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How Does Venture Capital Financing Improve Efficiency in Private Firms?
Debarshi Nandy discusses the efficiency gains generated by venture capital (VC) investment in private firms. Image courtesy of…
Opportunistic Proposals by Union Shareholders
John Matsusaka discusses whether labor unions use proposals opportunistically to influence contract negotiations. Image courtesy of John Matsusaka Read…
Venture Capital’s Role in Financing Innovation
Ramana Nanda discusses the strengths and limitations of the venture model's ability to advance substantial technological change
Surprise election for Trump connections
Mario Schabus discusses Donald Trump’s nonpolitical background and surprise election victory to identify the value of sudden presidential ties among S&P 500 firms
Trading Against the Random Expiration of Private Information
Mohammadreza Bolandnazar discusses informed trading with a random stopping time
Credit cards: transactional convenience or debt-trap?
Chris Veld discusses whether credit card holders use credit cards in a responsible manner. Image courtesy of Chris…
Price Discovery in Stock and Options Markets
Vinay Patel suggests that the role of options in price discovery is up to five times larger than previously thought
Do CSR and Political Lobbying Protect Shareholder Wealth against Environmental Lawsuits
Ralf Zurbruegg discusses whether firms’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) reputations and environmental lobbying efforts protect shareholder wealth in…
The power of Connections: Evidence from financial companies
Hisham Farag explains why political connections have an important influence on firm behaviour and value
The Value Premium Is NOT Dead in Canada
George Athanassakos discusses whether a value premium still exists in Canada
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