This study examines the effects of CEO global reputation on cross-border M&A performances. Based on the CEO's Twitter accounts, we hand-collect the information about the CEO’s followers to measure their global reputation. We find that CEOs with better global reputations improve cross-border...

​Using a sample of 161 global banks in 23 countries, we examine the applicability of structural models and bank fundamentals to price global bank credit risk. First, we find that variables predicted by structural models (leverage, volatility, and risk-free rate) are significantly associated...

Using a sample of 161 global banks in 23 countries, we examine the applicability of structural models and bank fundamentals to price global bank credit risk. First, we find that variables predicted by structural models (leverage, volatility, and risk-free rate) are significantly associated with...

This paper extends the line of research attempting to link innovation to economic growth by addressing some unexplored questions. Using global patent data this paper empirically investigates the importance of both the quantity and quality of innovation on economic growth controlling for past...

We analyze how creditor rights affect the nonsynchronicity of global corporate credit default swap spreads (CDS-NS). We find that CDS-NS is negatively related to the country-level creditor-control rights, especially to the “restrictions on reorganization” component, where...

We investigate whether state-to-state political ties with a global superpower affects the pricing of international syndicated bank loans. We find statistically and economically significant effects of stronger state political ties with the United States, arguably the most dominant global...