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in takeover activity appears discretely at the age-65 threshold, with no gradual increase as CEOs approach retirement age …, reinforcing the conclusion that retirement-age CEOs are more willing to accept takeover offers. These results suggest that the …This paper explores the impact of target CEOs' retirement preferences on the incidence, the pricing, and the outcomes …
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This paper examines the effect of the benefits of corporate control to managers on the relationship between managerial … the acquiring firm increases, the interests of managers are more closely aligned with those of shareholders, reducing the … acquisition premium. At sufficiently high levels of managerial ownership, managers value a reduction in the risk of their …
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We use machine learning to analyze minute-by-minute Bloomberg online status data and study how the effort provision of top executives in public corporations affects firm value. While executives likely spend most of their time doing other activities, Bloomberg usage data allows us to characterize...
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workers' retirement decisions. We find positive social welfare effects of increasing the Normal Retirement Age, but ambiguous … effects of financial incentives to postpone retirement …
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Consumers solve many agency problems, by pointing out when they believe that agents have made mistakes. This paper considers the role that consumers play in inducing efficient behavior by agents. I distinguish between two case: those where consumers have similar preferences to the principal, and...
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This paper studies contracting between a principal and multiple agents. The setup is classical except for the assumption that agents have interdependent preferences. We characterize cost effective contracts, and relate the direction of co-movement in rewards -- "joint liability" (positive) or...
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Using a 40-year panel of all public school teachers and principals in New York State, we explore how female principals affect rates of teacher turnover--an important determinant of school quality. We find that male teachers are about 12% more likely to leave their schools when they work under...
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When firms from developed markets acquire firms in emerging markets, market-capitalization-weighted monthly joint returns show a statistically significant increase of 1.8%. Panel data estimations suggest that the value gains from cross-border M&A transactions stem from the transfer of majority...
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respect to takeovers, states have incentives to produce rules that excessively protect incumbent managers. The development of … state takeover law, we argue, is consistent with our theory. States have adopted antitakeover statutes that have little … policy basis, and, more importantly, they have provided managers with a wider and more open-ended latitude to engage in …
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We study the characteristics and abilities of CEO candidates for companies involved in buyout (LBO) and venture capital (VC) transactions and relate them to hiring decisions, investment decisions, and company performance. Candidates are assessed on more than thirty individual abilities. The...
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