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Working Papers

2006

1. The role of taxes in capital structure: evidence from taxed and non-taxed Arab economies
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (9)

1989

2. VOLATILITY, PRICE RESOLUTION, AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRICE LIMITS
   Working Papers, Columbia - Center for Futures Markets View citations (62)

1988

3. LIMIT MOVES AND PRICE RESOLUTION: THE CASE OF THE TREASURY BOND FUTURES MARKETS
   Working Papers, Columbia - Center for Futures Markets View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Limit moves and price resolution: The case of the treasury bond futures market, Journal of Futures Markets, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (1989) View citations (25) (1989)

Journal Articles

2022

1. The positive externalities of leveraged buyouts
   Journal of Banking & Finance, 2022, 135, (C)

2021

2. Shareholder litigation and the risk incentive effect of executive compensation: A re-examination
   Finance Research Letters, 2021, 41, (C) View citations (4)

2019

3. Does the corporate bond market overvalue bonds of sin companies?
   Finance Research Letters, 2019, 28, (C), 165-170 View citations (4)

2018

4. Cash holdings and CEO risk incentive compensation: Effect of CEO risk aversion
   International Review of Financial Analysis, 2018, 60, (C), 162-176 View citations (16)
5. Cash holdings speed of adjustment
   International Review of Economics & Finance, 2018, 54, (C), 1-14 View citations (14)
6. Mutual fund performance, management teams, and boards
   Journal of Banking & Finance, 2018, 92, (C), 358-368 View citations (19)
7. Short term real earnings management prior to stock repurchases
   Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 2018, 50, (1), 95-128 View citations (10)

2017

8. National Culture and the Valuation of Cash Holdings
   Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 2017, 44, (1-2), 236-270 View citations (12)
9. Payout flexibility and capital expenditure
   Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 2017, 49, (3), 633-659 View citations (7)
10. SHARE REPURCHASES AND THE FLEXIBILITY HYPOTHESIS
    Journal of Financial Research, 2017, 40, (3), 287-313 View citations (12)

2015

11. Information Asymmetry about Investment Risk and Financing Choice
    Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 2015, 42, (7-8), 947-964 View citations (5)

2014

12. Managerial Behavior and the Link between Stock Mispricing and Corporate Investments: Evidence from Market-to-Book Ratio Decomposition
    The Financial Review, 2014, 49, (1), 89-116 View citations (2)

2013

13. Credit watch and capital structure
    Applied Economics Letters, 2013, 20, (13), 1202-1205
14. Do Credit Ratings Really Affect Capital Structure?
    The Financial Review, 2013, 48, (4), 573-595 View citations (4)
15. Sarbanes-Oxley Act and corporate credit spreads
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2013, 37, (8), 2991-3006 View citations (5)
16. The Effects of Relative Changes in CEO Equity Incentives on the Cost of Corporate Debt
    Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 2013, 40, (3-4), 470-500 View citations (7)

2012

17. Earnings informativeness after financial statement restatements
    International Journal of Revenue Management, 2012, 6, (3/4), 221-245
18. Labor Unions as Shareholder Activists: Champions or Detractors?
    The Financial Review, 2012, 47, (2), 327-349 View citations (18)

2011

19. BOND MARKET REACTION TO STOCK REPURCHASES: IS THERE A WEALTH TRANSFER EFFECT?
    Journal of Financial Research, 2011, 34, (3), 503-522 View citations (7)

2010

20. Do Tax Law Changes Influence Ex‐Dividend Stock Price Behavior? Evidence from 1926 to 2005
    Financial Management, 2010, 39, (1), 419-445 View citations (12)
21. Is Carl Icahn Good for Long‐Term Shareholders? A Case Study in Shareholder Activism
    Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 2010, 22, (4), 45-57 View citations (9)
22. Leverage-reducing exchange offers and bondholder-stockholder wealth transfers: A re-evaluation
    International Review of Economics & Finance, 2010, 19, (1), 81-94 View citations (3)

2009

23. The announcement impact of seasoned equity offerings on bondholder wealth
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2009, 33, (8), 1472-1480 View citations (27)

2008

24. Do Thai stock prices deviate from fundamental values?
    Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2008, 16, (3), 298-315 View citations (6)

2007

25. Evidence on factors affecting the relationship between CEO stock option compensation and earnings management
    Review of Accounting and Finance, 2007, 6, (3), 304-323 View citations (18)

2006

26. CEO Stock Options and Equity Risk Incentives
    Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 2006, 33, (1‐2), 26-44 View citations (21)

