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Bovenberg, Lans; Teulings, Coen N. - 2007

collective norms on what is proper compensation play an important role in reducing the claim of workers on the firm’s surplus …

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Capital Gains Taxation and the Cost of Capital: Evidence from Unanticipated Cross-Border Transfers of Tax Bases

Huizinga, Harry; Voget, Johannes; Wagner, Wolf - 2012

capital by 5.3% of its no-tax level. This indicates that capital gains taxation is a significant cost to firms when issuing …

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Rhineland exit?

Bovenberg, Lans; Teulings, Coen N. - 2008

of social insurance. Hence, firms should bear the full cost of specific investment, while workers should be paid only …

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The pattern and valuation effects of corporate diversification: A comparison of the United States, Japan, and other East Asian economies

Claessens, Stijn; Djankov, Simeon; Fan, Joseph; Lang, Larry - 2001

We document that firms in eight East Asian countries and Japan diversify into more segments and engage into more … related businessesas measured by the degree of vertical relatedness and complementaritythan firms in the USA. Using data for … countries, and a trend towards more vertical integration in Japan. The increase in relatedness for US firms is due to the …

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Will the Adoption of Basel II Encourage Increased Bank Merger Activity? Evidence from the United States

Hannan, Timothy H.; Pilloff, Steven J. - 2005

This study presents two tests of the hypothesis that adoption of an internal ratings-based approach to determining minimum capital requirements, proposed as part of the Basel II capital accord, would cause adopting banking organizations to increase their acquisition activity. The study employs...