Die vorliegende Dissertation besteht aus drei unabhängigen Aufsätzen, die verschiedene Fragestellungen in Teilbereichen der empirischen Unternehmensfinanzierung (Corporate Finance) behandeln. Trotz der unterschiedlichen Themen verbindet diese drei Arbeiten eine Gemeinsamkeit: Fokussierung auf...

In 2018, California became the first U.S. state to introduce a mandatory board gender quota for all firms headquartered in the state. Even though the constitutionality of the law is still debated, we document large negative announcement returns of -2.6% to the adoption of the gender quota for...

We analyze the valuation effect of board industry experience and channels through which industry experience of outside directors affects firm value. We find that firms with more experienced outside directors are valued at a premium compared to firms with less experienced outside directors. We...

This paper analyzes the reputational effects of forced CEO turnovers on outside directors. Directors interlocked to a forced CEO turnover experience large and persistent increases in withheld votes at subsequent re-elections relative to non-turnover-interlocked directors. Reputational losses are...