquisitions?
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   See also Journal Article Does Mandatory Shareholder Voting Prevent Bad Acquisitions?, The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies (2016) View citations (32) (2016)
6. The Returns to Hedge Fund Activism: An International Study
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (21)
   See also Journal Article Returns to Hedge Fund Activism: An International Study, The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies (2017) View citations (73) (2017)

2011

7. Why Bank Governance is Different
   ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (67)
   See also Journal Article Why bank governance is different, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited (2011) View citations (63) (2011)

2008

8. Returns to Shareholder Activism
   OFRC Working Papers Series, Oxford Financial Research Centre View citations (26)
9. Returns to Shareholder Activism Evidence from a Clinical Study of the Hermes U.K. Focus Fund
   Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (25)
   See also Journal Article Returns to Shareholder Activism: Evidence from a Clinical Study of the Hermes UK Focus Fund, The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies (2010) View citations (27) (2010)
   Chapter Returns to Shareholder Activism: Evidence from a Clinical Study of the Hermes UK Focus Fund, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (25) (2010)
10. Where Do Firms Incorporate? Deregulation and the Cost of Entry
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (29)
    Also in OFRC Working Papers Series, Oxford Financial Research Centre (2008) View citations (31)
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2008) View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article Where do firms incorporate? Deregulation and the cost of entry, Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier (2008) View citations (32) (2008)

2007

11. Corporate law and governance
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (8)
    See also Chapter Corporate Law and Governance, Handbook of Law and Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (5) (2007)
12. The European union: a global regulator in financial services
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

2006

13. Where Do Firms Incorporate?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)

2005

14. Corporate governance: an assessment
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Corporate Governance: An Assessment, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited (2005) View citations (12) (2005)
15. Why has there been so little blockholding in the United States?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (11)

2004

16. Reciprocity in takeovers
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (2)

2003

17. Corporate governance and control
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (174)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (123)
    See also Chapter Corporate governance and control, Handbook of the Economics of Finance, Elsevier (2003) View citations (175) (2003)
18. European corporate governance: harmonisation versus competition
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
19. Voting control in German corporations
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article Voting control in German corporations, International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (30) (2003)

2001

20. Beneficial ownership in the United States
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (9)
21. Corporate control in Europe
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (222)
    See also Journal Article Corporate control in Europe, Revue d'économie politique, Dalloz (2002) View citations (26) (2002)
22. European disclosure for the new millennium
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
23. Introduction
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
24. Ownership and voting power in Germany
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (21)
25. Shareholding cascades: the separation of ownership and control in Belgium
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (26)
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (1999) View citations (5)
26. The control of corporate Europe
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (388)

2000

27. Commission impossible
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

1999

28. Blockholdings in Europe: an international comparison
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (95)
29. European corporate governance: trading off liquidity against control
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (54)
    See also Journal Article European corporate governance: Trading off liquidity against control, European Economic Review, Elsevier (1999) View citations (57) (1999)

1997

30. Ownership and control in Belgium
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (24)
31. Transparency of Ownership and Control in Germany
    SFB 373 Discussion Papers, Humboldt University of Berlin, Interdisciplinary Research Project 373: Quantification and Simulation of Economic Processes View citations (11)

1995

32. "Excess Volatility" and the German Stock Market, 1870-1990
    Economic History, University Library of Munich, Germany
33. The theory and estimation of individual and social welfare measures
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    See also Journal Article The Theory and Estimation of Individual and Social Welfare Measures, Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell (1995) (1995)

1994

34. Financial Capitalism in Pre-World War I Germany: Universal Banks, Interlocking Directorships and the Mining and Steel Industry
    Working Papers, Centro de Estudios Monetarios Y Financieros-
    Also in Working Papers, CEMFI (1994)
35. The Theory and Estimation of Individual and Social Welfare Measures: A Critical Review
    Working Papers, CEMFI
    Also in Working Papers, Centro de Estudios Monetarios Y Financieros- (1994)

1992

36. "Excess Volatility" and the German Stock Market, 1876-1990
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

Undated

37. `Excess Volatility' in the German Stock Market, 1876-1990
    J. Bradford De Long's Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley, Economics Department View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2021

1. IESE ECGI CONFERENCE ON CORPORATE PURPOSE: Can Purpose Deliver Better Corporate Governance?
   Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 2021, 33, (2), 41-94
2. Should Shareholders Have a Say on Acquisitions?
   Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 2021, 33, (1), 48-57 View citations (1)

2020

3. Loyalty Shares with Tenure Voting: Does the Default Rule Matter? Evidence from the Loi Florange Experiment
   Journal of Law and Economics, 2020, 63, (3), 473 - 499 View citations (3)

