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Working Papers

2024

1. Is the EJRA proportionate and therefore justified? A critical review of the EJRA policy at Cambridge
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
   Also in Janeway Institute Working Papers, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2024)
   Papers, arXiv.org (2024)

2022

2. Indexing and the performance-flow relation of actively managed mutual funds
   CFR Working Papers, University of Cologne, Centre for Financial Research (CFR)

2021

3. Till death (or divorce) do us part: Early-life family disruption and investment behavior
   CFR Working Papers, University of Cologne, Centre for Financial Research (CFR) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Till death (or divorce) do us part: Early-life family disruption and investment behavior, Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (2021) View citations (6) (2021)

2020

4. Fintech and big tech credit: a new database
   BIS Working Papers, Bank for International Settlements View citations (65)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (66)
5. The Death of Trust Across the U.S. Finance Industry
   CFR Working Papers, University of Cologne, Centre for Financial Research (CFR) View citations (1)

2013

6. Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice: What Are Good Directors Made of?
   Working Papers, HAL

2012

7. How much do firms pay as bribes and what benefits do they get? Evidence from corruption cases worldwide
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)

2008

8. The helping hand, the lazy hand, or the grabbing hand? Central vs. local government shareholders in publicly listed firms in China
   CEI Working Paper Series, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (7)

2006

9. Good Stewards, Cheap Talkers, or Family Men? The Impact of Mutual Fund Closures on Fund Managers, Flows, Fees, and Performance
   Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management

2004

10. Tunneling, Propping and Expropriation Evidence from Connected arty Transactions in Hong Kong
    Working Papers, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Tunneling, propping, and expropriation: evidence from connected party transactions in Hong Kong, Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (228) (2006)

2003

11. Closing Time? The Signaling Content of Mutual Fund Closures
    Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management

Journal Articles

2025

1. Local boy does good: The effect of CSR activities on firm value
   Journal of Banking & Finance, 2025, 173, (C)

2024

2. IPO price formation and board gender diversity
   Journal of Corporate Finance, 2024, 88, (C)

2023

3. Fintech and big tech credit: Drivers of the growth of digital lending
   Journal of Banking & Finance, 2023, 148, (C) View citations (28)
4. The decline of trust across the U.S. finance industry
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023, 213, (C), 324-344

2021

5. Does the market understand the ex ante risk of expropriation by controlling shareholders?
   Journal of Corporate Finance, 2021, 68, (C) View citations (5)
6. Finance, technology and disruption
   The European Journal of Finance, 2021, 27, (4-5), 334-345 View citations (9)
7. Fintech and Big Tech Credit: What Explains the Rise of Digital Lending?
   CESifo Forum, 2021, 22, (02), 30-34 View citations (4)
8. Till death (or divorce) do us part: Early-life family disruption and investment behavior
   Journal of Banking & Finance, 2021, 124, (C) View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Till death (or divorce) do us part: Early-life family disruption and investment behavior, CFR Working Papers (2021) View citations (6) (2021)

2020

9. An ill wind? Terrorist attacks and CEO compensation
   Journal of Financial Economics, 2020, 135, (2), 379-398 View citations (55)
10. The effect of supply chain power on bank financing
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2020, 114, (C) View citations (10)

2018

11. Do Compensation Consultants Enable Higher CEO Pay? A Disclosure Rule Change as a Separating Device
    Management Science, 2018, 64, (10), 4915-4935 View citations (6)
12. Size does not matter: Diseconomies of scale in the mutual fund industry revisited
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2018, 88, (C), 357-365 View citations (16)
13. Why Do Firms Go Public Through Debt Instead of Equity?
    Critical Finance Review, 2018, 7, (1), 85-110 View citations (3)

2017

14. Do board interlocks increase innovation? Evidence from a corporate governance reform in India
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2017, 80, (C), 51-70 View citations (48)
15. What Doesn't Kill You Will Only Make You More Risk-Loving: Early-Life Disasters and CEO Behavior
    Journal of Finance, 2017, 72, (1), 167-206 View citations (237)

2016

16. Do hedge funds dynamically manage systematic risk?
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2016, 64, (C), 1-15 View citations (12)
17. Past Performance May Be an Illusion: Performance, Flows, and Fees in Mutual Funds
    Critical Finance Review, 2016, 5, (2), 351-398 View citations (9)

2015

18. Moving mainstream: benchmarking the European alternative finance market
    Journal of Financial Perspectives, 2015, 3, (3), 60-76 View citations (13)

2014

19. Detecting Superior Mutual Fund Managers: Evidence from Copycats
    The Review of Asset Pricing Studies, 2014, 4, (2), 286-321 View citations (7)

2013

20. How Do Ex Ante Severance Pay Contracts Fit into Optimal Executive Incentive Schemes?
    Journal of Accounting Research, 2013, 51, (3), 631-671 View citations (15)

2011

21. Independents’ day? Analyst behavior surrounding the Global Settlement
    Annals of Finance, 2011, 7, (4), 529-547 View citations (11)
22. Patterns in the Timing of Corporate Event Waves
    Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2011, 46, (1), 209-246 View citations (21)
23. Why are shareholders not paid to give up their voting privileges? Unique evidence from Italy
    Journal of Corporate Finance, 2011, 17, (5), 1619-1635 View citations (8)

2010

24. Helping Hand or Grabbing Hand? Central vs. Local Government Shareholders in Chinese Listed Firms
    Review of Finance, 2010, 14, (4), 669-694 View citations (73)

2009

25. Buy high, sell low: How listed firms price asset transfers in related party transactions
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2009, 33, (5), 914-924 View citations (34)
26. Tunneling and propping up: An analysis of related party transactions by Chinese listed companies
    Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2009, 17, (3), 372-393 View citations (95)

2007

27. The impact of all-star analyst job changes on their coverage choices and investment banking deal flow
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2007, 84, (3), 713-737 View citations (52)

2006

28. Tunneling, propping, and expropriation: evidence from connected party transactions in Hong Kong
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2006, 82, (2), 343-386 View citations (228)
    See also Working Paper Tunneling, Propping and Expropriation Evidence from Connected arty Transactions in Hong Kong, Working Papers (2004) View citations (6) (2004)

2005

29. Changing Names with Style: Mutual Fund Name Changes and Their Effects on Fund Flows
    Journal of Finance, 2005, 60, (6), 2825-2858 View citations (139)
30. Managerial actions in response to a market downturn: valuation effects of name changes in the dot.com decline
    Journal of Corporate Finance, 2005, 11, (1-2), 319-335 View citations (27)

2004

31. Investor Reaction to Corporate Event Announcements: Underreaction or Overreaction?
    The Journal of Business, 2004, 77, (2), 357-386 View citations (23)

2002

32. Regulation, Taxes, and Share Repurchases in the United Kingdom
    The Journal of Business, 2002, 75, (2), 245-282 View citations (85)

2001

33. A Rose.com by Any Other Name
    Journal of Finance, 2001, 56, (6), 2371-2388 View citations (147)

2000

34. Investment bank market share, contingent fee payments, and the performance of acquiring firms
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2000, 56, (2), 293-324 View citations (107)

1998

35. Glamour, value and the post-acquisition performance of acquiring firms
    Journal of Financial Economics, 1998, 49, (2), 223-253 View citations (339)

Books

2017

1. Short Introduction to Corporate Finance
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2017)

Edited books

2021

1. The Palgrave Handbook of Technological Finance
   Springer Books, Springer View citations (2)