factors: family ownership and source of the competitive pressure. A novel aspect of our paper is that we rely on two … predictions, sensitivity is higher in competitive sectors and the difference between family and non-family CEOs disappear when … competition is tough. Family CEOs are significantly less paid than non-family CEOs and their pay is significantly related to firm …

This paper argues that the pace to return to work after childbirth is not independent of family values. I evaluate the … to work of mothers who hold different family values. Using a regression discontinuity design and an epidemiological … approach to family values I find that although the policy has substantially increased the pace to return to work of mothers …

who are members of networks that informally sanction hold-ups or children who keep profits "in the family" even if they … prominence of family-owned business groups in developing country manufacturing. …

This paper examines the determinants of inter vivos (lifetime) transfers of ownership in German family firms between …

unobserved. In this paper, we exploit the fact that a large literature has documented specific non-monetary preferences of family … competition shocks. We find that import competition leads to productivity increases in family-managed firms that are initially … unproductive. Productivity improvements are driven by family management as opposed to family ownership or non-managing family …

FamData is a database covering family businesses and non-family businesses across various size classes and branches …