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Working Papers

2024

1. Are Some Angels Better than Others?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. Climate Polarization and Green Investment
   Misum Working Paper Series, Stockholm School of Economics, Mistra Center for Sustainable Markets (Misum) View citations (1)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024) View citations (1)
3. Why Aren't There More Minority Entrepreneurs?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

4. Portfolio Management in Private Equity
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
5. The Environmental Cost of Easy Credit: The Housing Channel
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2020

6. Black and White: Access to Capital among Minority-Owned Startups
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
   See also Journal Article Black and White: Access to Capital Among Minority-Owned Start-ups, Management Science, INFORMS (2022) View citations (12) (2022)
7. Can Investors Time Their Exposure to Private Equity?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Can investors time their exposure to private equity?, Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
8. Nothing but the Truth? Private Information and Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2018

9. The Effects of Downstream Competition on Upstream Innovation and Licensing
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
10. Who Feels the Nudge? Knowledge, Self-Awareness and Retirement Savings Decisions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2017

11. What is the Business of Business?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Chapter What Is the Business of Business?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
    Journal Article What Is the Business of Business?, Innovation Policy and the Economy, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (2) (2018)

2016

12. Public Policy to Promote Entrepreneurship: A Call to Arms
    Working Papers, HAL View citations (137)
    Also in HEC Research Papers Series, HEC Paris (2016) View citations (164)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2016) View citations (147)
    See also Journal Article Public policy to promote entrepreneurship: a call to arms, Small Business Economics, Springer (2016) View citations (163) (2016)

2015

13. Precautionary Savings, Retirement Planning and Misperceptions of Financial Literacy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Precautionary savings, retirement planning and misperceptions of financial literacy, Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (79) (2017)
14. When Is Social Responsibility Socially Desirable?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article When Is Social Responsibility Socially Desirable?, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (15) (2018)

2014

15. Firm Age, Investment Opportunities, and Job Creation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Firm Age, Investment Opportunities, and Job Creation, Journal of Finance, American Finance Association (2017) View citations (83) (2017)

2012

16. Do Private Equity Managers Earn Their Fees? Compensation, Ownership, and Cash Flow Performance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2011

17. Cyclicality, Performance Measurement, and Cash Flow Liquidity in Private Equity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Cyclicality, performance measurement, and cash flow liquidity in private equity, Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (42) (2016)
18. Do Private Equity Fund Managers Earn Their Fees? Compensation, Ownership, and Cash Flow Performance
    Working Paper Series, Ohio State University, Charles A. Dice Center for Research in Financial Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Do Private Equity Fund Managers Earn Their Fees? Compensation, Ownership, and Cash Flow Performance, The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies (2013) View citations (62) (2013)

2010

19. Private Equity in the 21st Century: Cash Flows, Performance, and Contract Terms from 1984-2010
    Working Paper Series, Ohio State University, Charles A. Dice Center for Research in Financial Economics View citations (3)
20. The Capital Structure Decisions of New Firms
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article The Capital Structure Decisions of New Firms, The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies (2014) View citations (244) (2014)
21. The Importance of Being an Optimist: Evidence from Labor Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
22. What Does Financial Literacy Training Teach Us?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article What Does Financial Literacy Training Teach Us?, The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals (2012) View citations (24) (2012)

2009

23. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: Evidence from Blackjack Tables
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Fear and loathing in Las Vegas: Evidence from blackjack tables, Judgment and Decision Making, Cambridge University Press (2009) (2009)

2005

24. Optimism and Economic Choice
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Optimism and economic choice, Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (304) (2007)

2002

25. What is the Price of Hubris? Using Takeover Battles to Infer Overpayments and Synergies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article What is the Price of Hubris? Using Takeover Battles to Infer Overpayments and Synergies, Financial Management, Financial Management Association (2003) View citations (66) (2003)

Journal Articles

2023

1. A Theory of Liquidity in Private Equity
   Management Science, 2023, 69, (10), 5740-5771
2. Competition and Innovation in Markets for Technology
   Management Science, 2023, 69, (8), 4753-4773 View citations (2)
3. Racial Differences in Access to Capital for Innovative Start-Ups
   Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy, 2023, 2, (1), 149 - 166
   See also Chapter Racial Differences in Access to Capital for Innovative Start-Ups, NBER Chapters, 2022, 149-166 (2022) (2022)

2022

4. Black and White: Access to Capital Among Minority-Owned Start-ups
   Management Science, 2022, 68, (4), 2377-2400 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Black and White: Access to Capital among Minority-Owned Startups, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (20) (2020)
5. Financial Literacy in the Age of Green Investment*
   (Evaluating behaviorally motivated policy: experimental evidence from the lightbulb market)
   Review of Finance, 2022, 26, (6), 1551-1584 View citations (9)
6. Should Defined Contribution Plans Include Private Equity Investments?
   Financial Analysts Journal, 2022, 78, (4), 5-17 View citations (1)

2021

7. Can investors time their exposure to private equity?
   Journal of Financial Economics, 2021, 139, (2), 561-577 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Can Investors Time Their Exposure to Private Equity?, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2020

8. Paying for Performance in Private Equity: Evidence from Venture Capital Partnerships
   Management Science, 2020, 66, (4), 1756-1782 View citations (2)
9. Private Equity: Accomplishments and Challenges
   Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 2020, 32, (3), 8-20 View citations (1)