2003

27. Do Spin‐offs Expropriate Wealth from Bondholders?
    Journal of Finance, 2003, 58, (5), 2087-2108 View citations (41)
28. The Information Signaling Hypothesis of Dividends: Evidence from Cointegration and Causality Tests
    Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 2003, 30, (3‐4), 441-478 View citations (7)

2002

29. Board Composition in New Zealand: An Agency Perspective
    Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 2002, 29, (5‐6), 731-760 View citations (15)
30. Determinants of board composition in New Zealand: a simultaneous equations approach
    Journal of Empirical Finance, 2002, 9, (4), 373-397 View citations (40)
31. Dividend Imputation and Shareholder Wealth: The Case of New Zealand
    Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 2002, 29, (7‐8), 1079-1104 View citations (1)

2001

32. Corporate governance in New Zealand: The effect of the 1993 Companies Act on the relation between board composition and firm performance
    Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2001, 9, (2), 119-145 View citations (32)

2000

33. Of What Value Are Shareholder Proposals Sponsored by Public Pension Funds?
    The Journal of Business, 2000, 73, (2), 177-204 View citations (53)

1999

34. THE EFFECT OF INSTITUTIONAL INTEREST ON THE INFORMATION CONTENT OF DIVIDEND-CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Journal of Financial Research, 1999, 22, (4), 429-448 View citations (13)
35. The impact of anti-takeover charter amendments on expectations of future earnings and takeover activity
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 1999, 20, (2), 75-86

1997

36. The Impact of Antitakeover Amendments on Corporate Financial Performance
    The Financial Review, 1997, 32, (4), 659-89 View citations (18)

1996

37. Financial Distress Costs and Delayed Calls of Convertible Bonds: An Empirical Analysis
    The Financial Review, 1996, 31, (4), 913-25 View citations (1)
38. The Impact of Illegal Business Practice on Shareholder Returns
    The Financial Review, 1996, 31, (1), 67-85 View citations (11)

1995

39. INFORMED TRADING RISK AND BID-ASK SPREAD CHANGES AROUND OPEN MARKET STOCK REPURCHASES IN THE NASDAQ MARKET
    Journal of Financial Research, 1995, 18, (3), 311-327 View citations (18)

1994

40. Managerial Ownership, Debt Policy, and the Impact of Institutional Holdings: An Agency Perspective
    Financial Management, 1994, 23, (3) View citations (69)
41. Regulatory Climate and Electrical Utility Capital Structure Decisions
    The Financial Review, 1994, 29, (1), 97-124 View citations (7)

1992

42. ADVERSE SELECTION, SPREAD BEHAVIOR, AND OVER‐THE‐COUNTER SEASONED EQUITY OFFERINGS
    Journal of Financial Research, 1992, 15, (1), 39-56 View citations (10)
43. Dividend policy and regulatory risk: A test of the Smith hypothesis
    Journal of Economics and Business, 1992, 44, (2), 127-134 View citations (4)
44. Limit moves and price resolution: A reply
    Journal of Futures Markets, 1992, 12, (3), 361-363
45. Price/Book Value Ratios and Equity Returns on the Tokyo Stock Exchange: Empirical Evidence of an Anomalous Regularity
    The Financial Review, 1992, 27, (4), 589-605 View citations (8)
46. Substitutes for Voting Rights: Evidence From Dual Class Recapitalizations
    Financial Management, 1992, 21, (3) View citations (10)

1991

47. DEALER BID-ASK SPREADS AND OPTIONS TRADING ON OVER-THE-COUNTER STOCKS
    Journal of Financial Research, 1991, 14, (4), 317-325 View citations (4)

1990

48. Institutional Ownership and Distribution of Equity Returns
    The Financial Review, 1990, 25, (2), 211-29 View citations (22)
49. REGULARITIES IN TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE SECURITY RETURNS: P/E, SIZE, AND SEASONAL INFLUENCES
    Journal of Financial Research, 1990, 13, (3), 249-263 View citations (11)

1989

50. Limit moves and price resolution: The case of the treasury bond futures market
    Journal of Futures Markets, 1989, 9, (4), 321-335 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper LIMIT MOVES AND PRICE RESOLUTION: THE CASE OF THE TREASURY BOND FUTURES MARKETS, Working Papers (1988) View citations (5) (1988)
51. SKEWNESS AND KURTOSIS IN JAPANESE EQUITY RETURNS: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
    Journal of Financial Research, 1989, 12, (3), 253-260 View citations (20)

1988

52. Information Asymmetry and Options Trading
    The Financial Review, 1988, 23, (1), 39-51 View citations (13)
53. THE SEASONALITY IN CONVERTIBLE BOND MARKETS: A STOCK EFFECT OR BOND EFFECT?
    Journal of Financial Research, 1988, 11, (4), 335-347 View citations (3)