Naive independent directors, corporate governance and firm performance. [PDF]
Chen G, Chen X, Wan P.
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Lost in the Noise: How IPO Suspensions Distract Venture Capitalists From Monitoring Portfolio Firms
ABSTRACT We examine how regulatory suspensions of initial public offerings (IPOs) affect venture capitalists’ (VCs’) post‐IPO monitoring of portfolio firms in China. Using a difference‐in‐differences design that exploits three major IPO suspension episodes as quasi‐natural experiments, we provide causal evidence that these shocks divert VCs’ attention ...
Ao Li +3 more
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Bankruptcy Experience and Corporate Hedging
ABSTRACT We examine whether managers’ prior exposure to corporate bankruptcy shapes corporate risk‐management policies. Using detailed executive employment histories and hand‐collected derivative disclosures for a large sample of US public firms, we find that firms led by bankruptcy‐experienced (BE) CEOs are more likely to use cash‐flow hedges and ...
Taoran Guo, Abe de Jong, Lubna Rahman
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The Effects of Regulatory Office Closures on Bank Behavior
Abstract We investigate if the decentralized structure of regulatory office networks influences supervisory outcomes and bank behavior. Following the closure of an office, banks previously supervised by that office increase their lending and risk‐taking.
IVAN LIM, JENS HAGENDORFF, SETH ARMITAGE
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Risk, Specialization, and Covered‐Interest Parity
ABSTRACT Prevailing theories of financial intermediation assume an integrated financial sector with frictionless risk‐sharing. However, we identify substantial risk‐sharing frictions linked to intermediary specialization using currency derivatives markets as a laboratory. Using confidential supervisory data covering $25 trillion in daily bank exposures,
TOBIAS J. MOSKOWITZ +3 more
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Governing Reserves: Managerial Discretion and Government Creditworthiness
ABSTRACT A government's ability to generate surpluses and build reserves reflects prudent financial management, with the accumulation of reserves signaling sound budgeting practices. Reserves are essential for sound fiscal governance during economic downturns, and managerial discretion over these resources is crucial to minimizing disruptions in ...
Sharon N. Kioko, Temirlan T. Moldogaziev
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Monitoring Quality of Mafia‐Connected Accountants
ABSTRACT We investigate the monitoring quality of accountants with ties to the Mafia in their role as auditors for “clean” firms—those with no known ties to organized crime. Using a proprietary government database, we identify Italian firms with alleged ties to the Mafia through their executives, directors, or shareholders.
Pietro A. Bianchi +3 more
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Is state-owned enterprise merging private enterprise "market choice" or "space crowding" ? -Based on the motives of equity transfer of mixed-ownership enterprises. [PDF]
Mei-Sheng D +3 more
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ABSTRACT Research on corporate political strategy emphasizes firm—government engagement but largely treats governments as unitary and political alignment as stable. Drawing on stakeholder theory and the behavioral theory of the firm (BTOF), this study challenges these assumptions by examining how resource‐constrained small private firms navigate ...
Lee Li, Gongming Qian
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Analyzing the Effectiveness of Finance in Supply Chain in Solving the Financing Difficulties of SMEs Based on Grey Theory Model. [PDF]
Piao G, Xiao B.
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