2018

10. New directions in entrepreneurship research with the Kauffman Firm Survey
    Small Business Economics, 2018, 50, (3), 521-532 View citations (8)
11. Selective reduction and homologation of carbon monoxide by organometallic iron complexes
    Nature Communications, 2018, 9, (1), 1-8 View citations (2)
12. Testing for racial bias in business credit scores
    Small Business Economics, 2018, 50, (3), 429-443 View citations (8)
13. What Is the Business of Business?
    Innovation Policy and the Economy, 2018, 18, (1), 79 - 106 View citations (2)
    See also Chapter What Is the Business of Business?, NBER Chapters, 2017, 79-106 (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
    Working Paper What is the Business of Business?, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
14. When Is Social Responsibility Socially Desirable?
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2018, 36, (4), 1023 - 1072 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper When Is Social Responsibility Socially Desirable?, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (3) (2015)

2017

15. Firm Age, Investment Opportunities, and Job Creation
    Journal of Finance, 2017, 72, (3), 999-1038 View citations (83)
    See also Working Paper Firm Age, Investment Opportunities, and Job Creation, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (21) (2014)
16. Precautionary savings, retirement planning and misperceptions of financial literacy
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2017, 126, (2), 383-398 View citations (79)
    See also Working Paper Precautionary Savings, Retirement Planning and Misperceptions of Financial Literacy, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (3) (2015)

2016

17. Cyclicality, performance measurement, and cash flow liquidity in private equity
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2016, 122, (3), 521-543 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper Cyclicality, Performance Measurement, and Cash Flow Liquidity in Private Equity, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (22) (2011)
18. Public policy to promote entrepreneurship: a call to arms
    Small Business Economics, 2016, 47, (1), 35-51 View citations (163)
    See also Working Paper Public Policy to Promote Entrepreneurship: A Call to Arms, Working Papers (2016) View citations (137) (2016)

2014

19. Capital Structure, Product Market Dynamics, and the Boundaries of the Firm
    Management Science, 2014, 60, (12), 2971-2993 View citations (13)
20. The Capital Structure Decisions of New Firms
    The Review of Financial Studies, 2014, 27, (1), 153-179 View citations (244)
    See also Working Paper The Capital Structure Decisions of New Firms, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (18) (2010)

2013

21. Do Private Equity Fund Managers Earn Their Fees? Compensation, Ownership, and Cash Flow Performance
    The Review of Financial Studies, 2013, 26, (11), 2760-2797 View citations (62)
    See also Working Paper Do Private Equity Fund Managers Earn Their Fees? Compensation, Ownership, and Cash Flow Performance, Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (2) (2011)
22. Strategic alliances, venture capital, and exit decisions in early stage high-tech firms
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2013, 107, (3), 655-670 View citations (39)
23. The Economic Psychology of Entrepreneurship and Family Business
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2013, 22, (2), 423-444 View citations (34)
24. Using Option Prices to Infer Overpayments and Synergies in M&A Transactions
    The Review of Financial Studies, 2013, 26, (3), 695-722 View citations (40)

2012

25. Financial Education and Timely Decision Support: Lessons from Junior Achievement
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (3), 305-08 View citations (9)
26. What Does Financial Literacy Training Teach Us?
    The Journal of Economic Education, 2012, 43, (3), 235-247 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper What Does Financial Literacy Training Teach Us?, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (19) (2010)

2009

27. Fear and loathing in Las Vegas: Evidence from blackjack tables
    Judgment and Decision Making, 2009, 4, (5), 385-396
    See also Working Paper Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: Evidence from Blackjack Tables, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (2) (2009)
28. Size, ownership and the market for corporate control
    Journal of Corporate Finance, 2009, 15, (1), 80-84 View citations (3)

2008

29. Market Structure, Internal Capital Markets, and the Boundaries of the Firm
    Journal of Finance, 2008, 63, (6), 2703-2736 View citations (26)
30. Strategic Alliances and the Boundaries of the Firm
    The Review of Financial Studies, 2008, 21, (2), 649-681 View citations (54)
31. The Market for Mergers and the Boundaries of the Firm
    Journal of Finance, 2008, 63, (3), 1169-1211 View citations (137)

2007

32. EFFICIENT MECHANISMS FOR MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
    International Economic Review, 2007, 48, (3), 995-1035 View citations (26)
33. Financial Contracting in Biotech Strategic Alliances
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2007, 50, (3), 559-596 View citations (48)
34. Network Effects in the Governance of Strategic Alliances
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2007, 23, (1), 242-273 View citations (45)
35. Optimism and economic choice
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2007, 86, (1), 71-99 View citations (304)
    See also Working Paper Optimism and Economic Choice, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (20) (2005)

2006

36. Industry Concentration and Average Stock Returns
    Journal of Finance, 2006, 61, (4), 1927-1956 View citations (262)

2005

37. Valuation waves and merger activity: The empirical evidence
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2005, 77, (3), 561-603 View citations (409)

2003

38. What is the Price of Hubris? Using Takeover Battles to Infer Overpayments and Synergies
    Financial Management, 2003, 32, (3) View citations (66)
    See also Working Paper What is the Price of Hubris? Using Takeover Battles to Infer Overpayments and Synergies, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (8) (2002)

Chapters

2022

1. Racial Differences in Access to Capital for Innovative Start-Ups
   A chapter in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy, volume 2, 2022, pp 149-166
   See also Journal Article Racial Differences in Access to Capital for Innovative Start-Ups, University of Chicago Press (2023) (2023)

2017

2. What Is the Business of Business?
   A chapter in Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 18, 2017, pp 79-106 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper What is the Business of Business?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
   Journal Article What Is the Business of Business?, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (2) (2018)

Software Items

2011

1. RII: Stata module to perform Repeated-Imputation Inference
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics