data and triple-difference estimators, we find that this dividend tax cut affects allocation of corporate investment. Cash …-constrained firms increase investment after the dividend tax cut relative to cash-rich firms. Reallocation is stronger among closely … and by higher dividends in cash-rich firms after the tax cut. The heterogeneous investment responses imply that the …

of takeover bids. Mergers frequently force target CEOs to retire early, and CEOs' private merger costs are the forgone … costs, we find strong evidence that target CEO preferences affect merger patterns. The likelihood of receiving a takeover … in takeover activity appears discretely at the age-65 threshold, with no gradual increase as CEOs approach retirement age …

that anticipate the actual tax base incorrectly. I analyze the effects of stochastic taxation on investment behavior in a … the effects of both tax base and tax rate uncertainty, the investment's tax payment is modelled as a stochastic process …. Increased tax uncertainty has an ambiguous impact on investment timing. The view that tax uncertainty depresses real investment …

-level uncertainty is characterized by a pecking order: the announcement of a domestic takeover leads to a reduction in the uncertainty …

that anticipate the actual tax base incorrectly. I analyze the effects of stochastic taxation on investment behavior in a … the effects of both tax base and tax rate uncertainty, the investment's tax payment is modelled as a stochastic process …. Increased tax uncertainty has an ambiguous impact on investment timing. The view that tax uncertainty depresses real investment …