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Essays on Board of Directors’ External Connections [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The two essays in this dissertation study issues related to the board of directors’ external connections, i.e., social ties to directors and executives of other firms.
Kim, Sehan
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How does the presidential election period affect the performance of the state-owned enterprise in Indonesia?

open access: yesCogent Business & Management, 2020
This study investigates the differences between the SOEs and non-SOEs financial performance and how the presidential election affects their performance.
Iman Harymawan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond Political Connections

open access: yes, 2022
This paper considers the political influence of private firms. While such influence is frequently discussed, there is limited analysis of how firms combine political interactions, and under what conditions, to gain influence. The exception is the large literature on firms with political connections, with findings generally showing large gains to firms ...
Francis, David C., Kubinec, Robert
openaire   +1 more source

Climate change and perennial crop production: Evidence of yield impact and adaptation in California

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Perennial crops are economically important. They contribute to food security, providing essential nutrients that are often lacking in annual crops, and provide additional environmental benefits compared with annual crops. Despite their importance, empirical research on the impacts of climate change and adaptation on perennial crops remains ...
Yuanyuan Wen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Political connections, Sharia and M&A performance : evidence from indonesia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Political connections play a significant role in creating value for firms. However, political connections are often translated as easier access to government and interpreted similar to bribery and corruption.
Wahyono, Budi
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False hopes and blind beliefs: How political connections affect China's corporate bond market

open access: yes, 2023
This paper explores whether and how political connections affect the market for corporate bonds issued by privately owned enterprises (POEs) in China.
Denis Schweizer   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Food insecurity and unemployment among immigrants in the United States

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Immigrants can be more vulnerable to economic downturns and, during periods of economic hardship, more likely to experience food insecurity compared to natives. This study examines the differential effect of the unemployment rate on the probability of being food insecure among diverse groups of immigrant households relative to natives in the ...
Siwen Zhou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Herfindahl neutral point: A firm‐level threshold for managing market concentration with evidence from US hog packing

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper derives a firm‐level threshold, the Herfindahl Neutral Point, from the standard concentration index used in merger review. At this threshold, a marginal expansion leaves the index unchanged. Firms below the threshold reduce concentration when they expand; firms above it increase concentration.
Andrew J. Keller, Krishna P. Paudel
wiley   +1 more source

The value of political connections : evidence from Korean chaebols

open access: yes, 2014
This thesis examines the value of political connections for business groups by constructing a unique dataset that allows us to identify the form and extent of the connections.
Choi, Myungsub
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State Ownership and Political Connections

open access: yes, 2019
The influence of the state on firms in the global economy is alive and well. States have become dominant owners of companies in many countries around the world.
van Essen, Marc   +13 more
core   +1 more source

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