IWIM - Institut für Weltwirtschaft und Internationales Management IWIM - Institute for World Economics and International Management Corporate Governance and Corporate Finance: A Cross-Country Analysis Marina A. Burmistrova Berichte aus dem...

Using rich data on hourly physical productivity and thousands of ownership changes from US power plants, we study the effects of acquisitions on efficiency and underlying mechanisms. We find a 2% average increase in efficiency for acquired plants, beginning five months after acquisitions....

We study how negative sentiment around an industry impacts beliefs and behaviors, focusing on demands for racial justice after the murder of George Floyd and the salience of the "defund the police" movement. We assess stakeholder beliefs on the impact of protests on the stock prices of...