In this paper, we construct a novel measure of nepotism and explore its implications for firm value. We document that 35% of U.S. public firms employ relatives in top jobs. Using our measure, we show that nepotism decreases firm value: high-nepotism stocks underperform low-nepotism stocks by...

I provide empirical evidence in support of the conjecture that many observed market anomalies are simply a manifestation of the market's process of searching for equilibrium. Therefore, these anomalies should be fully explained by risk pricing, if only we knew how to correctly measure risk in a...