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S&P 500 Index Reconstitutions: An Analysis of Outstanding Hypotheses
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Author
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Baran, Lindsay
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Date Created
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2010
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Subjects--Topical
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Business
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Description
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The market reaction to announcements of S&P 500 index changes shows a sustained price increase for added firms and a short-term price decline for newly removed firms. We explore the outstanding hypotheses regarding liquidity, certification, and in...
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THREE ESSAYS ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, RISK AND CROSS LISTING
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Author
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Zhang, Xinde
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Date Created
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2010
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance, Business
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Description
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In Chapter 1, we set up an equilibrium model which emphasizes cost of corporate governance. The model indicates that better corporate governance increases the likelihood of dispersed corporate ownership structure. In Chapter 2, we use a sample of ...
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Three Essays in Corporate Finance
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Author
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Chen, Jun
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance
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Description
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The economy and market have dramatically developed over the past decades. The corporations try to survive and urge to grow in such erratic circumstance. Two key dimensions are involved in winning a game of the law of the jungle: the management of ...
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Three Essays in Corporate Finance
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Author
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Li, Xinxin
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance
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Description
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The first paper ("Human Capital and Investment Policy") investigates the interaction between investment policies and human capital cost. Employees may demand a higher pay to compensate for the potential job loss due to their firm's high investment...
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Title
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Three Essays in Corporate Finance
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Author
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Piao, Taichun
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance
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Description
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The first paper ("Does Executive Compensation Duration Generate Different Risk Incentives? Evidence on Corporate Hedging") investigates whether and how corporate hedging policy is affected by compensation duration. I find a positive and significan...
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Three Essays on Bond Returns and the Cost of Debt
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Author
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Li, Sailu
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance, Accounting
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Description
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The three essays in this dissertation are focused on the same general research topic: returns to bondholders and the cost of debt. Each of the three essays should be treated as a stand-alone paper. The first essay is on the bond returns to debthol...
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Three Essays on Household Finance, Climate Change, and Corporate Finance
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Author
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Shen, Chen
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance
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Description
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Police departments located in states allowing payday lending report 14.34% more property crimes than the police departments located in states not allowing payday lending. I also find that the police departments located in counties bordering with s...