2019

4. Does Mandatory Shareholder Voting Prevent Bad Acquisitions? The Case of the United Kingdom
   Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 2019, 31, (1), 42-61 View citations (1)
5. The Early Returns to International Hedge Fund Activism: 2000–2010
   Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 2019, 31, (1), 62-80

2017

6. Returns to Hedge Fund Activism: An International Study
   The Review of Financial Studies, 2017, 30, (9), 2933-2971 View citations (73)
   See also Working Paper The Returns to Hedge Fund Activism: An International Study, CEPR Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (21) (2015)

2016

7. Does Mandatory Shareholder Voting Prevent Bad Acquisitions?
   The Review of Financial Studies, 2016, 29, (11), 3035-3067 View citations (32)
   See also Working Paper Does Mandatory Shareholder Voting Prevent Bad Acquisitions?, CEPR Discussion Papers (2015) (2015)

2011

8. Why bank governance is different
   Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2011, 27, (3), 437-463 View citations (63)
   See also Working Paper Why Bank Governance is Different, ULB Institutional Repository (2011) View citations (67) (2011)

2010

9. Returns to Shareholder Activism: Evidence from a Clinical Study of the Hermes UK Focus Fund
   The Review of Financial Studies, 2010, 23, (3), 3093-3129 View citations (27)
   Also in The Review of Financial Studies, 2009, 22, (8), 3093-3129 (2009) View citations (137)
   See also Working Paper Returns to Shareholder Activism Evidence from a Clinical Study of the Hermes U.K. Focus Fund, Economics Series Working Papers (2008) View citations (25) (2008)
   Chapter Returns to Shareholder Activism: Evidence from a Clinical Study of the Hermes UK Focus Fund, NBER Chapters, 2010 (2010) View citations (25) (2010)

2008

10. Where do firms incorporate? Deregulation and the cost of entry
    Journal of Corporate Finance, 2008, 14, (3), 241-256 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper Where Do Firms Incorporate? Deregulation and the Cost of Entry, Economics Series Working Papers (2008) View citations (29) (2008)

2005

11. Corporate Governance: An Assessment
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2005, 21, (2), 155-163 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Corporate governance: an assessment, ULB Institutional Repository (2005) View citations (17) (2005)

2003

12. Does Bank Affiliation Mitigate Liquidity Constraints? Evidence from Germany's Universal Banks in the Pre‐World War I Period
    Southern Economic Journal, 2003, 70, (2), 254-272
13. Voting control in German corporations
    International Review of Law and Economics, 2003, 23, (1), 1-29 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Voting control in German corporations, ULB Institutional Repository (2003) View citations (28) (2003)

2002

14. Corporate control in Europe
    Revue d'économie politique, 2002, 112, (4), 471-498 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Corporate control in Europe, ULB Institutional Repository (2001) View citations (222) (2001)

2001

15. Il controllo delle imprese europee
    Banca Impresa Società, 2001, (2), 221-236

1999

16. Blockholdings in Europe:: An international comparison1
    European Economic Review, 1999, 43, (4-6), 1049-1056 View citations (86)
17. European corporate governance: Trading off liquidity against control
    European Economic Review, 1999, 43, (4-6), 1071-1083 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper European corporate governance: trading off liquidity against control, ULB Institutional Repository (1999) View citations (54) (1999)

1995

18. The Theory and Estimation of Individual and Social Welfare Measures
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 1995, 9, (1), 53-87
    See also Working Paper The theory and estimation of individual and social welfare measures, ULB Institutional Repository (1995) (1995)

Edited books

2002

1. The Control of Corporate Europe
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (17)

2001

2. The Control of Corporate Europe
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (265)

Chapters

2010

1. Returns to Shareholder Activism: Evidence from a Clinical Study of the Hermes UK Focus Fund
   A chapter in Corporate Governance, 2010 View citations (25)
   See also Journal Article Returns to Shareholder Activism: Evidence from a Clinical Study of the Hermes UK Focus Fund, Society for Financial Studies (2010) View citations (27) (2010)
   Working Paper Returns to Shareholder Activism Evidence from a Clinical Study of the Hermes U.K. Focus Fund, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2008) View citations (25) (2008)

2007

2. Corporate Law and Governance
   Elsevier View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Corporate law and governance, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2007) View citations (8) (2007)

2005

3. Why Has There Been So Little Block Holding in America?
   A chapter in A History of Corporate Governance around the World: Family Business Groups to Professional Managers, 2005, pp 613-666 View citations (25)

2003

4. Corporate governance and control
   Chapter 01 in Handbook of the Economics of Finance, 2003, vol. 1, Part 1, pp 1-109 View citations (175)
   See also Working Paper Corporate governance and control, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2003) View citations (174) (2003)