This paper provides evidence that managers adjust firm advertising, in part, to attract investor attention and … influence short-term stock returns. First, I show that increased advertising spending is associated with a contemporaneous rise … increase in advertising spending prior to insider sales, and a significant decrease in the subsequent year. Additional analyses …

increased. The importance of these commercial pressures is analysed. Do children understand advertising? How is child poverty …

In this paper we consider a two-stage duopoly game where firms first decide whether to invest in advertising and then … compete in prices. Advertising has two effects: a market enlargement for both firms and a predatory gain for the investing … investment in advertising and that strong product substitutability may induce a coordination problem. …

This paper tests if gender-discrimination in grading affects pupils' achievements and course choices. I use a unique … during high school. Based on double-differences, the identification of the gender bias in grades suggests that girls benefit …

cited explanations of the gender gap in education in developing countries. This study empirically tests the labour market …. Using the Blinder-Oaxaca method, the gross gender difference in earnings is decomposed into the part that is explained by …

-efficacy differed significantly between boys and girls when youth and gender identities were emphasized but not when stressing personal …

National Business Survey. I construct measures of diversity and sameness across ethnicity and gender 'bases', alongside …