In this study, I examine whether firms and executives with long-term political connections through contributions and lobbying incur lower costs from the enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). I find that politically connected firms on average are less likely to be...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Risk Disclosure in Banking: The State of the Art -- Chapter 3. Derivative Disclosure Practices in the European banking system: A Qualitative Analysis of Globally Systemically Important Banks -- Chapter 4. The Effects of the Single Supervisory Mechanisms on...