In this dissertation, I conduct experimental labor markets to investigate the effectiveness of an optimal agency contract in inducing employee effort and maximizing firm profit. I compare firm profit under the optimal agency contract to that under a theoretically sub-optimal contract that relies...

Shareholder litigation is important because it is costly and can influence firms reporting behavior. Prior research finds that attorneys incentives and specific firm characteristics drive shareholder litigation. In this study, I control for these known drivers in order to examine whether an...